Review and Giveaway!
“Nothing fun is going to happen today.” That’s what Punky Grace tells her Grammy when she comes down with a serious case of the grumpies.
The Blessings Jar: A Story About Being Thankful
The timing to review this book couldn’t have been more perfect for our family. Lately, I’ve felt like my five-year-old has been focusing more on the disappointments than the blessings in her life. Playtime ends, friends go home, and rain comes down on bike-ride day. This book helped me show my daughter just how blessed she really is, even when sad things happen.
We created our own Blessings Jar from an empty Mason jar we had lying around our house. Each day, we fill it with as many blessings as we can come up with and when it’s full, we empty it out and start all over again. That’s the beauty of our blessings—there are just too many for one jar! Today alone her jar has a strawberry yogurt lid, a strawberries and cream milk straw, an M&M wrapper, a Laffy Taffy wrapper, a leaf from the tree that shades our back porch, and a picture of her baby sister. There’s still plenty of room to add more of the day’s blessings, though. I love watching her search for more blessings and things to be thankful for. It has already become a fun little game that I hope we can play every day!
Another thing I loved about The Blessings Jar was that Colleen Coble based the main character of this book on her own granddaughter, which is clearly reflected in the book’s illustrations. I truly hope there are more Punky Grace stories planned for the future—it would make an excellent series.
Extras…
If you purchase your own copy of The Blessings Jar you will be eligible to receive three FREE gifts from Colleen Coble, including your very own Blessings Jar! Once you’ve made your purchase, follow this link to Colleen’s Page to find out more.
About the Author…
Bestselling author Colleen Coble based the character of Punky Grace on her granddaughter, Alexa. Colleen is the author of several award-winning romantic suspense novels, including Tidewater Inn 
*Author bio taken from back cover copy of The Blessings Jar
You can learn more about Colleen by visiting her website at ColleenCoble.com or by connecting with her on Facebook and Twitter.
The Giveaway…
Time for another Tommy Nelson Mommy Giveaway! Use the Rafflecopter for your chance to win your very own copy of The Blessings Jar. Enter now through Tuesday, July 23rd. One random winner will be chosen and emailed on Wednesday, July 24th. Until then, Happy Reading!
Yours in Christ Yeshua,
S
Disclosure:
I received a copy of The Blessings Jar through the Tommy Nelson Mommy Program. I was not asked to write a positive review. All views and opinions expressed are solely and completely my own. I received no compensation other than a copy of the book featured in this post, which is mine to keep. This post also contains affiliate links. To learn more please read my full policy.
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I mention often how many different things God provides!
That’s a great way to teach about thankfulness, Colleen. Thanks for stopping by!
I try to remind them of how blessed we are and how God has provided for our family. This sounds like a great book and I can’t wait to share this with my kids and others.
I would love to win this to share with my children (ages 3 & 4). We have so much to be thankful for each and every day!
We end each day with what we are thankful for in our prayers…
We write thank you notes for gifts and when people do something special for us.
We say (please and) thank you to each other, and talk about how much we should thank God in our prayers because of His blessings, and say prayers of thanks
I always encourage my child to say “Thank you”, even for the small things! I tell them, “Thank you” so that they hear it and they hear me Thank others! We send Thank You cards.
Thank you cards are so important 🙂 I think a lot of people don’t send them anymore, which is sad. I think they’re a nice way to show you appreciate someone.
Every night before bed, they write down their favorite part of their day and what they are thankful for. #1000gifts 😉
What a great idea. I might have to try that one:)
I always remind them of how blessed we are and how they should appreciate everything and also to share with others. Sometimes they have funny prayers like Thank You God for the yucky peas I have to eat for dinner etc. We also do the Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes and we pray for that child and I tell them what country the box was sent to etc.