Marvelous Monday!!

I think Miss Lindsay wanted this new baby pretty bad....


Lindsay said...
OMG She is absolutely precious! And I truly mean it! I adore her...My 9 month old would eat her to pieces!
May 28, 2010 7:27 AM

Lindsay said...
Added button to my blog!
May 28, 2010 7:31 AM

Lindsay said...
Made a post about your dolls on my blog!
May 28, 2010 7:32 AM

Lindsay said...
advertised on my facebook!
May 28, 2010 7:34 AM

=) And Lindsay...all your extras paid off!! You won!!!!
BUT...PLEASE don't let your nine month old eat her to pieces!! =) A nine month old could! HA!


Hope everyone had a very wonderful holiday weekend!!

Yay...Free Friday!

Are you ready for YAY...FREE FRIDAY?!

This week we thought we would try out a new possible doll for Baby be Blessed! This little one has been in my thoughts for quite a while...so I thought we'd get it down on paper and into a doll!

So we introduce to you our cute little bald baby! She has a scruff of hair on top ~with a beautiful pink bow of course!! Oh, and did you notice her cute little ear pierced ears?? =)

She has a pink cotton print torso and is wearing a natural colored chenille diaper. The scripture patch on her belly reads:

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help n trouble." Psalm 46:1-3

And, every sweet baby needs a blankie so she she comes with one of those as well to bundle her up...snug as a bug in a rug!! She is the same 15" size as our other dolls so you could purchase little clothes for her as well if you wish.

So what do ya think?? Is she a keeper??

To enter to win this doll, simply leave a comment under this post through Sunday 5/30/10 and we'll be back on Monday to announce who she's going home to!!

For extra chances please feel free to share through your blog, facebook and twitter! If you add our button to your site that gives you an extra chance as well!! Please leave a comment for EACH thing you do including links to earn your additional entries.

Enjoy and thanks so much!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!!

Prayer Requests

Let us pray for one another...

"The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in Him,

and I am helped,

Therefore my heart exults,

and with my song I shall thank Him"

Psalm 28:7

Sarah Turnbull ~For 22-month old Ben Ricketts who is fighting for his life at U. of Iowa Hospitals . . . see Pray for Ben Ricketts fan page on facebook . . thank you


Pam Gribble Starratt ~The family of 4 year old Chrissie Patterson. She passed away last week after a very brave fight with having risky heart surgery to repair defects. The blog is All Are Precious In His Sight.


Danae 'Leali' Hudson ~For Ronelle, Vashti, Evan and Caitlin, and Steve

Teresa Armstrong Moore ~cheyenne may she have her path illuminated.


Lea Wilkerson Thomas ~Please pray for my little cousin, Brady Northern. He turns 4 on June 8th and has recently finished chemo for a brain tumor. His MRI last week showed that the disease has spread and there are no more curing options. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bradynorthern/journal


Sherry Loftis Gould ~for a young lady pregnant (4th time) and a drug user.


Angie Erin Garay ~The family of Danny Tomlinson. He goes to my church and he got swept away here in Nashville by the flood waters 3 weeks ago. Family, friends, strangers, church members, and rescue squads search for him daily. Please pray that he is found so the family can have some closure. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=118093348220472&ref=ts


Anne Lockard-Heirigs ~That my husband and I get a court date in Russia to bring our baby girl home and out of that orphanage. For all the other orphans that they find their new families.

~Please also pray along with us for God's blessing concerning family salvations, marriages, our children, health issues, jobs and finances...and so many unspoken burdens on peoples hearts.

May we trust mightily in Him. He has a plan...and it is perfect!



{please continue to share your prayer requests so that we may all hold each other's arms up high -Exodus 17: 8-13}

UPDATE~ Please know that we have lifted each of these requests up to our mighty God! We love you and will continue praying for you! ~Tina

Too Cute...Tuesday!

Thanks for the beautiful crown.

The pictures are of my little Lucy Joy enjoying lunch out for her first birthday.

~Jonda


Happy 1st Birthday Lucy Joy!! Thanks for sharing Jonda...she's precious!!

{if you have a picture to share on Too...Cute Tuesday, please email them to babybeblessed@gmail.com ~thank you!}

WHOO HOO!!

DID YOU SEE?!
Your donations added up to $445!!

...okay, let me say that again....

$445.00 to Show Hope for orphans!!

I'm pretty speechless (which doesn't happen often HA!) There is one thing however that I can't not say enough -THANK YOU!!

