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Monday, December 2, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Giveaway: Enter To Win a $175 Amazon Gift Card!!
I am very lucky to be partnering up with some amazing pet bloggers for this wonderful giveaway, & just in time for the holiday gift giving season!! These are the warm-hearted blogs that are joining me on this giveaway:
• The Lazy Pitbull
• You Did What With Your Weiner
• Dolly The Doxie
• Canines & Couture
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Oh & please take the time to visit my fellow giveaway hosts. We all work very hard everyday to promote awareness towards the proper treatment of animals.
• The Lazy Pitbull
• You Did What With Your Weiner
• Dolly The Doxie
• Canines & Couture
• Cascadian Nomads
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Do you want bonus entries? Of course you do! Just follow the simple steps in the Rafflecopter widget below! Bonus entries are not required, but they will definitely increase your chances of winning!
Get entered to win by next Thursday, December 5 at 11:59pm ET. A single winner will be randomly selected & notified via email on Friday, & will also be announced on my Facebook page, Shares Save Lives!
Oh & please take the time to visit my fellow giveaway hosts. We all work very hard everyday to promote awareness towards the proper treatment of animals.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sunday Social: Halloween!
This Weeks Questions:
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?:
This really cool monster/zombie type costume designed by my Daddy. He used a recipe for this awesome face makeup like they use in the movies. It was textured, lumpy, gorey, bloody & just plain gross, lol!!
2. If you could go back to your childhood & dress up as something, what would it be?:
Probably to the year we threw a big Halloween bash. My mom had all 3 of is custom designed & tailored costumes. I dressed up in a gorgeous genie costume, that was silver & pink, so silky, shiny & luxurious. I felt like a million bucks that night!
3. What was your favorite Halloween costume as an adult?:
The year I dressed up as Cleopatra. That was an awesome costume.
4. What is your favorite Halloween candy?:
This is a difficult question!! Seriously though, overall? Probably candy corn. As far as whet you get when trick or treating, I'll go with 3 Musketeers or Milky Way.
5. What is your favorite Halloween memory?:
Definitely the year that Michael & I went all out decorating our apartment & dressing up. We won 1st place in this big contest that Mississippi State was having & we didn't even know there was a contest, LOL!
6. What is your favorite scary movie?:
The Original version of The Grudge I guess. It's really a very hard choice though!!
Next Weeks Questions: Random
1. What is currently on your wish list?
2. Share a new iPhone, droid, iPad app that you have recently discovered that we all need.
3. What is a new fall tv show that you have added to your dvr?
4. Share your social media links so we can follow you. (Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, etc) Tell us which is your favorite and why.
5. What is a tv show, movie, or song that you could watch or listen to over and over and never get tired of?
Come link up with us & make new friends, comment on some blogs & make your Sunday very Social!
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?:
This really cool monster/zombie type costume designed by my Daddy. He used a recipe for this awesome face makeup like they use in the movies. It was textured, lumpy, gorey, bloody & just plain gross, lol!!
2. If you could go back to your childhood & dress up as something, what would it be?:
Probably to the year we threw a big Halloween bash. My mom had all 3 of is custom designed & tailored costumes. I dressed up in a gorgeous genie costume, that was silver & pink, so silky, shiny & luxurious. I felt like a million bucks that night!
3. What was your favorite Halloween costume as an adult?:
The year I dressed up as Cleopatra. That was an awesome costume.
4. What is your favorite Halloween candy?:
This is a difficult question!! Seriously though, overall? Probably candy corn. As far as whet you get when trick or treating, I'll go with 3 Musketeers or Milky Way.
5. What is your favorite Halloween memory?:
Definitely the year that Michael & I went all out decorating our apartment & dressing up. We won 1st place in this big contest that Mississippi State was having & we didn't even know there was a contest, LOL!
6. What is your favorite scary movie?:
The Original version of The Grudge I guess. It's really a very hard choice though!!
