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{Purposeful Giveaway} Autographed Book and Hairbows

I’m loving this giveaway. Such a fun combination–all you moms of girls need to enter this one.

I’m a part of a FB group for local adoptive moms. And, so is Stephanie Farley which is really cool because she’s sorta famous, you know. She wrote the cutest children’s book perfect for our little girls. It’s called God Made You Beautiful. The message comes across loud and clear–it might be fun to play dress up and get all dolled up, but that’s not what makes our little girls beautiful. God made us all beautiful. We all look different, and that’s something valuable and worthy of celebration. Each page has a scripture verse on the bottom too that supports the message. The perfect book for all little girls–especially ones who may have physical differences they may be sensitive about.

And, the Farley family just announced that they are adopting! And, all the proceeds from the sales of her books ($10 for a signed copy) will go towards the $30,000 their adoption will cost. I’d love to hear that she’s sold 3,000 copies, wouldn’t you? Buy a copy for your favorite little girl–and enter here to win another copy to giveaway.

AND

I’ve got another friend–wish she were local, but she’s not. But, she and I used to be local peeps way back when. Sharee is a terrific writer and has done a great job with her blog describing her journey through serious postpartum depression following the birth of their first daughter Sydney 5 years ago. She’s now only weeks away from bringing home a newborn baby girl via a domestic adoption, and she’s done a great job already blogging about that journey.

To help them with their fundraising efforts, a cousin of hers sent her a ton of the most adorable hair candy. Oh my. Too cute. An owl, a ladybug, a koala bear, a bunny, a soccer ball, a cow, an elephant. What a gift of love from her cousin. And, what a great way for people to buy something super cute and help them bring Maggie home (only $5 each and 5 for $20). And, you can start your collection by entering to win these 5 here.

Isn’t that gift one just perfection?

A really neat giveaway combination that you can make into a special mother-daughter moment. Make some hot cocoa, give the hair bows, then read the book together. 
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  
You don’t have to be a blog follower to enter. I won’t make you. But, I’d love to see your cute little picture over there with my other cyber friends.


Leave 2 comments here (gotta leave 2 to enter!):
1. Share why you would like a copy of God Made You Beautiful. Maybe share who you’d read it to or why you think the topic is important.


2. Head on over to Sharee’s blog and share your favorite hair accessory listed there. 
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That’s all you gotta do to enter.
And, you have through TUESDAY the 29th to do it. I’m giving you an extra 2 days from our normal Sunday night deadline. It’s the holidays, you know. 
I’ll choose a winner using random.org after that.
Don’t forget to follow both of these families’ journeys as they bring a boy or girl home from Africa and one little girl home in just a few weeks from just another town.

A bunch more giveaways to go–keep on coming back!

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  1. I’d love a copy of God Made You Beautiful to read to our soon to be daughter who is in an orphanage in Congo right now. What a lovely story to share with her.

  2. It’s hard to pick a favorite hair accessory, but I narrowed it down to the little bird clips in frame #32. So cute!

  3. Oh dear…reading Sharee’s blog is going to be occupying my time this weekend! Favorite clips: owls, giant flowers, birds!

  4. I will be buying my own copy of God Made You Beautiful…if I win I’ll give it away. Such a wonderful truth that I pray I’ll impart to my two gorgeous daughters…that the Father made them perfectly and is crazy in love with them!

  5. I’d love a copy of this to read to my 3 beautiful girls… but mostly my eldest daughter. She is soon to be 6 yrs old and is very much a “girly girl” always looking at herself in the mirror and such. I dread the day someone tells her that she isn’t perfect because I know God made her perfectly :) Also, it’d be a nice reminder for myself… aging isn’t easy and stress tends to age us quicker LOL it’d be nice to remind myself that I am just prefect as God intended me to be ;)

  8. I have three daughters That are beautiful in Christ. I love teaching them that their worth comes from being a daughter of the king!