Thank you so much for your sweet generosity to help such a worthy ministry!! If you haven't checked out their website, please CLICK HERE to do so.

So I bet you want to know who won the Cinderella doll right?!

The winner is...............

Ms. Heidi Bixler!
Congratulations Heidi! I just emailed you to confirm your address!

Once again, thank you!
~Now I'm off to make a beautiful contribution...praising God for all of you!

Yay...Free Friday!

Happy Yay...Free Friday!

We are in the final hours of our Cinderella Giveaway!!

As we mentioned on Monday, this Giveaway is not only to offer all of you this exclusive doll, but also to support Show Hope!

For every dollar you donate you will receive a chance to win. For example, if you donate a dollar you will receive one chance and if you donate five dollars...five chances!

Just look at your contributions!!

What a blessing it will be to make a wonderful donation to Show Hope and to pick the winner of this special giveaway!

We'll be back later today! Until then ~Keep those entries coming!!

Living Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go

even when he is old he will not depart from it."

Proverbs 22:6

Summer is almost here!

Do you have some activities planned that keep Christ centered in your summer??

Focus on the Family publishes a magazine called Thriving Family. They had an article with some wonderful ideas on seizing the summer!! Enjoy your children as you nurture their faith!

I love it!!

One of their ideas was to create an alphabet scrapbook of God's creation. The first week would be the letter A and W. They could draw, take pictures or scrapbook items for each letter and you can discuss God's purpose for each.

Now my oldest is 11 (I think he would still have fun with this) and it is something my youngest at age 3 would love as well!

Another idea is to plant some flowers with your children. When you're done, tell them to wash by cleaning the dirt from their hands and fingernails. Explain how sin is like dirt that needs to be washed away. When we sin and ask God for forgiveness, He "washes" us clean. (John 13:1-11)

Isn't that awesome!

Do you have some ideas?

Do you know of any good websites with ideas??

Please share them with us...

Have a wonderful and blessed day!

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PS~ Don't forget about the Cinderella Doll we are giving away!!

More details here (http://babybeblessed.blogspot.com/2010/05/help-us-support-show-hope.html ) This is the last full day to enter! We will be picking the winner tomorrow!! YAY!!

Let us Pray for each other!

Let us all pray for one another!

Our Fellowship {Calvary Christian Fellowship} is devoting Wednesdays to prayer. Oh, how the Lord is lovingly teaching me more and more about the importance of prayer and intimate time spent at His feet.

Over the past few days...my heart has come to all of you!

We need to be joining together as one body and praying for one another! I think one of the biggest lies that the enemy tells us...is that we are alone and nobody cares!

We love and care for each and everyone of you! We desire to pray for you!!

Phl 1:19 NKJV - For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

Phl 4:6 NKJV - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

Col 4:2 NKJV - Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;

1Ti 4:5 NKJV - for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Jam 5:15 NKJV - And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Jam 5:16 NKJV - Confess [your] trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Please share with us!

Is God speaking to you through a scripture or a situation? Let us know...let us encourage one another!

How can we be praying for you?

Father, I pray that this would be a safe place to come and lift up our requests and praises!!

May YOU be glorified!

Too Cute...Tuesday! (updated)

~UPDATED POST!!
Too Cute Tuesday! on PhotoPeach



Here are sweet Isabelle and Sophie!
Their Mom Stephanie writes,

My girls REALLY do love their dolls... so much so that they get excited to go to bed at night so they can snuggle with their new baby dolls!!

She actually sent me these photo's back in Feb., but I failed and didn't get them on Too...Cute Tuesday!! So so sorry Stephanie! I'm glad that it worked out!

I also encourage you to visit her blog! I included the link which includes more detail on receiving their dolls, but please take a look around and support the ministries they are involved in!

Wonderful!! ~ http://www.nihaoyall.com/2010/02/sunday-snapshot-love.html

Thanks to all who have emailed their pictures!! They are all so beautiful and I will be posting them in the order we have received them! Keep them coming!!

Have a wonderful and blessed day! ~Tina


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Oh no!!

Knew we were getting close...but we are out of fresh new pictures to share on Too Cute Tuesday!! In a panic!! NEED some Tues morning sweetness to go with the coffee!!

HELP!!

Please flood our in box with your photo's! In desperate need here!!

First one to email their photo will be featured TODAY and also get to pick out a free skirt, dress or diaper for their BbB baby!

