Space Warriors GIVEAWAY

Have you heard of Space Warriors?  Click on the link below to watch the trailer.  You have a chance to win a copy for your family.  Keep reading to find out more about this movie and find out how to win! 

Space Warriors is the second film in the Walden Family Theater original lineup featuring great family entertainment, airing Friday nights exclusively on Hallmark Channel. Walden Family Theater is creating films for the whole family to enjoy together, so make sure to mark your calendars and gather around the television to watch all the great upcoming films!

Past films include: "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Holes", "Nim's Island", "Charlotte's Web", and "Return to Nim's Island."

About Space Warriors: Six highly skilled teenagers are handpicked to be part of a summer space camp competition at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As the competition heats up, the kids have no idea that their ultimate challenge will be to solve a life or death crisis aboard the International Space Station as the world anxiously watches.

Starring: Thomas Horn, Danny Glover, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino and Booboo Stewart.

Space Warriors Official Website: http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/spacewarriors

If you would like to win this movie, leave a comment on this post.  This giveaway is open to US addresses and no P.O. Boxes.  Winner will receive: Space Warriors Blu-ray Combo Pack
(Blu-ray + DVD + VUDU Digital Copy)

Contest will end Friday, July 19 and winner will be notified by email.  Please make sure your email is available in your comment so I can let you know if you win.

(Information and materials for this post provided by Walden Family Theater)

Leave a comment and share the giveaway with your friends!  Thanks! 

Have a day of blessings!

Song: "Courageous"

Today the movie "Courageous" releases on DVD.  We went to Lifeway and purchased a "pre buy" ticket and will pick up our copy this week sometime.  My husband and I saw it at the theater before Thanksgiving.  What a great movie!  Have you seen it?  If not you really should rent it or buy it.  It has a great message with so many lessons in it.  We are in a war here and need to be courageous. 

I hope you enjoy this Casting Crowns song called "Courageous."  When we saw them in concert in December, this was the first song they sang. 

Have a day of blessings!

DVD: Unplanned + Giveaway

I had the privilege of receiving the DVD Unplanned, and my husband and I watched it together.  This is a well-done documentary of the story of Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan, TX. 

About the documentary: 
Abby Johnson thought she was helping women in crisis. She was about to learn the truth . . . and facing the secrets of her own painful past would be the toughest truth of all. In this documentary based on the book Unplanned, learn how Abby Johnson went from Planned Parenthood clinic director to leading voice for life and women in crisis.

Take a couple of minutes to watch this clip.


My thoughts: 
Having been a pro life supporter for as long as I can remember, I was excited to be able to watch this movie and enjoyed watching this one hour movie with my husband.  As I watched I learned so much about the Planned Parenthood organization.  I feel like this documentary had many lessons for the viewer beyond just the support for life. 
1.  Our prayers matter. 
2.  We don't know how what we say or do in Christ's love can impact another person, even if we don't see the results immediately. 
3.  We need more people with courage like Abby to stand up for what is right.

I'd like to also share with you an event coming soon, the Unite for Life webcast.  Click here for the website and more information about how to register for this FREE event.

Also, I am giving away a copy of the DVD Unplanned.  This would be a wonderful video to watch yourself and share with others in your family or church.  Leave a comment on this blog post telling me if you have read the book Unplanned or followed Abby Johnson's story.  I will choose a winner on Friday and announce the winner on Saturday, May 7.  I will send you a gift certificate provided by Tyndale for you to take to your local retailer to get this DVD.  Make sure you include your email address so I can contact you. 
   
Have a day of blessings!
 

Flashback Friday

Today's Flashback is a fun topic: movies!!

My Flashback:
I do not know how old I was but I remember the local movie theater showing special kids' movies in the summer. I'm not sure how many of these we went to, but the one I remember is "Benji." I don't think we went to the movie theater very often.

A movie I loved was "Charlotte's Web." "Where The Red Fern Grows" and "Old Yeller" are other favorites. I still like these movies today.

Other movies I remember from my childhood are "ET" and some Disney ones like "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast." "Parent Trap" was fun to watch too.

Have a day of blessings!

Have you seen Fireproof?

If you have not yet, go see it! I was so happy it was still at our local theater. My husband and I got to watch it last night. It was as wonderful as I expected after all the wonderful reviews I'd read from my blog friends and others. We need more movies like this.

I think anyone would benefit from this movie...especially married couples. Any relationships would benefit from the lessons about love though.

I saw Amanda had posted the song "Love is not a fight" on her blog after she saw the movie. I was waiting for it the whole way through. It is such a great song.

Another song that played I really liked too ("While I'm Waiting"), and I didn't realize my husband has the CD. We got to listen to it again on the way home. I'll probably write a separate post about this song.

Have a great Saturday!
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"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." I Corinthians 13:4-7

Have you seen this movie?

"Facing the Giants" has been out for a long time, probably years now! I just now watched it though! I always wanted to see it. When I saw our library had it, I started watching for it to be available. My husband and I watched it last night. We both loved it. This is definitely one I want for our collection. It has so many lessons in it.


Have you seen it? If you haven't you should! I would recommend it to everyone!
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"Be always on the watch, and pray." Luke 21:36

New movie

I saw a trailer for this new movie called "Fireproof" on One Sacrifice For All Time and wanted to share it here too. It is by the makers of "Facing the Giants" and looks like a good one. Just wanted to share!

Something I feel strongly about...

I mentioned the Mid Cities Pregnancy Center in my post about the SCC concert. Wonderful stories were shared through a video presentation before the concert began about the lives saved at the pregnancy center. Then again half-way through the concert the director spoke about their program and showed another movie about a young girl who chose adoption instead of abortion. The girl was in the audience along with the family who adopted her baby (the boy was with them too!). It was very touching to see the family in real life and know the center is really making a difference and saving lives.

I have always felt strongly about abortion and remember preparing speeches against abortion in high school. I was thankful to be at the concert and be reminded again the value of every life and the need in our society for programs such as this one.

In our Sunday school class we recently watched a DVD called "The Silencing of God." The speaker presented facts about the heritage of our country and the faith that shaped our country for many years which is now fading away. Anyway, one of the points he makes is that there are many issues with which we place importance and we use these issues to help us decide who gets our vote....everything from education and the environment to terrorism and health care. What are the important issues though? The two he points out are homosexuality and abortion.

When we were at the concert I thought back to the DVD series. What is God's reaction to the abortions that go on every hour every day? Are we doing anything about it? We are to value life. Is it okay to sit by and allow these abortions to continue? What can we do to make a difference and stand up for life? These are questions I've been thinking about lately. What can I do to help others choose life?
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"My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalm 139:15, 16

Movie recommendation: The Nativity Story

A friend from church loaned us The Nativity Story. We watched it Saturday night and both of us really enjoyed it. I believe it was last year sometime I read the book at the library and found it very intriguing. I mean how many times have I heard the story from the Bible? It was interesting to have a new approach I guess and think about things I've not really pondered before, like about the wise men and how they knew about the star.

It is rated PG for a couple scenes of violence (related to Herod killing all the babies) so I wouldn't recommend that part for children. I really couldn't stand to watch that part myself.

The next one on my list to watch is Facing the Giants.
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"Examine me, God.... Make sure I'm fit inside and out so I never lose sight of your love, but keep in step with you, never missing a beat." Psalm 26: 2, 3 MSG