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1K Giveaway!

This past week, Five in Tow reached another milestone: over 1,000 Facebook fans!  I have planned a week of great giveaways to celebrate your faithful readership.  I am so thankful for each of you!

I am also thankful for a great group of fellow bloggers and sponsors who gladly stepped up and offered some great prizes.  I received so many donations, in fact, that I get to offer several prizes daily for eight days!

Would you like to see what you can win?  Take a look…

Monday

E-kit

Whether you’re newly married or an oldy-wed like me, keeping romance alive in a marriage can be hard work.  Jami Balmet makes things easier with her e-kit packed full of creative (and doable!) ideas for romancing your spouse.  You can win one in time for Valentine’s Day!

Speaking of romance, nothing says love like a homemade dinner.  You may not be a raging gourmet, but anyone can cook with the help of Rachel Ray!  Shock your spouse by whipping up a great dinner in less time than it takes to watch a sitcom.  Win a set of Rachel’s cookbooks, donated by the fabulous newlywed, Emily Gardner of Primitive Roads.

Tuesday

Child Hazelwood Gemstone Rainbow

One of my favorite companies is Hazelaid.  Their products have helped my family so much, I brag about them everywhere I go (including here).  Hazelaid has donated a $25 gift certificate to one winner!  The only bad thing about this prize is you will have to choose your prize.  That is tough stuff.

Tuesday also gives you the opportunity to get to know my friend Emily Cook through her book, Tend To Me: Devotions for Mothers.  Emily is a mother of six with a precious heart and God-filled story.  She is a constant source of encouragement to me as I follow along with her.

Wednesday

Getting it Together

Right smack in the middle of the week, just when you’re feeling the most overwhelmed your household responsibilities, I will come to your rescue by offering you the chance to win Kayse Pratt’s e-book, Getting It Together: Your Guide to Setting Up a Home Management System That Works.  Oh. My. Goodness.  I think she wrote this just for me.  It contains everything you need to keep (or find) your sanity except for chocolate.  You have to provide the chocolate yourself (or win it on Saturday, ahem).

After all that home organizing, you deserve a prize!  How about jewelry?  Enter to win a handmade necklace of your choice, donated by The Mighty River Project.  Each necklace is made by artisans in Uganda, and each and every necklace helps to end the problem of poverty in that part of the world.  It just doesn’t get much better than that.

Neclace

Thursday

Thursday is all about the tremendous job of childbirth and parenting.  First, I will be giving away Angie Tolpin’s groundbreaking book Redeeming Childbirth, graciously donated by the author herself!  It is a must-read for all moms!

I will also be giving away the book 21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids. Cheri Gregory is sponsoring this giveaway.  She will also provide a personality assessment and make personal applications for you to use with your child.  I wonder if she’ll do five?

Friday

Friday night is date night!  That means I’ll be giving you yet another chance to win Jami Balmet’s Rekindling Romance kit.

Also, my friend Sunny will be shipping one winner a box of Belgian chocolates straight from her home in Belgium!  Those are almost too good to share.  Almost.

If your date night takes you out into the chilly night air, you’ll be thrilled to win a hand-knit scarf from Auntie Annie.  She’ll make it to order!

Saturday

Saturday, I have the pleasure of giving away some fabulous Norwex products, donated by my long-time friend, Andrea McNally.  These are the ultimate products for cleaning, as I wrote about here.

With the help of Norwex, your Saturday chores will be done in record time.  So…why not kick back with a little light reading?  Vicki Lucas is giving away a copy of her young adult Christian fantasy book, Toxic.  There’s an epic battle between good and evil, the potential of global destruction, and a story that will strengthen your faith…what more could you ask for?

Toxic

Sunday

Sunday is a day of rest.  One winner will be able to get away from the weekly grind with a prize package that includes homemade soaps and lip gloss individually crafted by Sharon Rowland of Lovin’ the Lather.

Lip gloss

If the children have not interrupted you a million times while you soaked in the tub, you might have some time to journal.  Author, speaker, and life-coach Laurie Wallin is giving one lucky winner a beautiful journal.   If you need help filling it, she’ll gladly help you find a million things to be joyful about!