Please email them to babybeblessed@gmail.com! So hurry!!

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=) All fun aside...your photo's really are a blessing to receive and a blessing to share!!
We cherish each and every one! Thanks in advance!

Help us support Show Hope!

Now I bet you guessed it!

Our surprise is concerning a Cinderella doll...we are giving one away!!

Are you excited!! We are!!

The Cinderella doll measures 16" tall and has yellow minky hair with a yarn bun. She is wearing a sparkling tiara and a beautiful Dupioni silk dress! Her scripture patch reads Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."

As we mentioned last week, these special dolls will be available at Show Hope events with all proceeds going to help the children at Maria's Big House of Hope!

They are currently not available online, so don't miss this opportunity!

Our Giveaway is not only to offer all of you this exclusive doll, but also to support Show Hope and their ministry! For every dollar you donate you will receive a chance to win. For example, if you donate a dollar you will receive one chance and if you donate five dollars...five chances!

We have set up a chipin below for this giveaway.

This is our little corner to show hope! I pray that you will join us and in addition...get a chance to win this wonderful Cinderella doll in the process!

We'll choose the winner on Friday!







We love Show Hope! We believe in and support their ministry! We encourage you to please visit their website (CLICK HERE) and prayerfully consider a monthly sponsorship to suport their mission to care for orphans!







Now GO TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!
~and if you do...please comment below and let us know! =)

Marvelous Monday!

Did you have a FANTASTIC weekend?!

We pray that you did, and also praise God for the start of a brand new week! May we all be available to Him this week! To be used in anyway He desires!


Every Monday it is exciting to see who won Yay...Free Friday! Nothing is by chance and we trust who God has desired to give this gift to! It is awesome!!

This week our winner is....

Faith G. said...
I'm truly in love with your mission! Your dolls are JUST PRECIOUS!! What incredible messages we are able to send to our little ones, just by their dolls! WONDERFUL!!!
~Faith!

Congratulations Faith! I just emailed you your Gift Certificate information!!

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NOW.......

We have a extra little something coming this afternoon. =)

Let me just say that it is related to our Friday post...and maybe a glass slipper?

You WON'T want to miss it, so stop back!!

Yay...It's FREE FRIDAY!!

Another week has gone by and once again... IT'S FREE FRIDAY!! We are going to give away a Baby be Blessed Gift Certificate, valued at $56.00. You can use this gift any way you wish at our website (link above). The only catch is that you have to use the entire amount in one shopping session...which I'm sure if any of you are like me -that won't be a problem! =)

To enter, please leave a comment under this post. Again, if you share this giveaway with others through your blog, facebook or twitter, please leave a comment for each to receive additional entries. We will choose the winner on Monday!!

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In other exciting BbB news...

Are any of you going to be attending this?

If you are, you will also be seeing these...

Many have emailed and asked about the Cinderella Dolls we have made for Show Hope, and I didn't have any details...until now! These specialty dolls will be available at the Cinderella event this evening. They have a special commemorative scripture patch which includes Maria's flower and all proceeds from this doll will go to help the children at Maria's Big House of Hope.


Make sure to click on the Show Hope Cinderella Spring Celebration logo above for more details on tickets, Show Hopes movement to care for Orphans and also Maria's Big House of Hope!


What a special and magical evening it will be in celebration of sweet Maria Sue Chapman!

May God be glorified!

Living Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6

An article I read recently has pounded my heart and I want to share the first portion of it with you.

Your Position in Christ

One of the greatest gifts you can present to God is to believe, truly accept what He says about you.

Jesus resisted the devil by applying God's Word. When you are attacked, it is the knowledge and use of the Word that allows you to resist temptation. We cannot resist him by human effort. We resist him by spiritual means - by using the Word of God, being empowered by His Holy Spirit, and through prayer.

As we look at the Word, apply the Word in faith and obedience, allowing the Spirit to empower that action through prayer we can be victorious.

