TWICE AS NICE Christmas e-bookspecial!

'Tis 2 weeks before Christmas,
And two girls are giving.

A steal of deal,

To help women with everyday holiday living.

So our gift to you,

Is a blessing times two.

Because it's twice as nice,

to get two books for one price.

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Both e-books for $10.00

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Want to make your Christmas gift giving even better for your budget? How about gift giving throughout the year? Like birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, hostess and thank you gifts? Find out great ways to make homemade gifts for a fraction of the cost of store bought ones that will really knock the socks off your recipients.

Homemade gifts can be spectacular if you only know how.

You will love Leslie's newest e-book, Gift Giving from the Heart: Homemade Gifts that are Treasured not Trashed--not just for Christmas holiday giving--but ALL year-long too!
Regular Price: $9.99

It's Christmas time! A time in which we celebrate the birth of our Saviour.

Yet, do you feel your long “to-do” list not only occupies much of your time in December, but creates a great deal of noise and distraction in your soul as well?preparations to make

• cooking and cleaning to be done
• presents to be bought
• budgets to be kept
• decorating to be completed
• parties to be attended
• ministry events to be particpated in

This Christmas can be different!

We can pursue a quiet heart in a noisy season.
In Kathy's newest m2s devotional lifestyle guide, THE TWELVE HEARTS OF CHRISTMAS...pursuing a quiet heart in a noisy season, you will be guided through a daily time of
heart preparation

• prayer
• reading from God’s Word
• encouraging devotional thoughtsand exercises of examen—all centered around the Christmas story.

Regular Price: $8.97
 

SAVE TODAY!

Get Leslie and Kathy's newest e-books

Both e-books for $10.00

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It's a Twice as Nice Christmas e-book special!

SESSION EIGHT: PLANNING YOUR CHRISTMAS DECORATING - INSPIRATION FROM THE DOLLAR STORE

PLANNING YOUR BEST HOLIDAYS EVER! series: SESSION EIGHT

When: Tuesday November 24

Where: Find the link on the top right-hand side of the Girl's Gathering Place blog by noon on Tuesday.

Speaker: Jennifer Jones

Session Description: Looking for a little inspiration to add some razzle and dazzle to your Christmas decor? Wondering how you will pay for it? Here's the good news. It doesn't have to be expensive! Have you ever thought of checking out your local dollar store? 

In this session, Jenn shares some amazing ideas for YOUR holiday decorating--all centered around inspiration from dollar store treasures! Listen in. You'll be wanting to head out to the dollar store before the session is done!

About Jennifer: As far back as she can possibly remember, Jenn was HOPELESSLY in love with beautiful weddings! As a teenager, her bookshelf was a testament to my passion, housing every wedding and bridal magazine available on the newstands. Hours pouring over the latest and greatest wedding trends within those magazines continued to fuel Jenn's passion, and it was no surprise to those near and dear to her when she became a Certified Wedding Planner with The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada.

Besides wedding and event planning, Jenn loves to help women create a beautiful home--using what they already have--mixed with the creative use and re-purposing of items from the dollar store.

Jenn has just celebrated her first wedding anniversary. Kellen and Jenn are on staff at The People's Church in Toronto, Ontario.

Visit Jennifer On-Line:

Jenn's Website
Jenn's Blog

Session Seven: Planning Your House-Cleaning Schedule for the Holiday Season

PLANNING YOUR BEST HOLIDAYS EVER! series: SESSION SEVEN

WHEN: Tuesday November 17, 2009

WHERE: Find the link on the top right-hand sidebar of the Girl's Gathering Place blog by noon on Tuesday!

SPEAKER: Sue Wright


SESSION DESCRIPTION:

With just over 5 weeks before Christmas you may be in a panic as you contemplate decorating your home, doiing your Christmas baking, sewing angel costumes and wrapping presents. When are you going to find time to whip your home into Martha Stewart condition for holiday guests?


At the best of times it's a challenge to keep on top of the laundry, dishes, and dust bunnies. Come to think of it, when was the last time the kitchen floor was mopped and the toilet cleaned? Stop the world; I want to get off!
In this session,we'll bring some joy to your world with some tips and principles to make your home the clean and tidy sanctuary you'd like to have for the holidays--and year-round.


ABOUT SUE:

Sue Wright is an "ordinary girl" living in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada and is the owner of Serves You Wright Cleaning Services. She has been married to Bill for 36 years and is the mother of four grown children-Jaime, Ed, Sarah, and Laura , mother-in-law to Paul and Lori, and grandmother to 3-year-old Aiden and 7-month-old Owen. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and keeping up-to-date with the lives of her children and grandchildren.

Her latest venture is getting into the world of internet marketing. Her first fledgling website offers unique and natural baby products and the safest glass baby bottle on the market. She is hoping to buld a website in the near future to encourage women (and men) int heir housecleaning efforts with motivational tips, answers to cleaning questions, quality cleaning products and supplies and articles dealing with the many struggles our fast-paced over-extended society faces in maintaining clean and orderly homes.


As someone who was never taught how to clean a home, and as a former homeschool mom, Sue emphasizes the importance of training children how to clean a home, not only for their present help, but for their future benefit.

Sue has been a speaker at ladies' meetings offering cleaning tips and spreading the message that a clean home starts with a clean heart.