But that’s not all!  Author Jessie Gunderson has been published in the devotional If I Can Do All Things Through Christ Why Can’t I Find My Car Keys?  She kindly donated a copy for us because she knows most moms could use a book like this.  Also, the proceeds of this book go to help fund her family’s adoption efforts.  Now that’s cool.

Monday

Curriculum

Janine from True Aim Education is giving away a complete Christian preschool curriculum from Blue Manor Academy.  Whether you’re thinking about homeschooling long-term or just want to give your child a head-start, this package will provide everything you need.  This is a tremendous prize package!  Be sure to tell all your friends with preschoolers to enter!

Doesn’t this sound like a lot of fun?  Come back Monday, and every day all week, to enter.  Each giveaway will be open for three days, and you’ll have lots of great chances to earn extra entries by visiting our sponsors and sharing your favorite posts.   It will be a roaring week here at Five in Tow!

I hope to see you all back here first thing Monday morning!

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Gift Card Giveaway!

*This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you to all who participated! 

A celebration is in order!  Fiveintow just reached 700 fans on Facebook, so once again, I am hosting a giveaway to thank you for your continued support. I have the best readers!  Thank you all for reading and sharing my blog.  Because of you, we continue to grow!

To say thanks, I’ll be giving away a $35 Starbucks card to one lucky winner!  All you have to do is leave a comment below and you’ll be entered.  Here’s a little twist this time: you may leave one comment per person PER DAY until the contest closes!  Sweet!   This contest is open to everyone, including friends and family of Fiveintow and the Starbucks corporation.

One winner will be drawn at random at 4 pm (PST) on Wednesday, November 7, 2012.  So get commenting!

But wait…there’s more!  I am working hard to grow my blog because I am hoping to publish a book in the near future.  Having a growing blog makes me more credible to publishers!  So, if you have not done it already, please take a moment to subscribe to my blog, like my Facebook page, or follow me on Twitter.  It’s one of the best ways you can help me in my efforts to become a “real” writer (whatever that means).  It also ensures that I can do more giveaways more often.  In fact, if we can grow my Facebook following to 750 by the time the contest ends, I’ll give away a $25 Amazon card!  So please share this contest and this website with your friends and family.  I am grateful!

Thanks for your continued support!

Kristen Glover

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100 Things About Me, Items 21-30

It’s been awhile since I’ve added on to my 100 Things About Me posts, started here.  I was hoping I’d become more interesting with the passing months, but alas.  I think I peaked at 25.  Nevertheless, here’s another little look into the life of Kristen Glover (that’s me).

21) I play the flute.  By “play,” I mean I have a flute, in my closet, where it’s been since high school.  Sometimes I look at it.

I could totally play that, if I wanted.

22) After high school, I spent the better part of a year working with street kids and orphans in Mexico.  I have a huge heart for foster care and adoption because of that experience.

Let’s play “find the alien!”

23) Shortly after arriving in Mexico, my documentation was stolen, including my freshly-stamped visa, birth certificate, Social Security card, and driver’s license.  You’ve probably never known anyone who was an illegal alien on that side of the boarder.   Good thing I blend in.

Common Varieties of
“Oh my gosh, someone please kill that thing”

24) I have not reconciled my differences with cockroaches after spending many weeks working in a border-town orphanage.  Similarly, I will never own a pet rat.

Sorry, Crickwing. Cockroaches are vile.           The end.

25) I threw out the book Crickwing.  I did not even feel guilty about it.

26) I keep Tabasco sauce in my purse.  It fends off cockroaches.  It’s also yummy.

Roach killer or flavorful seasoning?
You decide.

27) After Mexico, I went back to the Philippines, and after the Philippines, I went to college (finally) in Chicago.

College days=coffee haze

28) I packed 4 years of college into 2 ½.  I graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Print Media Communications.

29)  In other words, I wrote stuff–quickly–and drank a lot of coffee.  I think I also planned a wedding.

I could totally stop drinking that, if I wanted.

30) I paid my way through college by working as a nanny for some of the most generous people I have ever known.  As a bonus for playing with their sweet little boy in the evenings and weekends, they paid for my last semester of college.  All these years later, that little boy still toddles into my dreams.  I think often of that family with immense gratitude.  May God return many blessings upon them!

My budding career as a nanny.
This is me in the Philippines with a kid I don’t dream about.

Coming soon(er)!  Ten more things about me!

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