A Christmas tradition that is Christ-centered, fun for the kids, AND promotes reading? It’s like a homeschool mom’s dream come true! A Christmas book countdown is a fantastic way to create memories with your kids this holiday season. I’ve got a fun printable that combines this tradition with a Bible reading plan so you can focus on Christ AND enjoy fun read-alouds!
HEY! There’s a $500 cash Christmas Blessings Giveaway toward the bottom of this post – Don’t miss it!
For the book-loving family, this is a simple and meaningful activity that your kids will remember for a lifetime. Collect some Christmas books and wrap up 25 of them! Print the tags and label each gift. Every day, the kids can unwrap a book to read!
Snuggle up on the couch together with your Bible and the day’s book. Read the scripture passage together and discuss, and say a prayer of thanks, praying the scripture over your children. Then have fun reading the Christmas book they unwrapped!
Don’t have enough books? No problem. Here are some ideas.
- Audiobooks to listen to during a meal, during quiet time, or in the car
- Fold and staple card stock together into a booklet and make a Christmas book together
- Use digital books by taping the title of the ebook (or a copy of the ebook cover) to the front of another book or an envelope and wrapping that
- Buy some great Christmas books to add to your stash (we get a few a year – here’s a list to start with or you can find Christian kids Christmas books on Amazon)
Download the Christmas Book Countdown & Bible Reading Plan
I hope you enjoy this Christmas book countdown and Bible reading plan! Check out more great Christmas and advent resources here.
Download the Christmas Book Countdown & Bible Reading Plan
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If you have any issues, check out this troubleshooting guide or feel free to email me!Christmas Blessings Giveaway
2017 has flown right by and Christmas is already in the air! The giving season is upon us and I have partnered with 22 other bloggers to give TWO families $500 Paypal cash in the 4th annual Christmas Blessings Giveaway!
Our hope is to bless two families this year by allowing them to fulfill their kids’ Christmas wishes, pay off a bill, or to help build up their nest egg. Whatever the money ends up being used for, our prayer is that it helps to lessen any financial burden and/or fills a specific need.
You can earn a lot of entries using the Rafflecopter form below. I know it can seem tedious and time consuming to go through all the entries, but isn’t a chance at $500 worth it? I think it is! Plus, if all of these generous bloggers didn’t participate, we wouldn’t have been able to have such big prizes! So I hope you will take the time to go through each entry. Who knows, maybe you will find some new blogs to follow.
The giveaway will run from Monday, November 13th through Wednesday, November 22nd (ends at 11:59pm EST). Winner will be notified by email shortly after the giveaway ends and will have 48 hours to respond to claim the prize or another winner will be drawn. You must have a Paypal account to win.
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Liz R. says
My husband and I are trying to pay off debt right now so this would mean that we could have a little larger than planned Christmas and still pay off debt
Wendy Clark says
This would help my family so much. We would be able to breathe a little easier in December and buy some special gifts for the kids.
Alise says
This site is great!
sheila ressel says
When Irma hit we sustained some damage to our home so the money would be great for much needed repairs.
Vickyb says
We wait til after Thanksgiving to celebrate Christmas, but this is a wonderful giveaway.
Tracy says
We are looking for a more memory filled ,less gift centered holiday. I have a few ideas and always glean so much from your blog. Thank you.
Rachel Robertson says
Love this blog! I’d use the cash to pay my friends who are fostering our dogs while we are in between houses.
Margaret Hadam says
How wonderful, I love the Advent printable and this is the encouragement I need to get ahead in my planning.
Fabulous giveaway as well! Taking my husband’s car to the mechanic this morning and quite scared about the repair cost…
Sonja says
What an amazing blessing this Christmas Giveaway would be. Thank you for doing this and for all the beautiful and useful things you share with us each day!
Mira says
If I win this I will pay off debt. That will be the biggest gift I can presently make for my family!
Danielle Nobles says
We love doing Christmas countdown reading! I love the idea of doing digital and audiobooks too, that’s a great idea! Especially making our own little book. My kiddos will love that!
Jeannie says
To win would bless our family by helping us buy Christmas gifts for our four children.
Sarah Kirk says
Thanks for the chance to win. We actually just pulled out the Christmas books last night. Planning to wrap them today to prepare for the countdown, so this post was perfectly timed for me. 🙂
Jennifer C says
This giveaway will bless my family by giving us the financial needs to get our vehicle fixed.
Danielle Ross says
This is an awesome idea! I think we’ll try it this Christmas, but maybe instead of wrapping the books we’ll make them search for the correct number on our bookshelf.
The contest would help us with Christmas for sure!
This entire post is a blessing this morning.
Jodie says
What a blessing the $500 giveaway would be for my kiddos this Christmas! Thank you for sharing!
LaKrisha C says
Thank you for this resource! Even though our girls are older, they still love Christmas books from when they were younger, and we discover new reads every year!
Krista C says
I would use this blessing to add things to my homeschool classroom that are definitely needed! Thank you for the opportunity to win this giveaway!
Karin Orwig says
What a blessing these giveaways are! My parents had some sudden expenses that used up most of their Christmas fund. We’d love to bless them with this!
Tina says
Love your Mix n Match meal planner! That’s exactly how I think! FINALLY!!! A planner I can use.
Why didn’t I think of that?
Tauna Meyer says
Ha! That’s great! I’m glad it’s not just me. 🙂
Amy Toman says
Winning this would help us cover our bills we have coming up with new baby #3. It would also allow us to spend a bit on getting a few gifts for our kids.
Kristy Jensen says
We have so many medical bills from a major surgery I had this year. Christmas is looking very slim. This money would help so much.
mami2jcn says
it would help us pay for our upcoming homeschool trip.
Billie says
The Christmas blessing giveaway would be a huge blessing to our family. We’ve had several challenging years due to job challenges for my husband. Thank you for this possibility!