VISIT SUE ON-LINE:

 www.bonkersforbaby.com

Session Six: Planning for Healthful Eating During the Holiday Season

PLANNING YOUR BEST HOLIDAYS EVER! series: SESSION SIX

WHEN: Tuesday November 10, 2009
WHERE: Find the link on the top right-hand sidebar of the Girl's Gathering Place blog by noon on Tuesday!
SPEAKER: Cathy Morenzie, Personal Trainer

SESSION DESCRIPTION

With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, its time to put a plan in place if you don’t already have one to combat the additional 2-5 pounds that many of us put on over the season. If you know that you traditionally ‘relax your standards’ of healthy eating throughout the holiday season, then its time to plan your success strategy ahead of time.

In this session, we will discuss some health and fitness tips to help you manage your weight over the holidays; share some healthy holiday alternatives and help you put a personal plan in place so that weight loss will not have to be one of your resolutions.


ABOUT CATHY:

Cathy Morenzie, the president of Active Image has been a leader in the fitness and health industry for over 20 years. Her impact has influenced thousands of people over the years to help them lose weight and develop positive attitudes about exercise and active living.


VISIT CATHY ON-LINE:

Cathy's Website
Harmonic Health and Wellness

AUDIO IS READY for Session Five: Planning S.P.A.C.E. to Cultivate a Devotional Lifestyle Christmas

Hi Girlfriends!

Just a wee note to let you know that the audio for session five taught by Kathy Butryn has now been posted on our blog.

Click here or...

You can find it in the upper right-hand side under Session Audios!

Hoping it encourages you to Plan SPACE this Christmas to cultivate a devotional lifestyle.

Session Five: Planning S.P.A.C.E. to Cultivate a Devotional Lifestyle Christmas

PLANNING YOUR BEST HOLIDAYS EVER! series: SESSION FIVE

WHEN: Tuesday November 3, 2009
WHERE: Find the link on the top right-hand sidebar of the Girl's Gathering Place blog by noon on Tuesday!
SPEAKER: Kathy Butryn


SESSION DESCRIPTION:

It's the holiday season. Things to do. People to see. Places to go.

You begin to feel overwhelmed. Tired and irritated. Impatient and wanting to withdraw. You wonder where the joy surrounding the true "reason for the season" went to...and more importantly, how to get it back.

Have you been there? I sure have.

During a "post-session" evaluation not too many years ago, to my shock, I realized that the one most important thing in my life--daily spending time with God--was lost in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. No wonder I was such a mess!

God invites us to spend time with Him amidst all the activity swirling around us. How can we arrange our daily lives in such a way to make S.P.A.C.E. for Him? Everyday. In the holiday season or in the ordinary seasons of our everyday life?

Join us at the Girl's Gathering Place and download this practical, inspiring and encouraging session taught by Kathy Butryn on Tuesday November 3.

This year, intentionally plan S.P.A.C.E. to cultivate a devotional lifestyle Christmas!


ABOUT KATHY:

Hi…my name is Kathy Butryn, and like you, I wear many hats—wife, mom, pastor’s wife, homeschooling mom, corporate trainer, life coach, spiritual director, speaker—and I know all too well the challenges of intentionally arranging my busy life in such a way to  plan S.P.A.C.E. to cultivate a devotional lifestyle.

Spending time with God--my "first-thing" necessity--can often slide to second, third and fourth place in the reality of my everyday life.

In my own search and determination to cultivate this devotional lifestyle, God, in His grace, has taught me a few lessons along the way.  I’m looking forward to this session at the Girl's Gathering Place and sharing those lessons…and sharing the invitation that Jesus extends to each of us to come to Him and spend time with Him.

I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada with my husband Alan, and together we have two grown daughters, one teenage son, and one son-in-law. To relax, I love to read and knit.



VISIT KATHY ON-LINE:



Please come and visit me on-line at:

http://www.theheartchangeplace.com/
http://www.kathybutryn.com/


or at my blogs at:


http://www.theheartchangeplace.blogspot.com/
http://www.girlsgatheringplace.blogspot.com/

Join me over at The Heart Change Place blog for a Devotional Lifestyle Moment each Monday to Saturday. Make the connection--between your Sunday faith and your everyday Monday to Saturday life!

Session Four Audio is Posted! PLANNING FOR FLEXIBLE FAMILY CELEBRATIONS!

Hi Girlfriends:

Just a wee note to let you know that Phyllis Sather's session called: PLANNING FLEXIBLE FAMILY CELEBRATIONS is now posted on the Girl's Gathering Place blog!

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Have you checked out Marcia's book, Debt-Free Living on One Income yet?

Marcia has offered it to all of us at a discounted price...PLUS...she has given us the first chapter of her book as a FREEBIE!

All of Marcia's information is available on the Girl's Gathering Place FREEBIE page!

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Also...UNTIL OCTOBER 31...you can take advantage of the amazing freebie that Beth Beutler has given us...a month's free membership at her Christian Prudent Woman site. This is a fabulous gift--not only does it include many articles, including a video and downloadable notes from her session at the Girl's Gathering place called PLANNING FOR TENSION-FREE HOLIDAY RELATIONSHIPS, but as a member, you also get:

-free enrollment in any or every Coffee Break Bible Study you choose


-free enrollment in an online growth group (optional)

-full access to library of articles

-free downloadable copy of Beth's book, Time Management, Jesus' Way

-member's only Facebook group

Benefits coming in the future include video training, audio resources, and a basic personality assessment at no further charge!

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All the information is on the Girl's Gathering Place "FREEBIE PAGE."

Where is the "FREEBIE PAGE." SIGN UP in the form at the top of the blog...the link for the Freebie page will be sent to you!