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Thanking God for the Gift of Life {+ An Amazing Grace Giveaway by Mommy & Baby Essentials!}

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I always like to say that this gift of life that we have all been blessed with is something to be truly thankful for. I am always grateful, too, when other people feel the same way, and tell me so — even complete strangers! 🙂 It is such a blessing to be able to connect with other people who appreciate God’s gifts and presence in their lives, and want to “pay it forward” in their own way!

One such person I’ve met — though only online so far — is mompreneur Theresa Orteza of . I was honored to host a few giveaways for her last year, and she was even so kind as to send me an encouraging book for moms, too, just because. I know she’s an intentional parent, too — just look at her Facebook cover photo:

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Anyway, Mommy Theresa recently celebrated her birthday, and she’d like to express her gratitude for the gift of life by sponsoring another giveaway here on the blog! 🙂 Again, PERFECT timing, since I’m trying to line up weekly Amazing Grace giveaways for you all here, as part of our 50 day-long Easter celebration! 🙂

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For this giveaway, ONE blessed reader will win ONE pack of Next9 cloth diapers from Mommy & Baby Essentials! (One pack contains THREE diapers!)

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The giveaway will run for three weeks and is open to anyone with a Philippine shipping address. The winner will be notified by e-mail and announced on my Facebook page. (If I am a bit delayed in choosing and announcing the winner, it means I have already given birth by then! LOL!)

To join, just use the Rafflecopter widget below:

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Thank you, everyone! 🙂 Remember, YOUR life is a gift from God — don’t waste it! 😉

Truly Rich Recommendations {Events}: Babypalooza Bazaar 2012 + A Giveaway by Mommy & Baby Essentials! :)

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Shopping for mommy, baby and kids items nowadays has become significantly “easier,” especially if you live in urban areas like Manila. Actually, with the Internet, you don’t even have to leave your home to buy this or that item — I’m sure you’ve bought something online at least ONCE in your life, right? 🙂 (One of my FAVE online stores is , but then, I’m a certified hoarder of children’s books book-lover and hope to raise my kids to be the same!)

Still, going to bazaars and events specifically geared towards moms and their families is a whole lot of fun, and I try to make sure we attend at least one or two such events every year — even more, if our schedule permits! 🙂

One such event coming up is the Babypalooza Bazaar on Friday, November 30, 2012, at the Walter Hogan Conference Center in Ateneo de Manila University.

From the press kit (with a few side comments from moi, teehee!):

The Babypalooza bazaar focuses on items and services for babies, toddlers and expectant moms. It features bothpreloved and brand new premium itemsfrom widely trusted local and imported brands. Items from Phillips Avent, Vulli (Sophie the Giraffe), Carter’s, Dr. Brown, Calvin Klein, Tiny Buds, Red Tag, Gap, Human Heart Nature (one of my favorite brands of all time!), Osh Kosh and tons of other stuff produced by Manila-based mompreneurs and from well-known brands will be sold on-site at negotiable, parent-friendly prices. A lactation consultant will also be on-site to offer FREE breastfeeding tips and counseling. (I love that they’re breastfeeding-friendly! 🙂
A special feature of this bazaar is its Vendor Protection Program (VPP). The VPP ensures that items that will be sold by one Babypalooza vendor will not be sold by another. This will ensure that buyers will not see the same stuff from several vendors over and over again, making their visit and shopping experience much more fun and worthwhile J (Isn’t this a great feature? It will help you narrow down your shopping choices and save time too!)
Items that will be sold are baby clothing, shoes and accessories, gear, strollers/baby furniture, feeding bottles, nursing wear, breast pumps, skin care and cleaning products. Services such as umbilical cord banking, bronze casting and pregnancy/breastfeeding massage (I could use a good pregnancy massage right about now, LOL!) will also be featured. Edible products such as organic baby food, pastries, pasta and other food items will be sold on-site. 
The venue is fully air-conditioned. Free parking and entrance.

For more information, please visit www.babypalooza.com.ph
You can also get in touch with Cel Goco, Mariz Ong and/or Kat dela Torre.

Contact details: 
Email: 

Facebook event page .

A list of brands, items and more bazaar information can be found on www.babypalooza.com.ph. 
I just took a peek at the list of vendors, and am glad to see that my friends from and will be there! 🙂 Fellow mom bloggers Cai and Fleur will also have booths at the bazaar. Cool, huh? 🙂
Now, for the EXCITING part! 🙂 Mommy Theresa of Mommy & Baby Essentials is generously sponsoring a GIVEAWAY in anticipation of the Babypalooza Bazaar! 🙂 Here is what’s up for grabs:

1 piece Skiphop Lunchies

2 pieces Fashionable Bibs 
(More choices — depends on availability though)
3 pairs Non-Skid Socks
(More choices  — depends on availability though)
2 pieces Bag Organizer 
(Sorry, no pic of these 🙂

To join, please make sure you follow EACH step in the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this post.  There will be eight winners in all — prizes shall be chosen at random, once Rafflecopter “selects” the eight winners. The winners shall be notified by email and announced on . 

