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:
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- 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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