Next Weeks Questions: Random
1. What is currently on your wish list?
2. Share a new iPhone, droid, iPad app that you have recently discovered that we all need.
3. What is a new fall tv show that you have added to your dvr?
4. Share your social media links so we can follow you. (Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, etc) Tell us which is your favorite and why.
5. What is a tv show, movie, or song that you could watch or listen to over and over and never get tired of?
Come link up with us & make new friends, comment on some blogs & make your Sunday very Social!
The Sunday Community
(Photo by: Alex North | Biloxi, MS)
I have set my rainbow in the clouds,
and it will be the sign of the covenant
between me and the earth.
--Genesis 9:13
and it will be the sign of the covenant
between me and the earth.
--Genesis 9:13
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Sunday Social: Life
This Weeks Questions:
1. What do you value most in life?:
My family & friends, science for providing me with dialysis & God's amazing grace.
2. What do you think is the greatest invention in your life and why?:
Most definitely dialysis. It is the reason I get to keep spending one more day with breath in my lungs.
3. What do you think is the secret to a good life?:
Faith in God! We would be nothing & nothing would be if it weren't for Him!
4. What would you most like to be remembered for when you're gone?:
For making a difference in the lives of stray, feral, homeless, lost & abused animals. I want to give a voice to those who have none. I want to open no-kill shelters & pass laws to bring TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) programs into effect.
5. What accomplishment in your life are you most proud of?:
I am most proud of my strength to survive, no matter how dire the circumstances.
Next Weeks Questions: Halloween!
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?
2. If you could go back to your childhood and dress up as something, what would it be?
3. What was your favorite Halloween costume as an adult?
4. What is your favorite Halloween candy?
5. What is your favorite Halloween memory?
6. What is your favorite scary movie?
Come link up with us & make new friends, comment on some blogs & make your Sunday very Social!
1. What do you value most in life?:
My family & friends, science for providing me with dialysis & God's amazing grace.
2. What do you think is the greatest invention in your life and why?:
Most definitely dialysis. It is the reason I get to keep spending one more day with breath in my lungs.
3. What do you think is the secret to a good life?:
Faith in God! We would be nothing & nothing would be if it weren't for Him!
4. What would you most like to be remembered for when you're gone?:
For making a difference in the lives of stray, feral, homeless, lost & abused animals. I want to give a voice to those who have none. I want to open no-kill shelters & pass laws to bring TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) programs into effect.
5. What accomplishment in your life are you most proud of?:
I am most proud of my strength to survive, no matter how dire the circumstances.
Next Weeks Questions: Halloween!
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?
2. If you could go back to your childhood and dress up as something, what would it be?
3. What was your favorite Halloween costume as an adult?
4. What is your favorite Halloween candy?
5. What is your favorite Halloween memory?
6. What is your favorite scary movie?
Come link up with us & make new friends, comment on some blogs & make your Sunday very Social!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Cover Reveal: Author Teresa Jones presents Rebecca's Resistance
We are excited to showcase the cover reveal for author Teresa Jones's book, Rebecca's Resistance. Teresa recently signed her first contract with new historical romance publishing house, Parchment & Plume!
Blurb: Every year Bella Plantation comes alive with the Christmas season as the prominent Bellafield family hosts their annual holiday parties. The only thing more famous than the parties at Bella Plantation is the marriages that are arranged during the parties, as well as the one marriage that has never been arranged.
Rebecca Bellafield has been introduced to the finest men that South Carolina can offer and still she has resisted each suitor. Her mother wants a marriage based on name and money, while she is looking for someone to share her life with.
When her mother announces that this year their approach to suitors will be different, Rebecca is sure that the holiday season is going to miserable that is until she gets caught in the eyes of a green-eyed stranger.
Rebecca's Resistance will be available at all ebook retailers on October 3, 2013!
Author Bio: Teresa Jones is a native from Pennsylvania where she grew up in small coal mining towns and spent her younger years reading everything she could get her hands on.
She has been writing stories almost as long as she has been reading them and used to sit in her closet, writing in her notebooks while her imagination carried her to places far away.
