THE WINNERS!


By Katie Marie
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! :-D I can't believe that our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Bash is already over! We had so much fun putting it together and looking into the meaning behind the song!


But, on to the winners - as we are sure y'all are dying to know! ;-) Below we've written the book along with the person who has won the book. All winners will be receiving an email from us in the next few days!

 

Sworn to Protect
Day 1 - Sworn to Protect, by DiAnn Mills
Amber (afren07@...)

The Crossroad (Amish Country Crossroads #2)
Day 2 - The Crossing, by Beverly Lewis
Amber S (stokes.a@...)


Almost Heaven
Day 3 - Almost Heaven, by Chris Fabry
Carman7351 (desertrose5173@...)


Still House Pond
Day 4 - Still House Pond, by Jan Watson
Benita (bgcchs@...)

Vigilante's Bride, The
Day 5 - The Vigilante's Bride, by Yvonne Harris
Ariel (pinkdaddysgirl@...)

Love Finds You in Calico, California
Day 6 - Love Finds You in Calico, CA, by Elizabeth Ludwig
The Unsell Family (unsells@...)

Sons of Thunder (Brothers in Arms)
Day 7 - Sons of Thunder, by Susan May Warren
Carman (booklovercb@...)

Grace: A Novel
Day 8 - Grace, by Richard Paul
Tea (teakettle58@...)

On Christmas Eve (Cape Light)
Day 9 - On Christmas Eve, by Thomas Kinkade and Kathrine Spencer
Charity (esterried@...)


The Handmaid and the Carpenter: A Novel

Day 10 - The Handmaid and the Carpenter, by Elizabeth Berg
Melanie (foreverhisservant16@...)

Christmas at Harrington's
Day 11 - Christmas at Harrington's, by Melody Carlson
Charity U (photographer4ever832@...)

An Amish Christmas
Day 12 - An Amish Christmas, by Wiseman, Long, Fuller, Cameron
PinkStuff28 (raluk.93 @...)
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Congrats to everyone! Hope y'all had fun! See you next year for more book discussions, reviews, and giveaways! :-)


Katy & Kait
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12 Days Of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash - Day 12; The Last Day!


By Unknown
Here’s day 12, our last giveaway!
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the twelfth and final verse;
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, and the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories), the six geese a-laying are the 6 days of creation, the seven swans a-swimming are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the eight maids a-milking are the Beatitudes, the nine ladies dancing are the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit, the ten lords a-leaping represent the ten commandments, and the eleven pipers piping are the 11 faithful disciples.

The twelve drummers drumming represent the 12 points in the Apostles Creed!
1 - I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
2 - I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
3 - He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
4 - He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell [the grave].
5 - On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
6 - He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
7 - I believe in the Holy Spirit,
8 - the holy catholic Church,
9 - the communion of saints,
10 - the forgiveness of sins,
11 - the resurrection of the body,
12 - and life everlasting.


So, onto the giveaway – for the twelfth and final day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of An Amish Christmas: Expanded Edition, 4-in-1 by Beth Wiseman, Kelly Long, Kathleen Fuller, Barbara Cameron! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!

Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 24th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!
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12 Days of Christmass GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 11!


By Katie Marie
Wow! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! This end of the year giveaway bash is going by so quickly! I hope everyone is enjoying it.


On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, and the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories), the six geese a-laying are the 6 days of creation, the seven swans a-swimming are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the eight maids a-milking are the Beatitudes, the nine ladies dancing are the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the ten lords a-leaping represent the ten commandments.


For the eleven pipers piping, they stand for the eleven faithful Diciples. Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James bar Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas bar James. Because of Judas Iscariot's betrayal, he is not included as a disciple. So, therefore, these eleven pipers piping are the remaining apostles who remained true to Jesus.

Onto the giveaway – for the eleventh day on Book Pondering's 12 Days of Christmas, we are giving away a copy of Christmas at Harrington's by Melody Carlson! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!


Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!


Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 23rd)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!




~ Katy
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12 Days Of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash - Day 10!!


By Unknown
Here we are, on day 10 already!
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the tenth verse…

On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
TEN LORDS A-LEAPING
nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, and the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories), the six geese a-laying are the 6 days of creation, the seven swans a-swimming are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the eight maids a-milking are the Beatitudes, and the nine ladies dancing are the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit!

The ten lords a-leaping stand for the 10 commandments – God’s holy law given to Moses for Israel: God’s chosen people, and for all man kind!