Darcy Carmichael says
Winning this giveaway would be a tremendous blessing to our family! I would use it to purchase some small kitchen appliances that will make life easier and stock up on some food items.
Amber Terry says
If I won, I would pay off a few bills that haven’t been able to be paid in full.
Thank you for the chance to win–this is an amazing (and amazingly kind) giveaway!!
Andrea B says
Winning this giveaway would help me feel like I’m giving the kids the best and allow me to stock up on rain/winter gear.
Karen says
This single income family just got two kids in braces – this money will be helpful.
evelyn says
Thanks for an opportunity to win holiday $. Thank you also for the inspiring content and printables you offer. Blessings!
Paige says
Tauna,
This giveaway would help our family as we are trying to find money to buy house plans to build my mother in law a mortgage free home. It is a long story but this money would make a dream happen and allow her to not worry about how to afford basics anymore.
Breanne D says
I love advent with my kids and we were just looking for a change, so I’m happy have access to these materials! Thank you. And a chance to win the gift would be an incredible gift for my family!
Nita says
This would be a wonderful blessing for us. Since having our son in March things have been rather right. My oldest, 14, who has autism, isn’t quite as understanding of the financial stretch. Thank you for the opportunity!
Dana Ponder says
Would love to win $500 PayPal cash!!
Michelle N says
I have done the 25 books of Christmas in the past, I would love to do it again with my kids! Love the idea of adding scripture to it! Thanks! As a homeschooling family, we plan to take the month of December to focus on the true reason for Christmas and giving to others.
Karen says
I really need some dental work done, and it’s to the point that it shouldn’t wait any longer. This would be such a wonderful blessing!
Michelle says
This is great! I entered to win, but pray that whomever needs it the most, gets it!
Missouri Olson says
Thanks for blessing us with the overflow of your heart.
I appreciate your writings, and now your giveaway is so timely, kind and generous. (If I won it, we might actually take our car on to get the heat fixed or put it towards a trip to see family out of state)
Joscelyne Hilton says
I will be able to bless my brothers family who have been having difficulties this year. It would make my niece’s Christmas wonderful.
Laura V. says
It would help us very much during this Christmas season.
April says
Thanks for the advent reading- look forward to using it! Also signed up for the giveaway!
Tara Bailey says
this would bless our family because I am a single mom and Christmas is hard financially for us.
Sheila says
Finances have been really tight this year, and this would be a real blessing!
Rebecca Hart says
Thank you for all that you do! It is truly an example of how the church should act! Thank you for leading the way and being the example!
Rebekah says
Thank you for this! I’ve been looking for an inexpensive and meaningful replacement to the Advent calendars we usually buy our kids. This looks like the very thing!
Amy says
I love the book idea. Any suggestions on how to how to do it without traditional Christmas stories? We try to celebrate the liturgical season of Advent, emphasizing expectant waiting, then celebrate Christmas from Christmas Day through Epiphany. I don’t know of too many Advent books of that sort, though. Especially not for kids! 🙂
Tauna Meyer says
Good question! I’m not sure. I’m thinking that since the OT stories are all about looking forward to the Messiah, perhaps finding story books on the old testament? I found this – you can see in the related books area that there are tons at this “i can read” level. I might try a set like that! (referral link) http://amzn.to/2yzfC3D
Kayla H says
Thank you so much for the giveaway! Have a blessed Christmas season!
Jennifer P. says
Thank you for this giveaway. It would greatly bless my little family by easing the burden of living pay check to paycheck but no matter who is blessed with it we will forever praise His holy name and know all things are for the good.
Jacquie Forrer says
Winning this would help my family pay off a few bills and save some money for when my husband has his hernia surgery and will be off work a bit
Holly Veihman says
Wow, this blessing would help tremendously because as of right now, I have no idea how we will pay for Christmas. Our mortgage company just informed us that our mortgage is going up $200 next month because of increase in property value and taxes. This essentially takes any extra money we had and then some.
Dana Padgett says
Love these ideas! I’m actually working on our Advent plans today. Winning the giveaway would be such a blessing. We always have a very tight budget and it makes it tricky to fit in the fun extras we try to enjoy every year such as our Christmas Eve box – new pajamas, a movie and movie snacks, etc.
Julia Daniels says
Thankful for God’s amazing provisions for our needs during a very challenging year fighting cancer in our immediate family. Cancer and chronic illness are money drains for sure.
Sanica Stubbs says
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity to participate.
Nancy says
Winning this will bless our family in ways I cannot count. New baby, new house, 7 children, life
Mistie says
I was just looking for some advent calendar ideas when I got this email. Plus, an awesome giveaway! Huge for Christmas and the homeschool room wants we have. Thanks!
Heather Cinotto says
Wow! What a blessing already this download is! A double blessing would be to win the Paypal giveaway as well! Thank you!!
Heather Cinotto says
Winning would help us out a little extra this Christmas as things always feel “tight” towards the end of the year for us. (As I am sure it does for many!). I would love the “extra” money to use to bless several families in our church as well as our Pastors and their families.
Stacy says
This would allow me to purchase gifts for my children this year. I lost my job a couple months ago so money has been tight with us being on one income while trying to find work that fits around our schedule.
nancy timbrook says
My family and I lost our house and business in FL and moved to TN, it has still followed us, but God is faithful. It would be awesome to win this to do some special things for Christmas. It has been difficult I know the Lord will help you decide who needs it most. thank you for offering this.
Kim Henrichs says
Money has been super tight since the move. So it would bless us to be able to have a nice Christmas.
Laura Hast says
This will be a blessing because we have a family of four children and we are also looking to help a few other families anyway possible this year so this will definitely help
Melissa says
There are so many things that we could do with this gift. Mostly there are some wonderful homescho hinge that we need that are just not in our budget.
Angela says
This will help my family during one of the biggest transitions during this time which is hard because we will be moving. However, we are learning to embrace change and stay positive.