I Am Accepted in Christ Jesus

I am God's child (John 1:12)

I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)

I have been justified (Romans 5:1)

I am united with the Lord and one with Him in spirit (1 Cor. 6:!7)

I have been bought with a price; I belong to God (1 Cor. 6:20)

I am a member of Christ's Body (1 Cor. 12:27)

I am a saint (Eph. 1:1)

I have been adopted as God's child (Eph. 1:5)

I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:!8)

I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins (Col. 1:!4)

I am complete in Christ (Col 2:10)

(written by Doug Morrell)

Now, personally I'm still learning this as an adult. I did not receive this as a child, but through grace, God is teaching me that I am loved unconditionally, He's not going anywhere, He is Truth and I am to stand firm on His promises and Trust Him! So, though I needed to read those words above myself (and remind myself daily of them) my thoughts went to our children. Our children need to be taught truth NOW! With all of the lies this world has to offer, what a marvelous gift we can give to them by teaching them the truth of who they are in Christ. How He loves them...who they are in Him.

I have printed this out and have started speaking these promises to my children. Speaking truth to them by name...

Trisin, you ARE a child of God!

Natalie, you have been redeemed and forgiven of all your sins!

Lola, you are complete in Christ!

Kolton, you have been bought with a price...and belong to Him!

Imagine how God will use this in their lives. How it will strengthen their footing on a solid foundation. God has entrusted us to raise them up in Him and has empowered us to do so through His mighty word and the Holy Spirit dwelling in us!

Seize the opportunity!

Too Cute...Tuesday!

Here are some pics of my two year old daughter (Claire) "reading" to her dolls at bedtime. Enjoy :)

God bless you,
Cindy

~Awe...Claire is just too precious! Thanks for sharing with us Cindy!

We are running low on cuteness for Too Cute...Tuesday, and I know that there is a lot more out there! =) Please grab your camera and send us those pictures!

Have a wonderful day!

So whatcha think??

So how do you like our new blog design??

Check out Once upon a blog design shoppe!!
Jennisa is super sweet and did a fantastic job! ~Thank you so much!!

Don't forget to grab your new BbB button while your here! Spreading the word about Baby be Blessed will help us spread the true Word...one doll at a time!

Marvelous Monday!

Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend and a very blessed Mother's Day!!

The winner of our Yay...Free Friday is-

Samantha said...
Now that is the sweetest of crowns!
May 7, 2010 3:23 PM

Congratulations Samantha!!
I just sent you an email requesting your shipping information.

Well...I'm short and sweet this morning folks!! Lots to do and will have lots to share as the week progresses.

Wishing you all a Marvelous Monday with much love! ~Tina

Yay...Free Friday!

"But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

Happy YAY...FREE FRIDAY!!
This week we are giving away a beautiful scripture crown! It is trimmed with light pink lace and has a removable bow from Sugar-n-Spice Boutique! A ribbon closure makes a perfect fit for any age!

To enter, please leave a comment under this post. Please share this giveaway with your friends via blog, twitter or facebook! If you do, please leave a comment for each and receive additional entries to win!! I'll choose the winner on Monday!

Much love everyone!
Have a very blessed weekend!
~Tina

Too Cute...Tuesday!

I just wanted to say Thank you for the beautiful doll!! My daughter, Sofia, absolutely loves her and she loves to love on her! :)


Sincerely,
Jaclyn Lewis

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SO CUTE!! Her doll looks so much like her...love those curls!
Thanks so much for sharing Sofia with us Jaclyn!!

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*Do you have a photo you would like to share on Too Cute...Tuesday?
Please email them to babybeblessed@gmail.com

With Much love~Tina

Marvelous Monday!

It's going to be a Marvelous Monday for a few people today!!

First off, I want to announce the winner of our Yay...Free Friday Giveaway! The winner is.........

Meghann Gehring Turnquist said...
Free Fridays!!!
I would love love love to win! (Finally!)

YAY!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Thanks to all who entered!
Make sure you check out what we will be giving away on Friday!!

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Secondly this morning, I would like to say a big THANK YOU for all those who have supported Claudia through Give a Blessing last month! We were able to raise $1,060 for her family!!


Praise the Lord!!


I would like to announce the winners of our Give a Blessing Giveaway!

First Place Winner...
A Baby be Blessed Gift Certificate!
$56.00 value

WINNER: Danae Hudson!

Second Place Winner...
A FREE Tee of your choice (Youth or Adult) from Wild Olive!!

WINNER: Jami Leffel!


Third Place Winner...
A FREE bow of your choice at Sugar -n- Spice Boutique!!

WINNER: Danae Hudson!


Thanks to all of you!
Our next Give a Blessing reciepient will be announced on June 1st.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
Much love~Tina


*Wild Olive Tees and Sugar-n-Spice Boutique were not compensated in this giveaway. They generously support Give a Blessing through the donation of their product. THANK YOU!!