  9. I would love that book because our daughter waiting in China has cleft lip/cleft palate and I think it would be wonderful to work through any concerns she might have as she gets older.

  11. Our daugher, recently adopted from China, was born missing her right forearm. This has caused me to really personally grasp God’s love and value of our hearts (not our appearance) and to impart this truth to all three of my children. BUYING the book in addition to entering the giveaway.

  13. I would LOVE to win “God Made you Beautiful”! I would have my 6 year old daughter read it to me (because then it counts as homework done too – ha ha) but I think it is important to start early, before the body image issues come into play. And it is more important for her to know how GOD made her beautiful, not just why she is the cutest little girl right now.

  14. My favorite hair accessory was #8 – the adorable crochet flowers with the buttons in the middle – brings new meaning to the phrase “cute as a button”.

  15. I would love to win the book to give to my granddaughter—she isn’t taken to church and needs all the positive messages she can get!

  17. We are adopting a little girl from Ethiopia and I would love to read the book to her someday!

  19. I would read the book to my 8 yr old daughter that has Down syndrome. So many think people with DS do not understand what is said in their presence, and therefore, say hurtful things. Well, they hear and feel. I try to build her up and help her understand that she is very smart and capable, as well as, beautiful and loved by many.

  20. We have 2 teenage birth daughters and are in the process of adopting a little girl from Honduras. We understand the importance of teaching our daughters about the true beauty that is found within. They are a beautiful creation because they are in created in the image of Christ. This is such a challenge to teach our girls with the draw of the world so strong. Anything that we can use to teach this is wonderful!

  21. I would have to say what a tough choice. They are all adorable! We have started a collection of hair bows and clips for our little girl that we are adopting from Honduras and the one that I was drawn to was #7. So different from what I have seen so far! You have a very talented friend!

  22. I would read the book to my little girl, who is waiting for me in China, and to me, is and will always be, the most beautiful girl in the world, even though she will look nothing like me and I didn’t give birth to her.

  23. My favorite hair clip is the panda…anything with pandas I love because it reminds me of China, where my little girl is waiting.

  24. I would love to read God Made You Beautiful to our daughter, whose referral we are waiting on, from Korea!

  26. What a great message for our little princesses. Mine would love to have hair like Rupunzel’s. Though it’s fun to pretend, it’s all nice to send the message that we are all just fine the way we are!

  27. I love ALL the holiday bows! And the animals ones too! How could you pick just one, or even 5 clips!

  30. I would love to read it to my friend’s daughter who, thanks to so many comments, only thinks she’s beautiful because of her curly red hair. I wish there were a boy version! Boys have insecurities too.

    fec527 at hotmail dot com

  31. All her accessories are cute, but I love the cupcake and all the animal ones.

    fec527 at hotmail dot com

  32. This sounds like a great book! I like the way it focuses on beauty on the inside and not the outside. This reinforces what we are trying tp teach. This book would be for my daughter.

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

    #2

  34. We just finalized our adoption of our “niece” aka daughter in September and would love this book to have for her when she starts to question her self-worth! Love it!

    ashleylittlehandprintsdaycare(at)yahoo.com

  36. My daughter is 3 and loves me to read stories to her. I would love to read this one to her… girls need every boost they can get!

  39. !. My daughter has had trouble with bullies calling her names, so this might really help her! (Corey Olomon)(olomon@hotmail.com)

  41. I would read God Made you Beautiful to my 7 year old son. He is aware of the differences in people and we always try to enforce that everyone is/can be beautiful on the inside even if they are not what the “media” deems beautiful on the outside!

  44. would love to share this book with my daughter-she was bullied last year and has never felt pretty…

  45. I would love to read this to my niece who is beautiful but always says she’s ugly….I like the clips in number 17

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thanks

  46. Would love the book. Would be great to read to our 6YO DD right now. It can start early especially with questions she gets related to her cleft scar.

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    I love the Christmas clips!!! Hard to choose though.

    Thanks.

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