Kimberly says
This giveaway would be a real blessing to our large family. Thank you for sponsoring it!
Frankie says
I am very excited to try your Advent scripture. Every year I have big plans for Advent and every year half way through we fizzle out. This year I am trying to Simplify life and our Christmas season. Merry Christmas!
Helen says
Thank you for this! What a blessing to two lucky families!
Loui says
Tauna, I just want to let you know that I read your emails before I decide to save or delete them. I know this sounds like a weird compliment ti give but these days we get bombarded with emails and accidental subscriptions and it’s impossible to read all of them. Often they don’t apply to ones personal life but are more on the generic side.
By your emails and courses and your outlook on life I’ve been blessed though and always read them before deciding what folder they belong in.
Thank you very much letting God use you in such a way.
Tauna Meyer says
Thank you so much Loui! Yes, this is a wonderful compliment and I am humbled by it. 🙂 Time is precious and my goal is to add value to your inbox! 🙂
I. Ray says
Winning would mean we could fulfill our Christmas Gift list of ancestry dna kits for the whole family.
Bobbie StClair says
What a blessing this giveaway would be- we’d be able to share more with our bus kids and church family!
Thank you for being a blessing with each email- winning the giveaway would just be the Cherry on top!
Stephanie says
I’d love to win the giveaway!
Angela says
Thank you so much for the suggestions for Christmas and the print outs to add with it. I plan to try it this year! I’ll have to share a picture with you sometime of our Lego Nativity and Easter Story from before Pintrest or I started following any blogs!
Mandi Goforth says
With a new baby on the way and Daddy working 2 jobs already to support us so we can homeschool, any extra money would
be a huge blessing. Kids Will keep growing and everyone needs new boots. ☺️
Katherine Gray says
I’ve always wanted to do the “book-a-day” Advent activity. I’m praying this file will motivate me!
Thanks so much!
nicole says
with the ex not paying full child support, this will help to make my daughters christmas wish list come true!
Jen Delong says
This is great, thank you for the opportunity!
Jordan Yuck says
Thanks Tauna for all of the wonderful material you provide!
I really enjoy following you and can’t wait to see the next post!
Jordan
Christie Miller says
This would be a huge blessing. My husband works long, hard hours so I can stay home and teach our kids. Every extra penny is a huge blessing.
Rachael Newman says
I have been looking for something to do with my children for Advent. Thank you!
Katie says
I am grateful for the chance to be picked for this drawing. Thank you.
Crystal Young says
What a blessing you ladies are going to be to 2 lucky families! Thank you for opportunity to be in the running for your give away!
Heather says
We are traveling to family out of state, this Christmas, so this would definitely help with travel costs!
Tiffany says
Thank you for taking time out of your day to share! Your site has been a blessing to me. Lots of encouragement!
Carissa says
Thank you for sponsoring this Christmas giveaway! $500 is a very generous amount to use for Christmas presents! Our book wish list has been growing this year, so I would use some of the money to shorten the list!
Sara K says
Thank you for this opportunity. This money would help with Christmas presents for my 3 children and for paying bills! What a wonderful thing to do!
Becca says
Thank you for the giveaway! Winning would make Christmas so much easier for our family as we have just moved across the country and money is tight. We’d use it for presents; or even for food if needed.
Rebecca Altman says
$500 would be a huge blessing to help us get Christmas gifts for our 4 kids and my mother-in-law!
Marci says
I’m looking forward to doing the Christmas Bible Reading Plan. Thank you!
Tamara says
What a nice opportunity for two people! We personally seem to be having a lot of problems right now ~ furnace, cars, oven, etc. But sometimes at this time of year, I can’t help but think of kids who are a lot worse off than us who deserve a special Christmas! I would love the help, but would be blessed to help others too! 🙂
Chantal N. says
This would be such a blessing to us this year! We have our 3 Grandchildren coming to visit for Christmas, for the first time. We would love to be able to spoil them (and their momma) for their first Christmas with us!! This would be helpful in many ways! Thank you for the opportunity.
Anna-Marie Smith says
This giveaway will bless my family. We are a homeschooling family of 5 and are always careful with our money. It will help make Christmas presents affordable this year.
Tammy Kumpfmiller says
We have been doing this Advent Countdown for the last couple of years! Our kids very much look forward to the books (which, we have so many, we have to rotate each year)! Thank you for the added tools to spruce it up!
(The PayPal cash giveaway would also bless our family! This year is a little tight & to be able to do a little more would be awesome! Thank you for the opportunity!)
Molly says
Thank you for this opportunity! Love your blog & all the wisdom you share!
Eden says
I’ve struggled to get enough real food into my four children’s diets, and stay within our food budget. I’m hoping to get goats to add the benefits of their milk into their diets. $500 would help build the needed fence!!
bobbie torgeson says
It would be such a blessing to win this! I was making a list for things to buy our family and then my husband says it just cost too much…we can’t do it…but each gift would have been so good for each person….if I win this, I could buy those special gifts….thanks for the chance to win!
Kelly says
I love your group on FB. Thank you for the great words of encouragement.
Rebecca Barry says
My husband is in construction, so winter is always a slow time for work. It is nice to have him home more, but it also means that things get pretty tight. Winning this would bless our family by helping Christmas not be quite so tight this year!
Teresa says
What a blessing!!! I will be able to purchase my end of year tests for each of my homeschool children.
Leah says
I love the book countdown idea! We did this one Christmas and the kids had so much fun!
Patti says
What a great way to start the season
April says
This would be a huge blessing to our family. We are on a very tight budget, and it would be nice to be able to buy the kids presents and help pay for some of the things we’re in need of replacing here at home. Thank you for this opportunity!
Liz says
This year we are tight on finances. This giveaway would allow us to bless our kids and family this season. Thank you for offering this giveaway.
