Love the Journey Review and Give Away!!

I have a small handful of friends whom I consider true "Titus 2" women, and I hold them near and dear to my heart. While I have not met Marcia Somerville face to face (yet), I most certainly count her as one of these friends!!

Marcia has authored a new book entitled Love the Journey, where she writes in such a way that she'll become one of your 'friends' too!

There are three types of people who will benefit most from this book. Ready? They are...

1) Those considering Homeschooling
2) Those in the early stages of Homeschooling
3) Those who are seasoned Homeschoolers

I am in my eleventh year (wowza time flies) of home educating. {My son was 3 1/2 when he first said he wanted me to homeschool him. God knew He had to use my son to convince me, on my own I would not have looked seriously at the idea... Now that son is in high school in our home!!} I had some precious ladies who mentored me those first couple years. Before I purchased my first homeschool book, I sat down with a friend and poured out my heart on why I wanted to homeschool. I hoped that in my teaching, the boys would learn facts in order to know the Lord. Not just to know facts to puff themselves up. I went on to write out a mission statement that I could look at any time I started to question my sanity, consider sending them to public school, or feel pressure from outside well meaning sources. Much of what I did was like feeling my way through a new place, but with all the lights out. Like trying to travel to a destination that I had in my heart... with no road map. And by the grace of God, we press on! This book is a very helpful road map for the journey we are on as homeschoolers! Everything that I have learned along the way and wished to share with other homeschoolers is found in the pages of this book!!!

I love that Marcia uses Deuteronomy 6:4-9 to guide her writings. Here are the chapter headings to give you a taste of what's inside...

Section 1: Your Homeschool is YOUR Homeschool!

1. Why Do YOU Homeschool?
2. Do You Have a Guiding Star?
3. Clarifying the Ends We Have in Mind
4. Developing Your Pedagogy

Section 2: Mountaintop Views

5. You Share Who You Are
6. Keep Your Heart
7. Cross-Eyed Parenting
8. Training in Liberty
9. More Isn’t Always Better
10. Who Are Your Best Friends?

Section 3: When You Sit At Home

11. The Husband Suitable for You
12. Keeping a Quiet Home
13. Schedules and Structure
14. A Time to Plan
15. Looking Far (Why We Don’t Need Classrooms)
16. What to do with Preschoolers?
17. Face Time
18. Managing Chores
19. Questions, Categories, and Consequences

Section 4: As You Walk Along the Way

20. Gender Differences
21. Why Modalities Matter
22. Lesson Planning with Modalities in Mind
23. Tell Me the Story Again!
24. Useful Categories to Know When Considering Curricula
25. When Trudging is Called For
26. Choices, Choices
27. What About Memory Work?
28. Why Do Crafts?

Section 5: When You Lie Down & When You Rise Up

29. It’s About Commitment
30. Love is Patient
31. Love is Kind
32. Love Does Not Envy
33. Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude

You know you are reading a fantastic book when your highlighter is going dry before you reach the end! Even after 10 years of teaching, I kept saying "AMEN!" or "OHHHH, good point!!" If you are just considering homeschooling, if you are already homeschooling, if you have one child or many children, if you use a formal curriculum or unschool or somewhere between, this book will have plenty of insights to help you press on!

Need a little more information? I recently found this link where you can download some samples to read!

This is a book that ought to be in every home educator's library! And I don't say that lightly. While I love books and think you can't own too many, I do live in a small space and have to choose my titles carefully. This book has secured a spot at the top of my 'must have' list!!

The Somervilles were kind and generous enough to provide me with a copy of Love the Journey in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Marcia, for the opportunity to read and share!!

The Somervilles were also kind and generous enough to offer to give away one free copy of this book to one blessed reader!!! Thank you, again, Marcia!!!

WE HAVE THE COUPON CODE!!!
To receive 25% off Love the Journey hard copy or digital, use this coupon code MMH14LTJ. This code is good till August 25. Order here.

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~Christa

Young Living Oils Promotion and Sweepstakes!

 I know I have been dreadfully absent from my blog recently. My daughter's gymnastics schedule was kicking my hiney! But, a few weeks ago she decided she was ready to try new things and now I actually have time for a life again!

To celebrate my return to the real world, and to share more of the amazing results we have had with Young Living Essential Oils with my readers, I decided it was time to host a blog promotion and giveaway! If you have been sitting on the fence, now is a great month to take control of your family's health by using essential oils!

