"Celebrate the Journey" Giveaway!

It just works out that the coldest months of the year are sometimes the hardest weeks of the school year too.  Right now we are nearing the end of first semester while trying to get back into routines after the holidays, and I am thinking about spring and summer, and could use a little encouragement.  One of the things I am particularly looking forward to is attending an Apologia Live conference for the first time!  This past summer I had a great opportunity to attend a lunch with several other homeschool moms from this region to learn about Apologia Live right from the source. And I was really impressed!  Not only does Apologia publish some great resources to encourage homeschool moms, they also put on retreats around the country designed specifically to encourage and support homeschool moms.  I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with the ladies from Apologia, and getting to know their heart for ministering to homeschool moms. 

And --- I have a regular ticket to give away to one of my readers!  This ticket is valued at $115 and includes  the Live Retreat event only (6 General Sessions and 2 Prayer Sessions - beginning on Friday afternoon at 3:30pm and running through Saturday at 4:15pm.  The Retreat also includes lunch on Saturday.).  Hotel reservations and the additional Nuts & Bolts session will be the winner's responsibility.  The winner of this giveaway will have their choice of attending either the Baltimore (March 9 - 10) or Atlanta (March 23 - 24) event.

This year's theme is "Celebrate the Journey"

Celebrate the Journey of homeschooling, wifehood, and being a mom during the good times, the bad times and yes, even the ugly times. Join us as we look at the scriptures and seek encouragement from veteran homeschool moms on how to Celebrate the Journey!

Apologia Live invites you to a retreat designed to encourage and support homeschool moms.

This will be a time of refreshment and encouragement with other homeschool moms, and hearing from some great speakers!  Heidi St John is the featured speaker at the Baltimore event, and Pam Tebow (yes, Tim's mom!) is the featured speaker in Atlanta.  We'll also hear from Rachael Carman, Zan Tyler, Debra Bell, and others. Visit the Apologia Live website to see the full list of speakers,  what to expect at the conference, the full schedule, and the complete session descriptions.  By the way, I will be attending in Baltimore, so if you choose that one, I would love to meet you! 

How to enter:  There will be one mandatory entry - leave a comment telling me why you'd like to win this ticket and which location you would be attending.  For additional entries, you may choose from the following (and leave a separate comment telling me each one you do)

• Visit the Apologia Live website and look around.  Come back and leave a comment telling me about a resource you would love (or already love!) or which speaker you would most like to hear.
• Like Apologia on Facebook to find out more about their events.
• Follow Apologia Live on Twitter.
• Share the link to this blog giveaway on Facebook or on your own blog.

This giveaway will remain open for comment entries until January 17th, 2012.  A winner will be chosen using Random.org.  All entries must include a valid email address or link to a contact page for notification.

Note:  The ticket for this giveaway is being provided by Apologia Live.  Apologia Live has also graciously provided me with a ticket to this event as a thank you for my help in promoting the event.  All opinions are my own.