Allie Wiley says
We did the book a day thing last year and will probably do it again this year, all of the kids really enjoyed that! Thank you for the reminder that I need to start preparing for this because December will be here before we know it!!
Tabitha says
What a blessing for the winning families!
Christine P. says
What a wonderful giveaway! We just bought a new house, this would help with expenses this time of year. 🙂 Thanks for the chance!
Shelby says
I have one girl who would adore this! We could do it with our new Shepherd’s Treasure advent thing maybe… I’ve never done advent before or anything like it, but want to start traditions with our children!
Meredith says
This give away would help our family to stay on track with getting out of debt by not having to use our emergency funds for Christmas. Thank you!
Ashley says
I would love to use this money to help bless others this Christmas. Our family helps the homeless year round, so it would be wonderful to have the extra money to continue to bless!
Deirdre says
Thank you for the free advent printable and the giveaway! What a wonderful thing for all of you to do! This year has been hard financially and if I won it would help take some of the worry off of my shoulders.
D’vorah says
This would be such a blessing to win! It will be used for the most pressing need at the time of winning!
Jamie Bryan says
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win $500 this Christmas!!
Laura says
If we won, we would likely use the money for moving expenses.
Paula says
Wow, what a generous gift!! Would love to win this 🙂
Debra Guillen says
I would be able to take a road trip to visit my family for the holidays if I won.
Marlete L. says
Winning this giveaway would mean the world to us! My son’s 3rd birthday is the day after Thanksgiving on top of Christmas rolling around right after. My husband is unfortunately having to work out of state just to afford our rent and bills so we’ve nothing saved for either. Winning this giveaway I would be able to not only get both of my children a little something fun but also get them some much needed new clothes (do kids ever stop growing?) that way we can donate their gently or barely used clothes they’ve already outgrown to families who need them. It would also help us make care packages for the homeless in the area, something that I’ve been wanting to do but could never afford to on a mass scale.
ACM says
What an awesome treat for the Christmas season! Looking forward to getting acquainted with all your blogging partners!
Danae says
These resources look excellent! Can’t wait to use some of them.
Dennis A Geurts says
What a blessing that would be at Christmas time.
Laurel says
Not sure if this is where we are supposed to comment for the giveaway, but winning this would be a blessing to our family because Hubby is a disabled veteran working for the Post Office, and his hours are spotty, so Christmas money is unpredictable and currently less than we had hoped. It would help us be able to pay other bills and still get a few nice gifts for our kids. Thanks!!
Naomi says
Would love to win the giveaway… we are expecting our 4th child any day, and the expense of buying a van and childbirth bills has been a big stretch for our finances. This would help so much, especially at Christmas! 🙂
Shannon R says
Thank you for the awesome giveaway and chance to win! This giveaway would bless my family, by giving us the opportunity to breathe over the next month. This time of year is always super tight, which one income and 5 children it can be difficult to afford Christmas. Added to Christmas, we have 3 birthdays, and traveling for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Honestly, it is overwhelming, even though we never buy a lot. It is a lot, when there are more children. So this would be a blessing for us, because we could more easily get gifts and celebrate, without barely making it through financially. I’m sure we are not the only family that faces this yearly, I thank you again for helping 2 families enjoy Christmas a bit easier this year!
ellen beck says
Winning this will not only bless my family by allowing us to get some things we need (new glasses for me) but also will bless a few others. I always give to a couple of places what I can,usually it isnt much, but with this it would be more. We give to the Veterans home to get a little something to those who dont have family, and I buy socks (ass many as I can) and give to the mens shelter down the street. It would be a blessing that is spread around.
D. says
Thanks for the encouragement.
Jen L says
We will be able to afford to gift outside of our immediate family. We had medical emergencies this year and the bills have piled up! We are keeping things mighty sparse this holiday season.
Kendra says
Winning would bless us by having money to purchase the next year’s homeschool materials! Thanks for the chance to win!
Latisha says
Thank you for the chance to win!
Sherry says
We would be able to help pay for a trip to visit my parents. Also we would bless a charity.
Jennifer Mathesz says
We are a single income family and any monetary winnings would be a great blessing to help with the daily expenses
Carissa says
We recently had a major, unexpected, emergency renovation to do on our house. This took a lot of resources from our Christmas budget. This giveaway would certainly help us out this year.
ashley says
We have been fighting our way out of debt for several years. I would love to be able to give the kids some Christmas blessings without falling back on the credit cards. $500 would give our family a very blessed Christmas!
Sarah says
Just had to replace our AC and furnace so winning this money would help us build our savings back up! Thank you!
Mary says
I love being part of the proverbialhomemaker group. Lots of encouragement!
Kim F. says
Winning this giveaway would bless our family by giving a deep breath to the budget that seems tighter this time of year.
Michele says
Wow, this is a great resource for Christmas books. We love to read a book each day in December as we prepare for Christmas.
Christine says
God bless your Christmas!
Natalie says
Winning this giveaway would allow me to buy an area rug at is much needed in our living room!
Cathy Reuter says
Thank you for this opportunity. I’m always looking for homeschool encouragement. $500 would be an A-mazing blessing for our family of 6. ❤️
Sarah Brubaker says
This would be a huge answer to prayer and allows us get our girlies some things they need for Christmas!
Kerry A Fritz says
pay off medical bill
Jennifer says
It would be awesome to win since we are expecting a new baby right before Christmas.
Laurie Moudy says
It would help us pay off unexpected bills.
Becky says
What a blessing that will be to a family
Jessica Everette says
It is so awesome that you guys have made a success with your blogs to be able to bless families for Christmas! God is good!
Kenzie Bellomy says
We started wrapping books for the kids to open every day before Christmas couple of years ago! It’s awesome! They get so excited! And keep it more cost-effective I get as many books as possible from used bookstores or when the library has book sales for very inexpensive, garage sales etc.
