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Hello friends!

In case you've been wondering where our posts have been lately, we want to officially announce the new location for Dr. John Trent's blog.

The URL is so easy to remember: http://johntrent.com/

We're also excited to announce a brand new look and feel for our www.StrongFamilies.com website as well. Please check it out when you have a chance.

Thanks for your support! We look forward to hearing from you in 2011.

Enter to win an autographed John Trent book of your choice!

Are you a StrongFamilies Facebook Fan?

Here are some questions that could win you an autographed book to help strengthen your family!
• Have you been impacted by Dr. John Trent's ministry to families over the years?
• Have you read one of the books he's authored and co-authored, like The Blessing, The Two Sides of Love, The 2 Degree Difference or The Treasure Tree?
• Have you been to a Strongfamilies seminar that Dr. Trent has taught or heard him on the radio?
Here's the last question!
• Have you joined Facebook as a way to stay up to date on the latest news, and information about family, friends, ministries, and causes that are dear to your heart?

If so, we encourage you to become a fan of Strongfamilies on Facebook by clicking the "LIKE" button at the top of the page. By doing so, you'll be entered for a chance to win ONE of TEN Dr. John Trent books we'll be giving away. Plus he'll personally autograph it for you!

Once you're a fan, you'll receive Dr. Trent's latest blog posts, event and book announcements, as well as ongoing communication with the Strongfamilies community all on your Facebook page. It's one of the easiest ways to stay in touch. And it's easier then you think to win a free signed book from Dr. Trent.

Here's how!

Contest Rules
• Visit the StrongFamilies Online Bookstore to decide which book you'd like to receive if you win.
• Click this link to go to the StrongFamilies Facebook page.
• Click on the "LIKE" button to become a fan.
• In the "What's on your mind?" box, tell us the book you've chosen and briefly one important aspect of having a Strong Family.
• That's all you need to do!
• Then when we reach 500 Fans we'll have drawings for 10 of you to each receive your choice of one free autographed book from the StrongFamilies online bookstore...and the winner could be you!
• Are you already a Facebook fan? Don't worry, you'll still be included in the drawing from the first 500, then 1,000 fans.
• But don't forget to spread the word, so we can have the drawing as soon as possible. Once we reach 500 soon - we'll round up the names and choose a winner! Remember that special book could make a great Mother's Day, Father's Day, wedding, birthday, baby or graduation gift.

We look forward to seeing you on Facebook!

Back from Dallas EXPO and a house of mirrors...

There are so many controdictory examples of whether things are getting worse -- or getting better in the world we're facing -- it's like living in a house of mirrors. Look in one mirror, one day, and things look small and shrunken. For example, I just got back from the Dallas Book Expo. They had expected, literally, at least 50,000 people to show up at the Dallas Convention Center. We bought a booth (see above) and were all set to help hundreds of families who walked by. On Friday, almost no one walked by all day. There were, literally, 400 people at the event -- not 50,000. On Saturday, it looked like 300 people. On Sunday, I was told that many of the events were canceled. It was incredible to see thousands of feet of convention floor space, filled with books and authors and book publishers -- and so few people. To put it in perspective, if Max Lucado was doing a book signing, how long would you expect his line to be? If you said, "Around the entire convention center!" You'd normally be right! However, at this Book Expo, I walked over, talked to my friend, Max, got caught with him for several minutes before finally, another person walked up to get a book signed by him! (By the way, Max has quit riding his road bike and is back to golfing, having golfed with Michael Hyatt, Publisher of Thomas Nelson, the day before).
That's the negative "mirror" I looked into over the weekend. Apparently, money so tight, people so scared of even buying a book -- they just stayed home.
Then on Monday it's like looking at another mirror!
The market goes up over 500 points! (Which in stock market terms is a lot in one day!!!). All that to say, I'm glad that we have a God who knows the future -- and knows us. Put in the words of 1Cor. 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known." I'm thankful that in these uncertain, "house of mirror" times, we can know that while we face lots of uncertainty today, one day we'll exchange it for a full picture of Jesus, and His love and plan for our lives.
Good news in confusing times! Write more later and Lord bless, John Trent