We are in our 6th month of using essential oils and I cannot describe the changes that have happened in our house as a result. We have just about completely ditched all of the OTC medications, we went an entire flu season with NO ILLNESS, we have treated sore muscles, my migraines, sleeplessness, scratches, bug bites and stings, upset stomach, anxiety and many other common ailments with our Young Living Oils. Since we have been using essential oils we have had to make zero trips to the doctor and zero trips to the pharmacy saving our family so much money and time.

I know what you are thinking. Why can't I just go grab me a $7 bottle of oil down at the health food store? The essential oils I’m referring to here are not the oils you can purchase at the grocery store. I’m only referring to therapeutic-grade oils. These are essential oils that are of a much higher quality and can actually be used medicinally!

All the different essential oil companies overwhelmed me at first, but after a lot of research I found Young Living Essential Oils to be the best choice for our family.

Young Living Essential Oils are 100% pure, therapeutic-grade oils produced from carefully identified plants with natural chemical profiles that match or exceed recognized world standards. Young Living Essential Oils is the only company dedicated to the medicinal use and application of essential oils that is able to guarantee essential oil quality from seed to seal.

Through 6/30only, I’m offering a special promotion for anyone who joins Young Living with a Premium Starter Kit! When you purchase a Premium Starter Kit (the $150 option OR the newest $160 option), I’ll send you a FREE Quick Reference Guide for Using Essential Oils (invaluable! I use mine daily!), a package of Bottle Label Stickers (to help keep your oils organized), AND I’ll send you a $20 Amazon OR PayPal credit! That is around $40 in FREEBIES!!

The Premium Starter Kit includes:

• (10) 5 mL bottles of essential oils including: Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint, Frankincense, Thieves, Valor, PanAway, Purification, Joy, and Peace & Calming.
• A Diffuser (a retail value of $98!)
• A bonus 5 mL bottle of Stress Away essential oil
• Aroma Glide roller fitment (to turn any oil into a roll-on)
• Sample packets of Lavender, Peppermint, Peace & Calming, Lemon, and Thieves (great for sharing with friends and family)
• Two NingXia Red 2-oz. samples (a delicious supplement drink)
• Lifetime Young Living wholesale membership – includes a 24% discount on all products!

The Premium Starter Kit is valued at over $300, but when you sign up as a wholesale member you’ll save 50% on the kit!

*Note – none of the other kits include the set of essential oils. Every single person that orders a different kit has told me they have regretted not waiting until they could purchase the premium kit. If you cannot afford the premium kit, I highly recommend you wait and save up until you can.
As a wholesale member, Young Living offers a generous 24% discount off the retail price. You’ll also have the option of earning commissions and participating in promotions for free oils when you share the oils with your family and friends! There is NO monthly purchase requirement and NO obligation to sell anything, ever. Think of it like a membership to your discount warehouse store, except instead of paying for a little plastic card, you actually get the awesome kit and health benefits for your fee!

How to Sign Up As A Young Living Wholesale Member

1. CLICK HERE to go to the sign-up page.
2. Select “Sign Up As: Young Living Wholesale Member”
3. The “Enroller ID” and “Sponsor ID” boxes should already be filled in for you (if not, enter 1557144 in both boxes – you must do this so I can send you your freebies!).
4. Fill out your name, address, and contact info. If you do not feel comfortable putting in your social security number (this is only for tax purposes if you decide to turn this into a business) then you can get an EIN from the IRS in just a few seconds here and use that number instead (the IRS just needs to be able to connect some number with you for tax purposes). Make sure to include your email address so I can add you to our Facebook support group!
5. Create your username, password, and pin - make sure to save this info somewhere, you’ll need it to log in and order your oils.
6. Pick your starter kit. You must sign up with one of these kits to become a wholesale member. I HIGHLY recommend the $150 Premium Starter Kit (the very first kit listed on the page), as you’ll get the most bang for your buck that way. *NOTE – my freebie offer is only valid with the purchase of the $150 or $160 Premium Starter Kits.
7. Set up your *optional* Essential Rewards Program. I recommend skipping this step by selecting “No, thank you. I plan on enrolling in the Essential Rewards Program later”.
8. Click “next” at the bottom and agree to the Terms & Conditions.

OPTIONAL STEP: Earn 2 FREE oils this month!
Your premium starter kit purchase will give you 100 PV (points) and if you add just 90 PV more to your order, you’ll get a FREE bottle of Purification, Lemon and Citrus Fresh essential oil! My recommendation:
Add to your order:
(1) DiGize Essential Oil – 32.75 PV
(1) RC Essential Oil – 21.75 PV
(1) Melaleuca Alternifolia Essential Oil (Tea Tree Oil!) – 26 PV
(1) Lemongrass Essential Oil – 11.25 PV
That will put you at 191.25 PV for your order so you’ll get the 3 additional oils for FREE! These are just suggestions, you can add whichever oils you would like and this step is completely optional!