Thank you for the opportunity to enter the giveaway!
Mariann Stull says
Winning this giveaway would bless my family because I would not only be able to get a few things for my family, but I’d be able to donate some to others as well. It would help because I’m unable to leave my house, I had to quit my job this past year and there are five of us in our family including my granddaughters. I can’t wait to download your materials on Christmas to add to our collection of Christmas books and stories we have collected throughout the years. Thank you so very much for your generosity and good luck to everyone who enters.
Jenny U says
The $500 would be so helpful for us! We had a few unexpected health bills come up, that would be so great!
Tammy says
This money would help in our goal of being debt-free in a few years.
Rebekah Garrison says
It would be a huge blessing to
win the $500 paypal! For CHRISTmas, for homeschool.
Denise W. says
What wonderful things you offer! I love the countdown tags and the Advent reading list!
Sandy says
This would help us have a more stress free Christmas
Jenifer Mohan says
Thank you for hosting a generous giveaway! We have 3 children and would probably spend this on gifts for them and other family members! If not, I’m glad to find new blogs to follow. I love this one.
Crystal says
Thank you for the opportunity to win this contest to lesson the financial burden this year.
Mistie says
We have had a lot of dental bills with no dental insurance. It would be nice to have something to replace some of that – especially with the holidays coming.
Kirsten Megaro says
I love the book countdown…looking forward to using it with my kids this year. Winning the giveaway would be awesome!! We have been saving to buy a camping trailer so we can start traveling some as a family, so the money would get us closer to that goal.
Bridgett says
It would be a blessing for me and my family because we could afford to take the kids to see there grandparents up north.
Amy says
Thank you for giving new options to introduce the bible/faith to kids. My son is most responsive to VeggieTales so we are currently using that to introduce concepts.
Carrie says
To win this giveaway would be a great blessing to our family. We have had some unforeseen expenses this year, as many people do. We were blessed to become pregnant, but lost our dear baby a little into my second trimester. And then a few weeks later both of our vehicles broke down. Our church family has been a great support, but we still find ourselves with bills that will take us a long time to pay off. As we approach the holidays, it would be a relief and blessing beyond measure to pay a chunk of those bills.
Meghan says
My husband is currently unemployed and we are living with my parents. We would use the money for Christmas gifts for our 4 kids and probably give some to my parents as well to thank them for housing us.
Noel says
Things are tight financially this Christmas. Our 6 kiddos never go without. The Lord always provides. Family members and friends bless them and us in so many ways. This giveaway could help us give the kiddos something meaningful without relying on others. Thank you for offering it:)
Jena says
This giveaway would bless our family so much this year! We are traveling with 3 kids from Ohio on an airplane to go see family in Texas. Not only are tickets expensive, we then need to rent a car and have gifts for everyone! It’s so stressful! This money would allow our family to have a stress-free holiday season!
Emeryl says
I’m a little tight on cash right now, so this would really help me buy presents for the kids. Especially since we had some unexpected expenses (a stray cat gave birth in our yard, so I suppose we have kittens now. We’ve been taking care of them).
Kristi R says
This would be a wonderful blessing to my family for Christmas gifts for each other, but also to share with other families in need.
Jillian Harrmann says
My son has been sick for several months now and the doctors have not been able to identify the cause. Needless to say the countless doctor visits, tests and medications have taken a toll on our family emotionally and financially. Winning $500 would be a huge blessing to be able to get winter coats and clothes for my kids, a few toys for them to enjoy and put food on our table!
Tauna Meyer says
I’m so sorry. Praying for him and for you as well!
Angie Barden says
Would love to win this because we have a special needs son and another son with some anxiety issues. We have 2 other kids as well. Would love to take them somewhere special locally to have a chance to forget about some of the stress that comes. Thanks so much. Love your blog!
Tauna Meyer says
Thanks Angie! 🙂
Amanda says
Thanks for putting together such a sweet giveaway. 🙂
Amanda says
If we won this giveaway it would allow us to get my car fixed and have money for Christmas gifts for friends and family. Right now it looks really hard to do both!
Jennifer Jones says
Merry Christmas!
Jennifer Jones says
It would be a blessing to us for the Holiday season. Merry Christmas!!
Ruby says
the blessing of extra money is always a help.
Sara says
Thank you for this chance! The cash would help us with a few home improvements/repairs waiting til we have a little cushion in our finances. Though I’d probably use some of it toward a Christmas gift for my husband since I rarely have spending money. He doesn’t expect anything so it would make a nice surprise.
Molly Cash says
Winning would help us buy gifts for our 4 children, and have spending money for the trip halfway across the country I’m taking with them the week before Christmas.
Noelle Carroll says
This would bless my family by helping us to have a great Christmas, not just gifts though… We want to teach our children about giving and being with Family, so this would go towards a family dinner.
Alina says
25 books wrapped as presents..what a cute fun way to count down Christmas! Thanks for the idea!
imabogdan says
I want to first bless a family who is having medical issues with their son. I will also pray and ask the Lord to reveal who else we are to bless this year. I would also pay some bills!
Sandra says
My husband is out of work and we may not be able to afford a Christmas this year. The money if won would help purchase food and gifts as well as household items.
Laura says
We are expecting our first child and I have been following the blog for myself and am excited to use so many of the printables in the future with my little one. The giveaway would be a huge blessing to our new little family!
Sonya Morris says
This would help tremendously since we are always strapped around the holidays just like everyone else.
Kristina Prewitt says
This would be a blessing for our family! The holidays can be stressful and to have extra cash would be wonderful!!!
Shannon says
WInning this would bless my family with an amazing Christmas.
Stacey says
This giveaway would help my family have a wonderful Christmas.
Liz says
Love this Advent Countdown idea!! Thanks, Tauna!
KYLIE ANDERSON says
Thank you Tauna. I always love the printables you create for us.
Tauna Meyer says
I’m happy to do it!