She now resides in Texas with her husband and their "children", a black lab named Maximus and an orange tabby named Princess. When she is not reading or writing she is planning an escape to the coast to be as close to the ocean as possible.
Blurb: Every year Bella Plantation comes alive with the Christmas season as the prominent Bellafield family hosts their annual holiday parties. The only thing more famous than the parties at Bella Plantation is the marriages that are arranged during the parties, as well as the one marriage that has never been arranged.Rebecca Bellafield has been introduced to the finest men that South Carolina can offer and still she has resisted each suitor. Her mother wants a marriage based on name and money, while she is looking for someone to share her life with.
When her mother announces that this year their approach to suitors will be different, Rebecca is sure that the holiday season is going to miserable that is until she gets caught in the eyes of a green-eyed stranger.
Rebecca's Resistance will be available at all ebook retailers on October 3, 2013!
Author Bio: Teresa Jones is a native from Pennsylvania where she grew up in small coal mining towns and spent her younger years reading everything she could get her hands on.She has been writing stories almost as long as she has been reading them and used to sit in her closet, writing in her notebooks while her imagination carried her to places far away.
She now resides in Texas with her husband and their "children", a black lab named Maximus and an orange tabby named Princess. When she is not reading or writing she is planning an escape to the coast to be as close to the ocean as possible.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Sunday Social: Television
This Weeks Questions:
1. What was your favorite TV as a kid?:
-or- 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_One_Television
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_rainbow
2. What is your current favorite TV show?:
-or- 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devious_Maids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_Dead_Diva
3. Which reality show would you NEVER do?:
I really can't stand reality shows. I would definitely not want to be on a show like Fear Factor. Yikes!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Factor
4. Which reality show would you LOVE to do?:
Oh em gee, pretty much anything on HGTV!! My favorite 2 are Divine Design with Candice Olson & Design on a Dime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Design
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_on_a_Dime
5. What is the TV personality/character that you feel is most like you?:
Claire Danes as Angela Chase on My So-Called Life -or- Zooey Deschanel as Jess on New Girl.
-or- 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Danes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_So-Called_Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Girl_(TV_series)
6. Which TV character would you want to date?
This one is easy. Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Leto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_So-Called_Life
Next Weeks Questions: Foodz!
1. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
2. What's your guilty pleasure/comfort food?
3. What's the weirdest/craziest thing you've ever eaten?
4. What foods do you avoid at all costs?
5. What meal reminds you of your childhood?
6. Share one of your favorite recipes and the story behind it.
1. What was your favorite TV as a kid?:
-or- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_One_Television
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_rainbow
2. What is your current favorite TV show?:
-or- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devious_Maids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_Dead_Diva
3. Which reality show would you NEVER do?:
I really can't stand reality shows. I would definitely not want to be on a show like Fear Factor. Yikes!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Factor
4. Which reality show would you LOVE to do?:
Oh em gee, pretty much anything on HGTV!! My favorite 2 are Divine Design with Candice Olson & Design on a Dime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Design
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_on_a_Dime
5. What is the TV personality/character that you feel is most like you?:
Claire Danes as Angela Chase on My So-Called Life -or- Zooey Deschanel as Jess on New Girl.
-or- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Danes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_So-Called_Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Girl_(TV_series)
6. Which TV character would you want to date?
This one is easy. Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Leto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_So-Called_Life
Next Weeks Questions: Foodz!
1. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
2. What's your guilty pleasure/comfort food?
3. What's the weirdest/craziest thing you've ever eaten?
4. What foods do you avoid at all costs?
5. What meal reminds you of your childhood?
6. Share one of your favorite recipes and the story behind it.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Kindle Fire HD 7″ Giveaway
This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT!
Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HD 7".