9. CONFIRM YOUR ORDER. I have had friends miss this very important step and end up not fully checking out – we don’t want that to happen because then you would not get your oils! You should receive a welcome letter from YL AND an order confirmation in your email. If you do not, let me know, and I can check to make sure your order processed properly. You should also be able to log in to your account via youngliving.org and sign in with the username and password you created. In the menu to the left, you can click, “Recent Orders,” and your order should be there. Again, if it is not, let me know so I can help you get it processing.
10. BONUS! After you set up your account and place your initial order, send an email to me. I will send you some reading materials and a user guide, plus get you added to our private Facebook group. Your oils should arrive on your doorstep in one week!
That’s it! Welcome to the wonderful world of essential oils!
Now for the hard part……waiting for your kit to arrive!
Please contact me at molder.anna@gmail.com if you have any questions!

On top of this great offer, I am also going to run a giveaway! Follow the instructions below to be entered for a chance to win a 15ml bottle of Oregano. Oregano has many applications including treating congestion, skin tags, and even warts! It is also part of Young Living Oils Flu bomb! Oregano is definitely a fantastic addition to your oily collection.

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Disclaimer: The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please confirm any information obtained from or through this web site with other sources, and review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your physician. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of something you have read on this website. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease.

Vinyl Wall Art Giveaway/Sweepstakes

I'm not a great decorator. Seriously. I can look at pictures of rooms and think wow that looks great, but when it comes to doing it myself, nope, not happening. I think that is why I love vinyl wall art so much. It is customizable, looks good and most of all, it is easy.

My mother and I recently embarked on a new adventure. Wall Worthy Vinyl Designs creates and cuts out vinyl wall decals. We can even create a custom piece just for you! Everything we create can be made to your specifications. Want pink? No problem? Have a space that has awkward measurements? Let us know and we will do our best to customize your art to fit your space.

Wall Worthy uses high quality vinyl that when applied and cared for properly can last for years inside! You can even put it outside, though weather conditions can cause vinyl to age quickly. We also use a top-notch cutting machine. This means sharp edges and highly accurate details. Vinyl will stick to almost any flat surface with the right preparation. From glass to tile or even textured walls!

Because we can create a piece just for you, you will have the opportunity to have truly unique piece of home decor!




Now the fun part: As part of our launch we are giving away 1 free vinyl decal valued up to $50! Choose from our already created designs or we will work with you to create a custom design. Remember custom designs, design changes and sizing may change the base price of the design you choose. All of our products ship priority so as long as you get back to us quickly we can have this to you in time for Christmas!











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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 1

It is time to begin our 12 days of Christmas Giveaway! Over the next 12 days Jessica and I will be posting about some great products and adding them to the giveaway. Gifts will include everything from some pampering items for you, to some great curriculum! This will be ONE BIG GIVEAWAY! One winner will be chosen for the entire prize package so be sure to come back every day for more chances to win!

On the first day of Christmas Molding Minds gave to me:

A set of We Choose Virtues Parenting Cards and a Virtues Kids Kit!

I love my children, but you know if you have a daughter you have some sass and you know if you have a son you have some rowdiness! I searched high and low for a fun way to teach my children virtues with a Christian basis and I found it!!!

We Choose Virtues is a character training tool that can be used as an entire course or as a supplement to your existing Bible routine. There are 12 character traits that are taught with the use of colorful flash cards, posters and other materials.

We reviewed the Faith Based Virtue Flash Cards, Virtue Clues ,  Virtues Coloring Book and the Kid Virtue Poster a few months back and LOVED them. The colorful flash cards (5.5×4.25) were my personal favorite of the items. They are very colorful and along with featuring a virtue they also feature a memorable character (Duck and Chuck represent diligently) a quote that makes the virtue easy to remember (Ok, whatever you say, I will obey right away!) and an applicable Bible verse. The back of the cards feature teaching hints as well as practical application tips and discussion starters. The Virtues clues are colorful credit card sized flash cards that are easy to carry around for moments when your child needs a quick reminder of a virtue with a word of encouragement from the little boy or girl character that represents each virtue. This is a download only. This is great for your younger children but my 7 and 8 year old still enjoyed it immensely! We learned a trait each week and then followed it up by coloring the corresponding character. It was a nice way to solidify and talk more about each virtue.