So, onto the giveaway – for the tenth day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!


Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 22nd)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!

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12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 9!


By Unknown
Onto day 9!
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the ninth verse…
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
NINE LADIES DANCING,Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, and the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories), the six geese a-laying are the 6 days of creation, the seven swans a-swimming are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the eight maids a-milking are the Beatitudes!

The nine ladies dancing are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit – Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control, found in Galatians 5.
So, onto the giveaway – for the ninth day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of On Christmas Eve by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!

Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 21st)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!
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12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 8!!


By Unknown
We are already eight days into our giveaway! Wow!
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the eighth verse…
On the eighth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
8 MAIDS A-MILKING7 swans a-swimming,
6 geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, and the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories), the six geese a-laying are the 6 days of creation, and the seven swans a-swimming are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

The eight maids a-milking represent the eight Beatitudes: 1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, 2) those who mourn, 3) the meek, 4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 5) the merciful, 6) the pure in heart, 7) the peacemakers, 8) those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake found in Matthew 5!

So, onto the giveaway – for the eighth day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of Grace by Richard Paul! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!


Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 20th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!
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12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 7!!


By Katie Marie
Past the halfway mark already! ;-)
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the fourth verse…
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Seven swan a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories), and the six geese a-laying represent the 6 days of creation!

Now for the seventh verse! :-) There are seven swan swimming! These swans symbolize the seven gifts of the Hold Spirit (Prophecy, Ministry, Teaching, Exhortation, Giving, Leading, and Compassion).

So, onto the giveaway – for the seventh day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of Susan May Warren’s book, Sons of Thunder! :-)


Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 19th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!


~ Katy
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12 Days Of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash - Day 6!!!!


By Unknown
We are six days into the giveaway already! Wow! :-)
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the sixth verse…
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
6 GEESE A-LAYING
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels, and the five golden rings are the first five books in the Old Testament (the histories).

Now we are already onto the “6 Geese A-laying”!!  This represents the 6 days of creation that exclaim  God as Creator and Sustainer!

So, onto the giveaway – for the sixth day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of Love Finds You In Calico, California by Elizabeth Ludwig! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!








Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 18th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!
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12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 5!!


By Katie Marie
We are five days into the giveaway already! Wow! :-)
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the fourth verse…
On the fifth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, the three French hens represent the theological virtues, and the four calling birds symbolize the four gospels!

Now we are already onto the “5 Golden Rings”!! :-) This line is always the one that you hold out and sing really loud! ;-) Wonder why? Well, this represent the first give books in the Old Testament. These five books (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) give the history of man’s fall from grace and their long journey to the promise land.

So, onto the giveaway – for the fifth day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of The Vigilante’s Bride by Yvonne Harris! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!


Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 17th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!


~ Katy
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12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 4!!


By Katie Marie
Okay! Day four! :-)
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the fourth verse…
On the fourth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments, and the three French hens represent the theological virtues!

For the fourth verse, the calling birds symbolize the four gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John! (lol, I know someone with each of those names! :-P) 

So, onto the giveaway – for the fourth day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of Jan Watson’s book, Still House Pond! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!


Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 16th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced on December 26th!


~ Katy
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12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY Bash, Day 3!!


By Katie Marie
Here we are, on the 3rd day already! :-)
In the well-known song, 12 Days of Christmas, we are looking at each verse and explaining what each item named represents! So for today, we are looking at the third verse…
On the third day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtledoves,
And a partridge in a pear tree

As we have already discussed, we are the ones singing it, telling what our true love – God – gave to us. The partridge in a pear tree represented Christ, and the two turtledoves represented the Old and New Testaments!

For the third verse, the French hens symbolize the theological virtues – Faith, Hope and Charity! (I think they make beautiful names, by the way! ;-) 

So, onto the giveaway – for the third day on Book Ponderings 12 Days of Christmas we are giving away a copy of Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry! :-) Want a chance at winning this? Follow the guidelines below to find out how to enter!

Mandatory Entry: You MUST be a follower of Book Ponderings. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered along with your email address. If there is no email address…we will have to pick someone else!

Extra Entries for this giveaway:
- Grab our button (+1)
- Twitter this giveaway (+1 per tweet per day)
- Post about this giveaway on your blog (+3)

So have fun! This giveaway will end at midnight TONIGHT (December 15th)! So make sure you leave a comment today!! :-)  All winners during the 12 Days of Christmas will be announced the day on December 26th!


~ Katy
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