Kindle Fire HD 7" Giveaway
The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HD (US Only)
Or $199 Amazon.com Gift Card (International)
Or $199 in Paypal Cash (International)
Sponsoring Bloggers & Authors
- I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
- Feed Your Reader
- New Adult Addiction
- Jessabella Reads
- The (Mis)Adventures of a Twenty-Somthing Year Old Girl
- Books Unhinged by StacyHgg
- S.A. Larsen - Writer's Ally
- Author Inger Iverson
- The Geeky Gamers
- annakyss
- Everyday Word Magic
- Candance's Book Blog
- Page Flipperz
- SMI Book Club
- Laurie Here
- Feed Your Fiction Addiction
- Phantasmic Reads
- The Book Bellas
- Please Don't Remove MarGreat's Glasses
- Author Jennifer Laurens
- J.C. Valentine
- Holly Hood
- Young Adult Novel Reader
- Author Heather Bixler
- Literary Meanderings
- Suspense Author Kim Cresswell
- Mother Daughter & Son Book Review
- Meredith's Musings
- Auggie Talk
- Author Camelia Miron Skiba
- Author Lena Sledge
- LoriTheAuthor
- Author Dianne Venetta
- Curling Up with A Good Book
- MyLadyWeb
- Fae Books
- Bea's Book Nook
- Girls with Books
- Ketch's Book Nook
- Turning Pages
- Bookhounds
- Karey White
- My Devotional Thoughts
- Author Talia Jager
- Author Helen Smith
- Sher A Hart: Written Art
- Author MK McClintock
- Word to Dreams
- Buku-Buku Didi
- Tasty Book Tours
- Readerlicious
- Romance Bookworm's Reviews
Giveaway Details
1 winner will receive their choice of a Kindle Fire 7" HD (US Only), $199 Amazon Gift Card or $199 in Paypal Cash (International).
There is a second separate giveaway for bloggers who post this giveaway on their blog. See details in the rafflecopter on how to enter to win the 2nd Kindle Fire.
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Ends 8/15/13
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Sunday Social: Music to my ears!
This Weeks Questions:
1. What is your all-time favorite song?:
Sing it Out by Switchfoot
2. Who is your favorite singer/band?:
3. What song reminds you of your childhood?:
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
4. What songs put you in a good mood?:
Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO
5. What is your music to rock out to in your car?:
Anything by Zac Brown, Katy Perry, LMFAO, Blake Shelton & I love anything Bluegrass.
6. What is the most embarrassing album or song you own?
I don't consider anything I listen to "embarrassing".
Next Weeks Questions: Television
1. What is your favorite TV as a kid?
2. What is your current favorite TV show?
3. Which reality show would you NEVER do?
4. Which reality show would you LOVE to do?
5. What is the TV personality/character that you feel is most like you?
6. Which TV character would you want to date?
1. What is your all-time favorite song?:
Sing it Out by Switchfoot
2. Who is your favorite singer/band?:
3. What song reminds you of your childhood?:
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
4. What songs put you in a good mood?:
Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO
5. What is your music to rock out to in your car?:
Anything by Zac Brown, Katy Perry, LMFAO, Blake Shelton & I love anything Bluegrass.
6. What is the most embarrassing album or song you own?
I don't consider anything I listen to "embarrassing".
Next Weeks Questions: Television
1. What is your favorite TV as a kid?
2. What is your current favorite TV show?
3. Which reality show would you NEVER do?
4. Which reality show would you LOVE to do?
5. What is the TV personality/character that you feel is most like you?
6. Which TV character would you want to date?
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Cocoa Butter Sugar Scrub GIVEAWAY - Ends 7/31 - ACTZ Cosmetics & Sparkle Me Pink
Welcome to the Cocoa Butter Sugar Scrub Pack GIVEAWAY
Sponsored by ACTZ Cosmetics
ACTZ Cosmetics offers fantastic face and body products that not only smell fantastic but look good enough to eat !!
They offer super adorable products that are made from natural ingredients and free from chemicals. Would't these make wonderful bridesmaid or bridal shower gifts? Or a really fun kid's party favor? And they even have some great little happys for baby showers. ACTZ Cosmetics really does offer something for every girl!
Enter the Rafflecopter below (must be 18+ older and US residents ONLY) for a chance to win a Cocoa Butter Pack
Ends 7/31
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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