One of the other great things about We Choose Virtues is that they have different levels of materials so you can purchase from 3 years old all the way up to 18 and they also have kits geared towards classroom use, homeschool use, church use and family use.

We Choose Virtues has become an indispensable tool in our house and we are seeing results! My kids enjoy learning the new virtues and it is easy to remind them about each one with the quotes and with the clue cards! This is the perfect edition to your school! I personally will be adding some of the other products to our stash! (excuse the excessive use of ! I am just excited!)

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My Favorite Things... And a Give Away!!

I'm in Love!!!

Yes, I said it, I'm in love! :)

I'm a licensed Cosmetologist. And after many health problems, I became a Certified Natural Health Consultant as well. These 2 loves of mine have caused me to look high and low for great products that deliver real results AND are safe to use. That is a hard combination. I have found many natural companies but the quality is often lacking. And I've found luxurious companies but the products are loaded with chemicals that I won't put on my skin or encourage my loved ones to use! What's a girl to do?

A friend introduced me to Verefina! It was love at first sight! When I saw how beautifully the products were packaged, I was pleased. I learned that many of the bottles were specially designed to help keep air out so the product will have a longer shelf life. What a great idea! But sampling is believing...

I put a squirt of Pina Colada lotion in my hands and was immediately in love with the fragrance, and the luxurious feel lived up to my hopes as well! I wondered what was in the product. Turning the bottle over, I was THRILLED to find that I could read the ingredients!

Verefina products are 99-100% natural!

Could it be?? Could I finally have found a product that has the luxurious feel and fragrance without toxic chemicals? Indeed! I went on to sample the sugar scrub and skin care and I needed no more proof. This was what I'd been looking for! With fragrances like Grapefruit, Lavender, Cool Mint, Lemon Poppyseed, Pina Colada, and Spearmint, you're sure to find something you love. Verefina offers products from head to toe!

If you are like me and you need to sample to believe, sit back and let me pamper you for a moment...

Gently rub a small amount of our Lemon Coconut cleanser on your face, wipe with a warm, damp cloth. I love how soft my skin feels, those exfoliating jojoba beads really do the trick! Now spray a mist of the Ultra Hydrating Rosewater Mist on your face, it smells like a rose garden! And I love the way it hydrates. Finish your facial with the Sea Buckthorn skin cream. Has your skin felt softer?

Let's scrub your hands and feet with the Sugar Scrub, you pick your favorite fragrance. I love the Lemon Poppyseed, but they are all wonderful. They are so soft that you don't need lotion. But for fun, let's break open the lotions! Aloe and Calendula or Olive Oil? And what fragrance do you prefer? Your skin will love you! We have a foaming soap in each fragrance to go with your favorite lotion. Not only is there soap and lotion for you, but for your children and babies, too! Oh, their gentle skin will thank you!

You may have noticed the lovely fragrance in the air? It's the diffuser that has your favorite essential oil quietly blowing in the background. We have several oils, and all are top notch quality!

You won't find this at a spa, but you have to try this deoderant to believe it! I have used several brands in the past and never been pleased. But this one WORKS for me. It comes in 3 fragrances, I know you'll enjoy it too!


Do you feel like you've just been to the spa? This is what I get to enjoy every day! Well, ok I'm a homeschooling mom, so maybe I don't have time EVERY day for all of it, but I do get to enjoy much of it every day! I enjoy it so much that I joined the Verefina family a month ago. I'd love it if you would stop by my website and see for yourself all the items you 'sampled' plus more! We're growing all the time, so keep on the look out for new products! To see everything from the creamy lotions to natural first aid, visit http://christa.verefina.net.

And what would be more fun than a virutal spa day? How about a give away?!?! I believe you'll love Verefina as much as I do, and to prove it I'm giving away a bottle of Olive Oil Lotion in your choice of Unscented, Lavender, Pina Colada, Spearmit or Grapefruit to one lucky winner! Hurry and enter today!

Now hurry and enter to win! :) Good luck!!

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~Christa

On the Go Planner Review and Well Planned Day Sweepstakes!

Every year about this time I start my search for a new purse sized planner. I know, I know, my fancy pants i-phone has all sorts of planner options and aps, but I remember by writing. Besides, there is just something more fun about crossing off days until an event.

I have reviewed The Well Planned Day before and it definitely ranks among my favorite homeschool planners, so this year I was very excited to get my hands on one of the Well Planned Day On the Go personal planners!

