Attn: Mothers and Daughters! REMINDER

**More Prizes Added**

We have updated our Mother Daughter giveaway and added some prizes for the winner. Please be sure to contact us with your entry by this coming Saturday, April 26th!

ggmphotosubmissions@gmail.com

Growing in Grace Magazine wants to honor Christian mothers and daughters in May for Mother's Day! We'll be planning a special article just for this occasion and here's what we would like to do:

-Send us your best photo of mother with daughter(s).

-Girls: Tell us what makes YOUR mom so special.

-Photos may be of you doing something together, participating in a favorite hobby, or just a still pose. Your choice.

We'll choose one winning article to be featured in May's issue, but all participants photos will be featured in honor of your moms.

Please contact us and we'll send you a permission form to complete for using your photo.All mothers with daughters 18 or younger may apply. Three/four generation photos are also accepted.

Edited to add: Deadline for submissions is April 26th!!!!

Some prizes are coming in and here is a sneek peek at whatC.S. Flowers is offering the winner! (U.S. Resident only)

Also we have an e-Book on menu planning that was donated by Graham Family Ministries.

We also have a lovely little goody basket full of stationary (note pad, scrapbooking stickers, shopping list pad, pink note cards, Mary Engelbreit Journal, and garden note cards), a $5 Starbuck's gift card, a Semi-Precious Stone heart charm necklace with additional charms, AND that's not all!

You'll also get a KJV New Testament pocket Bible, and a fun book for mom, 'Death of a Six Foot Teddy Bear'. A fun little book on Girlfriends 'Moments of connection'

A Season's Best Recipe cookbook from Pampered Chef.

Also you'll get a Strawberry and a Cherry Lip Balm from Burt Bee's, as well as their Mini Lotion kit.

Prize Package valued at approx. $1oo

**If you are a vendor and would like to donate prize(s) for our winner, please contact us.

Contest for US mainland residents only This is a wonderful way to show your mom and the whole world how much your mother means to you. Please pass this news onto your friends and invite others to join us. Here are two graphics you may use.

BUT WAIT! There's more! If you blog about this on your sites and send us the link to your entries, we'll enter your name FOR EACH BLOG you post this on, into the drawing. So help spread the word for a greater chance to win!

Thanks for vistiting!!

Spring

Hey everyone!! I'm so glad spring is here aren't you?
I just designed some buttons so you're welcome to copy them and use them for yourself .
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I hope you liked them!! Have a wonderful day love,

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And the Winner Is....

And the winner of our contest is Jaqcui!!! Congrats! Here is an award I made for you and your mom. I hope you like it!!

I have very sad news to report. My brother's fish died a few days ago and now we only have one, so her brand new name is Elsie!

Also before you go here is the verse for the week:

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19

(In case you haven't been to my website here lately and you don't get this post see this one.)

He Cares About the Little Things

Hi Everyone!! Okay I have a little chalenge for all of you who want to particitipacte. Today my brother, mom, and I went to a carnival at our school. It was so much fun!!! It was a fundraiser so we decided to join in.

I was walking along the street with a few of my friends and we saw a huge line going from one place to another. It ended up that they had a few fish bowls with colored water in them. What you were trying to do was throw a ping pong ball in one of the bowls in three tries to win your very own GOLDFISH! I decided to give it a try. I mean what did I have to lose? From a distance it looked real easy, but once I actually tried it real hard. Finally on my last try I made it into the bowl. And I got my very own goldfish!!! Can you see my ball in the green bowl?

Next, my brother came along and asked where I got the fish and I said, "Over there where the long line is. You can't miss it..." About 5 minutes later my brother was in the line and ready to win.

"Sorry you didn't win, but you can come over here and get a play goldfish," the teacher said in the nicest voice she could.

I felt so sorry for my brother I almost gave him my goldfish. Another 30 min. later we were in line for the third try. My mom and I where praying hard for my dear brother to get a fish. When it came to be his turn he finally won. We were all screaming and jumping up and down (forgeting about the fish in the bag). Happy as can be we rushed home and put the 2 goldfish in a bowl.


"Now isn't that just amazing that God cares for even the littlest things?" Mom asked.


"Yes!" we both answered.

The thing is we can't figure out what to name them. We need your help.

Please leave your vote for a good boy and girl name. Thanks so much!

Deadline: April 10, 2007

(This was attached to the bag. Isn't that cool? Also, at my school, the fifth grade is selling KJV Bibles. Pretty neat for a public school, huh? Praise the Lord!)

PB & J

Certain things just go together like bread and butter, milk and cookies, and of course….peanut butter and jelly. If you really like that very last combination, you should try celebrating National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day on April 2!

According to a Smuckers timeline, PB & J sandwiches go all the way back to 3000 BC. That was when the Egyptians baked the first leavened bread. In 1500 BC, peanuts were first discovered. Thousands of years later, in 1762, there is record of the very first sandwich. In 1890, peanut butter was invented. Of course, the greatest invention was sliced bread! About seven decades ago, jams, jellies, and preserves became popular. Finally, in the 1940’s, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was invented.

Most people know of the famous peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Usually that is the big thing in my lunch box! Today I will be teaching you a peanut butter and jelly recipe, but with a brand new twist.

Ingredients:

1 18-ounce roll refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough

6 tablespoon preserves, such as raspberry, cherry or strawberry

1 pint of vanilla bean ice cream


Directions...

1. Prepare cookies according to instructions.

2. Place about 1 tablespoon of ice cream on each flat side of one cookie.

3. Place 1 teaspoon of jam or preserves on each flat side of 1 cookie.
Top with another cookie, flat side down, and press lightly.
Repeat with remaining cookies, jam, and ice cream.

This is a fun and simple recipe. I hope you enjoy this wonderful little snack!

April GGM

Hi there. Thanks for visiting my blog!

Okay, at GGM there is a brand new magizine for April!! You may be thinking...here we go again, BUT this new issue is awesome it has practically everything! You may be the kind of person that likes crosswords or you may be the type who enjoys reading different kinds of recipes. From cooking to crosswords they have just about everything there at Growing in Grace so head on over the before it gets too late.