November Contest Running now

Happy Holidays everyone!
Well another Thanksgiving for most has come and gone..(we celebrate saturday when the whole family can be here at mom's). I do hope you took time to reflect on thankful things..A lot of times we tend to reflect on just the bad things or just the good..
We honestly need to take time for both.Negative and Positive.Good and Bad.laughter and tears.it is all what makes us stronger or weaker.i have found for myself that in bad times it seems to strengthen me,in the good times i guess i just want to lavish in it..
My family has had a lot of bad this year,could be worse so i don't have much time for "pity parties".At times this past year i have just wished i could find a place and just fall apart,but i knew i couldn't.I have a 2 year old grandson ,full time ,and a 5 year old grandson,part time,to raise..They depend on me ,so i pray a lot,laugh with them as much as possible and smile through tears.Iknow this season will change and maybe make a better,and stronger,Mom,Grandma,Sister,Daughter,Aunt ,Friend and Christian out of me..
If these things are accomplished ,then all is worth it.I try to always look around and see what other people are facing,maybe have a kind word for them instead of pity for myself..I have found if nothing else,that there is always someone with a harder problem than my own.So on that note,i will not fall or despair..
God gives us the grace we need to stand strong ,we only have to accept it..and i do...Good can come out of anything ..no matter how bad.
On the flip side,i am looking forward to my new grandbabies next year,my son will be daddy for the first time and he and julie could not be happier! justin,nephew ,and his lady are expecting at almost the same time as well as my daughter..so 3 new babies next may to go along with my precious billy and kolby.I have always said i wanted to have a holiday table when i got older filled with grandbabies ,just like my grandma's had..
Looks like God is granting me that wish.
If i leave them one day with nothing more than my love and a knowledge that there is always hope, to never fail because there is a god above whom loves them,,then i can be happy with that.a legacy i would be proud of...
SO REMEMBER TO BE THANKFUL,AND GIVE WHEN YOU CAN TO OTHERS...SOMEONE ALWAYS HAS IT WORSE...
i'd also like to invite you over to my other blogs as well..
this is my frugal site,a little helping hand sometimes.



and this is my pro-life and childrens site-(be warned-info on abortion and pics)
VOICE FOR THE BABIES-CLICK HERE

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL....
BETTY

PS....ADDING SOME CONTEST FOR YOU ...ENJOY! AND GOOD LUCK...HEY!!and while you are at it,check out this great song! IT IS CALLED butterflies!It will bring you to tears... BUTTERFLIES-CLICK HERE TO PLAY

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simple Contest for you to enter!
: Be the 25th Commentator on blog and win $10 via Paypal,,
RAVS BLOG-click and enter!

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CANT GET RICH
he says there is no way to get rich online...i am pretty sure he is right unless you have lot's of money to start up..since most of us don't...oh well...but there is a little extra money to be made ,i have found that out(the hard way i may add,,lol).
anyway this is a really neat site with good info ,and not too mention a kickin contest going on now through 11:59 on December 1st.Whoever wins gets a $100 gift certificate to the Apple store!

..i would love to win this contest,i'd be able to get a really nice gift for my son.finances are very tight(honestly) right now even hubby working overtime..so it would be nice to win...



I created this site to tell the world that you can’t get rich online, because all of the good ideas are taken. After only 4 days, this site has surpassed my personal blog in hits per day, and that’s been live since July.

You know what though? I’m not satisfied. So many of you out there still foolishly believe that you can get rich online. I need to get the word out. So, like so many other bloggers out there, I’m going to have a contest. The rules for the contest are simple:CLICK TO READ MORE-> enter now!

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Link Love Giveaway!


Who doesn't love a giveaway?

had so much fun making ornaments for the Red Velvet swap that I just kept going and made a whole lot more. So two winners are going to each receive 2 of these snowflakes.


But there's a catch. A small catch. An itty bitty almost not there sort of catch.... you have to give me some link love.

Add a link to this blog on your site or blog, and then comment on this post and let me know the URL of the page that links to me. Then you will be entered into the draw. yippie.