I suppose you could go up to Wal-mart and find any number of boring functional planners for a bit less than the On the Go that retails for right around $15, but who wants boring? This planner is more than functional. The first thing you notice is the eye catching cover which is just beautiful. It is something that I have come to expect from the Well Planned Day designers. In the front of the planner are several home management pages that cover everything from budgeting to your grocery list and house work. These are also throughout the planner. Of course, there are also monthly planner pages with plenty of space to take notes on activities and other important what-nots, but what I really like is that the planner doesn't just offer you a place to keep up with co-op classes and play dates. It offers encouragement, biblical encouragement. Each new month features and encouraging quote and at the beginning is a great encouraging piece written by Johnathan Edwards.

Besides offering The Well Planned Day teacher planner and the On the Go Planner, Well planned day also offers student planners for both younger and high school students. They have recently started offering downloadable planners as well!

Be sure to go take a look at the sneak peek of all of the Well Planned Day planners. I promise you will not be disappointed!

Now for the fun part! The Home Educating Family Publishing Company has offered me ONE (1) Well Planned Day Planner valued at $24.95 to give to one of my readers.

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Child Training Bible Giveaway!!

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17

A mother’s heart skips a beat when her 11 year old son asks for more time to study the Bible. And not only more time, but more time studying God’s Word together with the family. My quest to find a good way to study began. I was prayerfully looking over different options when The Child Training Bible appeared on my computer screen. I’ll admit, I’m a homeschooling mom with a true appreciation for office supplies. So when I saw that it required sharpies and post-its I was instantly interested. I sent an e-mail to Child Training Bible and asked a few specific questions, and I was pleasantly surprised when Mrs. Dunn sent me a personal response almost immediately. I ordered the kit on the spot and rushed to the store to buy the sharpies and post-its, and then waited on my son’s kit to arrive.

When you decide to use this program you will need to either order the Sharpie highlighters and post-it flags, or go to a local office supply store to purchase these items. Then you’ll need to order the kit from www.childtrainingbible.com. Some families use colored pencils instead of the sharpies. I found that the Sharpie Accent Liquid Highlighters do not bleed through thin Bible pages. You will see a slight shadow of the color on the opposite side of the page. But we’ve had no bleeding at all in our experience. When your kit comes to your home the first thing you’ll notice is the quality cardstock and bright colors on each card. The first card is to be attached to one of the first pages of a 9” x 6” bible. This card will have color coded topics on the top, side and bottom. The topics include Anger, Complaining, Defiance, Discouraged, Disobedience, Fear, Fighting, The Gospel, Impatience, Jealousy, Laziness, Lying, Making Excuses, Not Listening, Pride, Quarreling, Selfishness, Stealing, Tattling, Unforgiveness, and Wrong Friendships. You’ll eagerly tape this in the front of your child’s bible, and quickly reach for the remaining three cards.

Your remaining three cards will have the topics listed on the top, side and bottom of the bible. You’ll look up the first verse in the first column titled ‘Anger.’ Proverbs 14:29 is the first of eight verses listed in this category. You’ll look it up, highlight it in your yellow sharpie highlighter and put a yellow post-it flag on the top left side of that page. You’ll continue this till every topic has been highlighted and tabbed. Your child will be so excited!

When you see your child displaying anger you will pull out the Bible and flip open to the first tab in Proverbs 14:29. You may continue reading verses as long as you feel necessary depending on the child’s age and the time you have available. Now you’ll turn over that card and find some questions to discuss. For example, “Did you have a godly response to this situation?” And you’ll find a prayer for each topic, as well. Is there any better way to get to the heart of a situation? Using God’s Word, having a heart felt discussion, and praying together is not only brilliant, it’s biblical. At your fingertips you have all you need to lead your child in righteousness according to God’s Word. You are teaching her that every answer to every situation is found in God’s Word. Is there anything more important to teach your child? I can’t imagine anything more vital.

So, that’s what you’ll do, but what have we done in our family? My son, as I said, is 11. So he is finding, marking and tabbing on his own. And I did the same with my bible. I have a younger son who isn’t reading fluently enough yet to have his ‘big boy bible.’ So I know my bible will be used with both boys. And I’m adding another tab or two to my own bible with topics I want to study more deeply. We use it as a bible study by studying each topic together. We use it as discipline and training when issues come up. For example, my oldest son struggled with some fearful thoughts, so we simply turn to the light blue tabs on the top of his bible and read the verses together and pray. And we use it for further study on the topics given. If you are like me, you tend to think outside the box. So don’t feel limited to the example verses given on the cards. When you come across a verse that fits one of the topics, grab your highlighter and matching flags and add to your list. My son has already begun doing this without my leading. God’s Word is living and active, so don’t feel limited.