Krista says
With 6 kiddos, our Christmas budget can always use help! 🙂 As an aside, I’ve also been loving your blog. I’m a new reader. I especially love your “family schooling” approach.
Tauna Meyer says
Thanks Krista!
Michelle L. says
This would help us to be able to bless our 6 children with Christmas gifts this year and our parents. We don’t have any extra money this year, which is fine, God gives us everything we need! But it would be nice to be able to use this money to bless others.
Thank you!
Shauna McCoy says
This site is great! I always look forward to reading your blog. The articles are so encouraging or informative. Thank you!
Tauna Meyer says
I’m so glad! 😀
Melissa says
I love the wrapped book idea! We have a box of Christmas books that we pull out on Thanksgiving Day when we put up the Christmas tree, but I never thought of wrapping them.
hondamomma says
Like so many winning this give away would be a huge blessing. We have seven adopted children and have gone through a lot of trauma as a family the last two years. We are trying to rebuild our family, and there is very little money for Christmas. But more importantly, I wanted to say what blessing this site as become as I homeschool our sweet Doll Face. Her neglect at DNA has left her with many needs and homeschooling is the best fit for her. I don’t even know how I found this site, but I am blessed by it!! Our kids are ages 4 – 15.
Tauna Meyer says
I am SO glad that it is a blessing to you. What an amazing mama you are to have adopted all those sweet children!
abby says
Love your blog. Books are always one of our favorite ways to celebrate!
Tauna Meyer says
Thanks Abby!
Lyndsay says
Tauna, everything from your encouraging blog posts to free printables, is such a blessing in our lives. Thank you for being who you are in Christ! I love this giveaway and pray God will bless just the right two people with such a great present!
Tauna Meyer says
Thank you so much for your encouraging words! Praying as well!
Amy Fiedler says
This would help us to drive 12 hours to see my family for Christmas. We haven’t seen them for three years! It could also bless my niece, who is due with her third child soon and currently living at a shelter.
Cynthia says
This giveaway would bless my family by giving me some peace after changing my work schedule to give more time for my children. It will also give me a chance to get some gifts for my husband in Mexico.
Chrystal Love says
What a great way to encourage reading and togetherness during the Holidays!
And I’m praying hard for that Christmas Blessing! With our recent home disaster, I pray we have everything back together by Christmas- much left having any money left over for Christmas gifts!!
Tara says
I just LOVE your blog and all your resources! You rock!! 🙂
Tauna Meyer says
Thanks Tara! 😀
Amanda says
This money would be an extreme blessing to our family. I left my job in April to stay home a concentrate on homeschooling my 3 boys. I was working full time and felt like i was falling behind on the housework and on the kids schooling and felt led by the Lord to stay at home. It has been a struggle and we have managed to survive , but we are not caught up by any means. This year we aren’t able to purchase presents for the kids and they will get some from their grandparents and of course the moments that we get to share together. I hope that through this experience my kids will learn to never give up faith and if you are in God’s will, God will get you through it.
Tauna Meyer says
You have a great perspective here. ❤️ Praying for you now!
Lyndsay says
I have way more than 25 Christmas books to do this with (former preschool teacher and bookaholic!) I will be wrapping my favorites next week so we can start 🙂 And $500 would be such a blessing. I have Christmas pretty covered for my youngest 5, but my 2 oldest teens are hard to buy for. A little extra spending money would be awesome!
Christina says
It would make a huge difference to be able to get a little nicer gifts this year for the kids.
Mandi says
I’ve been planning on doing the book part of this finally this year, but hadn’t thought of attaching a scripture to it. I love that! Thanks so much the idea!
Tauna Meyer says
You’re very welcome!
Emily Herold says
This is a super generous giveaway! Some family will be amazingly blessed! If we won we could put it toward traveling to see our family for Christmas. Most years some of our family comes to see us but this year they weren’t able to come. So we are missing them a while lot.
Lynda West says
Winning the money would allow our family to buy Christmas gifts without feeling the financial strain. It would allow us to pay down debt while still having a great family Christmas.
Nara says
We would buy books and get some organic snacks for Christmas!!! We live overseas and shipping costs are craaaazy!
Jennifer L says
What a generous giveaway and a huge blessing for the winning families! It would allow us to pay bills and have nice Christmas presents for the kids.
Heather says
Thank you for a great advent calendar idea. I love books, and have a bunch of Christmas books we never seem to get to. This year I’m sure we will read them all.
Tauna Meyer says
You’re welcome! Yes it’s a great way to use those!
Audra says
$500 would be a big blessing. We are in the process of buying a home. We have been living in a small condo. This would definitely help with closing cost, and moving.
rkokes says
Thanks for doing this giveaway-would love to have some extra money!
Tauna Meyer says
You’re welcome!
Pamela says
It would help pay some bills, as my husband has moved to the mainland to go back to school for retraining as the pulp mill he was working at will no longer be employing him.
Jamie Geoghegan says
You always have so many wonderful ideas!
Tauna Meyer says
I’m glad you like them Jamie! 🙂
Nena says
I would use some to bless a friend who is struggling to provide for her son .. thanks!
Luba says
I would use the money to buy some bible and character building curriculum as well as some other supplemental material. Thanks for putting it together!
Jessica says
I love reading all of the comments. My husband lost his job in May. He is a teacher and made a conservative Christian comment and was fired. We were devastated. 3 children under 5 including a newborn. We lost insurance and then my husband had multiple kidney stones. We were refused treatment by several hospitals, but praise be to the Lord. He is bigger than this. My husband was able to receive treatment eventually and found a part time job. We took a big pay-cut and this Christmas we could definitely use a blessing. We also want to be able to share a blessing. Thank you for this opportunity!
Tauna Meyer says
“He is bigger than this.” Amen! Praying for you guys!