VERY IMPORTANT: Please take note that you can only claim your prize at the Mommy & Baby Essentials booth at the Babypalooza Bazaar on November 30. The prize will NOT be shipped to you. Good luck, God bless and have fun, folks! 🙂

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Just Because: Another Mid-Week Amazing Grace Giveaway by Mommy and Baby Essentials! :)

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I know there are still a couple of Amazing Grace giveaways happening over here, but, well, what can I say? God is GOOD! And we have such generous blog partners (especially mompreneurs!) who want to be an instrument of God’s blessings for you guys! So, YES, everyone, here’s ANOTHER giveaway by  (which is currently also holding a SALE — awesome, huh?)! 

In case you were wondering what you can get for P250 (the giveaway prize), here are a few ideas:

Each Skiphop bib costs P200 🙂
These cute animal t-shirts light up when your kids move.
At P300 a piece, you’ll only have to pay P50 (plus shipping fees) if you win the giveaway!
Look at these CUTE knee protectors! 🙂
You can get TWO pairs of these cute baby socks at P250! 🙂
This is the facial wash I use! 🙂 Its price?
50ml – Php84.75
200ml – Php 199.75
This is for P249.75 only! 🙂 You can get it almost free if you win the giveaway! 🙂
These eco-colored pencils come in two sizes: The 4″ ones cost P55 and the 7.5″ ones costs P90.

These are just SOME of the items you can choose to spend your P250 prize on! 🙂 Check out more options .

And now, for the giveaway! 🙂

ELIGIBILITY AND CONTEST PERIOD

Eligibility: The contest is open to Philippine residents only or those with Philippine addresses.
Claiming of giveaway prizes: Winners will be notified via e-mail. 
Contest period: Contest will run from July 19 to July August 1, 2012. The winner will be announced by August 2, 2012 on . 

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Please follow the Rafflecopter instructions below. Happy mid-week, everyone!
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Hurray for the Mid-Week Amazing Grace Giveaway by Mommy & Baby Essentials!

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One of the things I love about being a mom blogger, and, just recently, a mom blogger who does giveaways, is that I get to connect with such amazing people, especially mompreneurs! 🙂 I feel so blessed every time someone offers or agrees to do a giveaway on the blog, as I consider giveaways as a way of sharing one’s blessings with others.

So you can imagine how ecstatic I am that we’re doing another giveaway this week, aside from the Monday giveaway(s!) by Moringana. 🙂 Thank You, Lord, for using , for this chance to share Your blessings! 🙂
Here are the giveaway details:

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One winner will be entitled to receive a gift check worth P250 from Mommy and Baby Essentials! 🙂 (You can start browsing through their Facebook page  to see what you can buy with that!)

ELIGIBILITY AND CONTEST PERIOD

Eligibility: The contest is open to Philippine residents only.
Claiming of giveaway prizes: Winners will be notified via e-mail. 
Contest period: Contest will run from July 12 to July 26, 2012. The winner will be announced by July 28, 2012 on . 

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Please follow the Rafflecopter instructions below. (Let’s thank the Lord for Mommy Theresa, the mompreneur behind Mommy and Baby Essentials, for sponsoring this awesome giveaway! You can show her some “love” by posting on her Facebook wall .) HERE’S TO MORE CHANCES TO SHARE GOD’S BLESSINGS! 🙂 Happy mid-week, everyone!

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Amazing Grace Giveaways now a REGULAR feature! :) Yey! {So let’s start with one now, shall we?! Win a kid’s bag harness from Mommy and Baby Essentials!}

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When I first was inspired during Lent to start the Amazing Grace posts, features and giveaways on this blog (in celebration of Easter), I had NO IDEA how many people would take to it! Seriously, I was — and still am — humbled and honored that this little blog of mine is able to reach out to other people! 🙂 Praise GOD, and thank YOU, dear readers, for letting me be part of your lives somehow!

In gratitude, I have decided to continue doing the Amazing grace posts, features and giveaways, though maybe not as regularly as I did during the 50 Days of Easter! (Whew!) I do hope you’ll still join me on this journey, friends! 🙂

And now, without further ado, let me go straight to the REAL purpose of this post — Yep! It’s another Amazing Grace giveaway! 🙂 This time, it’s related to my previous post on “How to Prevent Your Child from Getting Lost {or Worse, Kidnapped},” where I shared some tips I got online for keeping our kids safe in public places.

Well, because of God’s amazing grace and the generosity of (who won one of the free entry passes to the 4th Philippine Homeschool Conference in one of my other giveaways), TWO blessed readers of this blog can keep their kids close and secure when they’re out and about with these fun and functional bag harnesses from ! 🙂
(Note: There will be only ONE winner for the Batman harness and ONE winner for the Ladybug harness.)

Thank You, , for these awesome prizes! 🙂

ELIGIBILITY AND CONTEST PERIOD

Eligibility: This contest is open to Philippine residents only.
Contest period: Contest will run from June 3 to June 17, 2012. The winner will be announced by June 19, 2012. 

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Please follow the Rafflecopter instructions below. Don’t forget to enter everything for more chances of winning! 🙂
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