You may be asking yourself why you couldn’t just make your own. Let me give you some food for thought on that question, because it did cross my mind. First, it’s about my time. My time is stretched very thin, and I suppose your time may also be limited. Why reinvent the wheel? Someone else took the time to do it and I can benefit from that. Second, quality and customer service is valuable to me. These cards are heavy duty and laminated, so they will last quite a while. And Mrs. Dunn has given the best customer service. Third, supporting other moms in their home based business is important to me. The cost isn’t too much to ask for such a wonderful tool for my parenting, and by making my purchase I am helping support this home based business.

My youngest son is already asking when he’ll have a chance to put together his own Child Training Bible. This has encouraged my boys to dig into God’s Word daily. Each morning they pick a topic and read a verse or two together! And that is the most important reason to order the Child Training Bible Kit.

Want a chance to win your own Child Training Bible card kit? Mrs. Dunn is generously offering two card kits to be given away! Follow the rafflecopter instructions for a chance to win one of these two kits!



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Christa

Fan Page Sweepstakes 200 Piece Wooden Pattern Blocks and Starbucks Gift Card!

We reached over 400 on our fan page last night so here the giveaway as promised! This one is very simple: For a chance to win a 200 Piece Wooden Pattern Block Set and a $10 Starbucks Gift card all you need to so is LIKE Molding Minds Homeschool on Facebook and leave a comment telling me that you did along with a contact email! I also offered those who shared my page LAST NIGHT(1-29) a chance for an extra entry so if you did this please leave a SEPARATE comment telling me.


Though these won't get you any extra entries I would also appreciate you if you would consider Following My Blog and/or following Molding Minds on Twitter.

Sweepstakes will end on Friday February 3rd with ONE winner being drawn. Winner will have 72 hours to respond email notification before a new winner is drawn. Open only to those in the US.

This is not a paid review. I purchased these products to giveaway as a promotion on my blog.

Added Some Prizes to the Girls Giveaway!

I added in some very cool prizes to the Girls Giveaway! Go check out the three Nintendo DS games and enter to win them for your special girl!

Girls Toy Lot Giveaway: Squinkies, Zoobles, Zhu Zhu Babies, Lalaloopsie and More!

To thank you and to break up the monotony of the deal posts I decided to post a fun giveaway! This is going to be short sweet and to the point. For a chance to win this great girls lot use the Rafflecopter entry options below!

and

Yes, I AM Trying To Buy Your Friendship - Here is a Real Money Give Away!

Because I am so excited to be here at Molding Minds Homeschool, and to show I am not above bribery, I am going to give away free money and a cookbook!  The free money will come to you as a $50 Visa Card and the cookbook will be one from the very popular Taste of Home collection.

To Enter you must do one of these things.  If you follow me (Jessica) at Feeding the Family for Less, follow me here at Molding Minds Homeschool and you get double entries(2). Just leave a note in the comments.  If you already follow this blog, then just hop over to Feeding the Family for Less, do some browsing, tell us, in the comments here on Molding Minds Homeschool, which one of my posts(from Feeding the Family For Less) you think needs to be posted here(1)!

Here are bonus entries to increase your odds!  For one(1) entry you can Follow Molding Minds Blog. For one(1) entry you can "Like" Molding Minds Homeschool on Facebook. For one(1) entry you can Share On Facebook or on on your favorite social media site (to share just cut and paste this blog into your status or use the button at the bottom of this post and let me know where you shared). For one(1) entry you can follow Molding Minds on Twitter. This is a total of SEVEN(7) chances to win! If you already meet the requirements just post a separate comment for each saying that you already have done them.

Please post a SEPARATE COMMENT for each entry and be sure to leave an email address for me to contact you at if you win! Multiple entries in a single comment will not count! Be sure to read the entry requirements thoroughly!

Winners will be chosen Sunday, November 20th first thing in the morning and will be notified via email. Winners will have 72 hours to respond. US Residents Only.

These gifts are being provided by me, this is not a sponsored post.

And the Winner of the Mega Homeschool Giveaway is...

I will be contacting the winner via email today! The winner will have 72 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Congrats to Lynda!!! If you didn't win don't fret! Apologia has offered us two runner up prizes that I will be posting shortly!