Jennifer says
Winning this money would allow us to provide for more area charities and give our girls a little bit bigger Christmas. We are tight every month. Every last penny would be put to good use!
Heather Leiby says
The blessing gift money would be helpful to my family this year for 2 reasons, first Christmas in a new area/house so budget is tight. and second, being able to bless others this Christmas with blessing bags and home made goodies. We do blessing bags and homemade goodies every year, and having extra money to put towards it would be great. Thank you for the opportunity to win a prize. =)
Tiffany Martin says
Honestly we don’t really have extra money for Christmas. Am hoping we can squeeze a $100 out of the account to get our kids something. Winning this would be a huge blessing for Christmas for our family and to be able to give to others. Even if we don’t win, thank you for doing such an amazing thing to bless others in need.
Susan says
Thank you for such a generous giveaway! Whoever wins will be greatly blessed!
Susan says
The company my husband works for is facing bankruptcy likely by years end, and hours are slashed. These funds would help pay bills and provide Christmas for our family
Pat says
This would be great for paying bills and giving some to those in need.
TanyaP says
This year has been a tough one! Everything has been breaking down in our home….water damage, leaks and old appliances, etc. We can seem to catch a break and Christmas will be a struggle for our family.
Tauna Meyer says
Praying for you now Tanya!
Debra says
My husband was demoted in June and ever since, life has been an intense juggling act where we just pay the bills that are most urgent. An extra $500 could mean the difference between having electricity or not right now.
Tauna Meyer says
I’ve been there Debra – totally understand that feeling! Praying for you now. ❤️
Kim says
What a neat idea! I’m looking for an advent type thing and am having a hard time not finding ideas not focused on Santa. Thank you.
Kristy says
This would be a great help to us this holiday season. We are a homeschooling, missionary family of six on furlough right now. In the past two months we have incurred substantial medical and auto repair costs, making things rather tight.
Jennie says
Winning this means I could visit my mum in another state and still have a great Christmas with my husband and children.
Sara Leon says
Winning this giveaway would be a blessing for our family because we have not had enough money for groceries lately and have had to charge them on our credit cards.
Tammi says
This giveaway will help me with Christmas shopping.
Gaylene Huff says
Love the Advent Calendar! I really enjoy reading your blog. You’re a blessing to so many.
Thank you!!!
Tauna Meyer says
Thank you for the encouragement Gaylene!
Wendy Miles says
This money would certainly be helpful for medical bills right now. My husband was recently diagnosed with cancer and had surgery last month. He’s doing well, but the bills are beginning to pile up. This would be such a blessing for our family.
Christie says
My husband’s income has been spotty lately, so this would really help with Christmas presents!
Stephanie Halvorsen says
Thank you for the opportunity! We have 6 kids in our home, bio, adopted and foster, this money would go towards making Christmas even better!
Rachel Einfeldt says
I love book lists! Thanks so much for sharing and for working with other bloggers to offer the giveaway!
Rosette says
As a single, God loving homeschooling mother of two amazing daughters, This giveaway would mean so very much. I see so many others in need and wish we all could get a blessing like this, i honestly do. God Bless and wishing a blessed Christmas and a great New year!!!
Tauna Meyer says
I do too Rosette! ❤️
Amy says
I’d love to buy some sensory tools for my kids in our homeschool, especially some chairs like a KORE wobble chair or Hokki or something similar. I’m teaching K, 4, 6, and 8 this year and it’s a little overwhelming with everyone’s needs.
Stephenie says
Wow! What an awesome thing you bloggers are doing! This would be a blessing to our family as we moved a few months ago and have had moving expenses and a few unexpected expenses. Love the book ideas! Read-aloud, no matter how many times it happens in a day, is my favorite part.
Renee says
Winning would be very helpful to family. Have done books for a few years, but not with advent reading attached. Great idea, thanks
VeronicaS says
This is a great giveaway! I can think of lots of ways to use that!
Gina Gallegos says
We do the reading every year, now incorporating the verses will be extra special thank you.
Rebecca Angus says
My husband is a pastor. We outgrew the parsonage, so the church now gives us a housing allowance which we put toward a mortgage and utilities. However, there’s not enough for the extra expenses that come with “owning” a home. We should have put a roof on 2 years ago, but decided to make it last one more year because we didn’t have the money. Finally, a little over a year ago we decided we had to do it because we had leaks in our laundry room, our daughters’ bedroom, and through the light fixture in the entryway. We were able to get three 0% interest credit cards and pay for the roof. However, we still owe a bit on 2 of the cards. I would love to win this and put it straight toward that debt. I don’t like paying interest and want to do everything we can to avoid it! Thanks for this opportunity!
Mandi K. says
The truck we’ve been driving had the break caliper get stuck while I was driving. The axel got so hot that it caught fire on the bypass. Fortunately, my husband was right behind me in his aunt’s truck. We got the three kids out safely and his mom was able to pick me and the kids up. Unfortunately, the truck needs a lot replaced so we’re saving to get a new one as soon as possible because we’ve been borrowing other people’s. As much as I’d like to say we’d use the extra $500 to make a magical Christmas morning, it would go toward buying a used Suburban that could hold us all and my husband could use for his tree removal business.
Jennifer says
Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity! Your resources and encouragements are so awesome, I look forward to receiving your emails!
Tauna Meyer says
You’re very welcome Jennifer!
Cortney Matthews says
What A Generous Gift! I would use It To PAy Off Debt as that is the dream and goal of our family.
Dana says
Wow! What an amazing blessing and gift that would be!
Sabrina says
What a blessing! Thank you e freebie, and the opportunity! I feel this would bless our family as I just had baby #5 this month and need new cloth diapers.
Tauna Meyer says
You’re welcome! 🙂
Peggy says
How generous! My husband and I are on a fixed retirement income. We want to continue our Christmas traditions with our two children and five grandchildren but I don’t know how we will be able to this year. Your gift will take care of everything and more. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Jennifer says
We are missionaries and will be back in the US next year and money will definitely be tight. Every little bit that we can save is a huge help for our home assignment time.
Ashley says
Thanks for doing this give away! We would use the money to have a little bigger than normal Christmas and may even try and sneak a present in there for hubby (we don’t do Christmas presents for each other, just the kiddos!)
Rebekah says
Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway! Winning this very generous gift would help so much right now.
Nelly B says
This would be so great to win! Thanks for the chance! We would put this towards school books!
Shelly F says
I am retired Air Force, and have gone back to school so only able to work part time. I adopted my son as single mom so cash has been really tight this year. The biggest blessing is my son never whines or complains about not having things. It would be nice to be able to get him something fun.
Tauna Meyer says
That IS a blessing! Speaks to your influence. 🙂
Tricia says
Your freebies are always so beautiful! Thank you for them! Now to actually make sure I put it into practice!! And as for the giveaway, it would help take some pressure off as my husband’s current job ends the day before Thanksgiving and he’ll likely be without work until January or later!
Tauna Meyer says
You’re welcome! Praying for your job situation. I know that’s hard!
Reba says
Thank you for the book idea. We’re a book loving family!
Winning this would be a great blessing. My husband just started his own business and finances are tight.
janna says
I would love to win this and build up our savings!
Jessica says
Thanks for the chance to win!
Carron says
If I won the giveaway, initially I would want to pay off debt. We just escaped foreclosure. But as I have read comments and related to massive financial harship…I would really have to pray, “Lord, why me? What would You have me do to multiply this gift.” Letting God be abundant through me, that has to be the only right thing to do . I truly enjoy your blog Tauna. You are beautifully unique in a loud & ad-filled world, you are shining brightly as one of my favorite emails. Love 🙂
Tauna Meyer says
I love this sentiment. What a beautiful prayer! 🙂
Robin says
Our heating system failed this year, and we are going to need to buy a new one in the next few weeks, and this is definitely a stress on the budget since we are also paying off debt. $500 would be a huge blessing for our family, Thanks for this opportunity!
April says
Thank you for the download!! We’re doing the book countdown this year and these tags are so cute!
This giveaway would be such a blessing! I’d love to be able to help a family in need this Christmas and be able to pay down some of our cc debt. What a great giveaway! Thanks for this opportunity! 🙂
Julie says
I’m always on the lookout for ways to entice my less enthousiastic kids to read, this is a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Leah says
This would be great to win! Thanks for the opportunity.
Jenn O says
We’ve really struggled this year with making ends meet and keeping our home business running. We had to use what I had saved for Christmas, so now I”m not sure what to do. Thank you for hosting this giveaway. Blessings to you and your family this season.
Denise says
If I won, I would get tires for my car!
Erica says
I hope to win this giveaway to help off-set medical bills and funeral costs incurred from the death of our fourth child this past October. He came into the world at 33 weeks gestation, with severe chromosomal defects, and three heart conditions which took his sweet life away. We have resigned all to God, and are very blessed in all we’ve weathered. Christmas will be much easier with a little help!
Tauna Meyer says
I’m so sorry for your loss. I love your sweet mom heart words. Blessings for you this Christmas. ❤️
Cheryl Lauser says
The giveaway would help a lot, with van repairs and paying off debt.
The Christmas book advent ideas are great! Thank you!
Raelene says
If our family won this giveaway it would be a big step in paying off debt in order to buy our boys a home.
Wendy says
This gift would give us some extra help with homeschool needs and wants and regular monthly expenses. We could then help bless our daughter’s Living Water Fundraiser to help get her towards her $15,000 goal to drill a fresh, clean water well for kids in Zimbabwe, Africa. http://www.water.cc/AlexaLove,Eat,Give Thanks!
Kristina T says
This money will bless our family in many ways. One of the most recent would be paying for the heat tlhis winter.
joyce says
what a blessing this will be to the winners! thanks for the chance to enter…
Debbie says
Such a fantastic giveaway. It will be a blessing to whomever wins. Like many others, it would be a big help this time of year because unfortunately debt does not stop because of the holidays.
Melissa G says
Thank you for these free printables, excited to use them with my family during the Christmas season.
BlessedCP says
I am so excited about your Advent reading plan, Thanks so much!
Tauna Meyer says
You’re welcome!
Stephanie says
Thanks for an entry!
Stephanie says
Thanks for the entry!
Darcie says
Things have been on the tighter side financially, and this would relieve some of that stress.
Irene says
To win this giveaway would be so awesome! The Lord knows the need. Thank you for the generous giveaway opportunity!
HS says
This would be a blessing for my family to host the community fundraising this year.
Angela says
This would be a huge blessing for us this year!
Sue says
This gift would bless our family so much, as we have used our savings for the ministry we’re in and are trusting the Lord to provide. Thanks for offering this opportunity!
Billie says
Our family just started our own business this year, so $500 would give us a little extra cushion — especially during the holiday season when there are so many additional expenses!
Laura A says
What a way to bless others!
Janet says
This win would be a huge blessing for our family! $500 would mean my husband not working another overtime shift at the fire department before Christmas!
Felicia Dye says
Our family is trying to move out of California to a more conservative, Christian state. We are not quite sure how it will happen but feel we have been called to do this as soon as possible. We are planning to move in the spring. We don’t know anyone in the state we are going to or have any jobs set up. We are going on pure faith. Any extra money right now would be a huge blessing!
Kathy R. says
This would sure come in handy! Thanks for giving us the chance to win!
Maria S. says
We would use the money for my son’s upcoming oral surgery.
Lindsay A. says
This blessing would help us get our heads “above water” so to speak. Such a generous giveaway by all the blog co-hosts – many thanks to all of you!
Maria Beas says
If I get very lucky to win this amazing giveaway, I will help my parents by paying off some utility bills for them. Thanks for the chance.