In honor of my beautiful baby girls first ever birthday, I'll randomly choose the winners on Monday November 26th and announce the results sometime on Tuesday.

RING POP BRIDE!!CLICK HERE NOW TO ENTER!
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Was just visiting over at Mamanista's and yet another prize has been added to the 12 days of giveaways!


Win Hip and Practical Baby Clothing from Stylease!

At Mamanista, we believe that moms shouldn't have to choose between style and practicality when buying baby clothing. One of our goals is to find a reasonably-priced, easy-to-launder, comfortable and hip-looking outfits for baby.

I have to give Mama Luxe credit for finding Stylease in her daily internet browsing and emailing me photos of their adorable outfits. Pictured at left is the "Chips & Cheese" outfit from Stylease's Spring Line that I received. Even though this looks like a three-piece layered outfit, it is actually one-piece!

You'll find it easy to dress baby since this one piece has snap openings in the crotch for easy diaper changes and hidden snaps to open the outfit to the waist in the front. And baby will look fashionable all day (or at least until he spits up) because the attached-shirt will never ride up, twist or tangle. I laundered the "Chips & Cheese" outfit, and it held up really well in the wash and had no color-bleeding at all. (According to the Stylease website, all the outfits are made with colorfast fabrics.)


You Can Win a Stylease Spring or Fall Outfit!


One lucky reader will win an outfit from the Stylease Spring or Fall Line as part of Mamanista's 12 Days of Giveaways. To enter for a chance to win, you must complete both of these steps:

CLICK HERE AND ENTER MAMANISTAS GIVEAWAY!

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head over and check it out! easy contest going on to win 20.00 weekly!

Thoughts Of A Blank Mind contest -click here
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ONLINE PRESENCE PRESENTS::::


Prize Money: US$100
Payment Via: PayPal only
Contest Runs Till: 31st December 2007.
ONLINE PRESENCE CONTEST!

Head over and check out online presence.Very interesting concept this guy has on helping out fellow readers online.want to make a few extra dollars for the holidays?help ends meet weekly,monthly?a lot of information is here to be had for the time and reading!they want to help you make money online.there is money to be made on line.some fairly simple,some more difficult.But if you are like me ,and for one reason or another ,cannot work outside the home,then this site is for you..head over and check out the information gathered for us all..click here and read more!

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When you have a few minutes ,check out 134u site , i really enjoy going there and i think you will too! today they also have this contest up,so take a few moments and go over for a visit!
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Canon IXY Digital 1000 Up For Grabs!From today the 21st of November until Monday the 10th of December i`ll be accepting entries by the following scale;

1 Entry in the draw - Subscribe to neilduckett.com by email, RSS too if that`s your preferred method of reading but email will be the official counter for the draw.

5 Entries in the draw
...so........get over there and enter!This competition!go now . also make sure you go by neil duckett.com...
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HOME based business opportunities.
to get your name tossed in the hat to win 100 bucks, you just have to do two quick and easy things.
1. Link back to the Making Sales Making Money homepage using the anchor text home based business opportunities.
2. Link back to the Contest Blogger homepage using the anchor text sweepstakes.

And that’s it, dude. You can write a post about the contest, link back at the end of a post about something else, or whatever. Just link back to the two sites with the required anchor text somewhere on your blog and you’re in.

But wait a second, bro: Making Sales Making Money contacted me at the last minute to say that they really wanted to give non-bloggers a chance to win the money too. So here’s the deal: you can also get another entry in the contest by subscribing to the Making Sales Making Money RSS feed.
CLICK AND READ MORE!-> SWEEPSTAKES

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In order to get my new blog up and runing, I am having a contest, and it’s as easy as 1,2,3…

1. Visit my Going2Oahu blog at GOING 2 OAHU between now and the end of November
2. Mention the Going2Oahu Blog in one of your blog entries with a linkback to http://blog.going2oahu.com/.
3. Leave a comment anywhere on my blog with your linkback post and you will be entered.

One lucky entrant will receive a $25 Walmart Gift Card! All entrants will get a linkback via their comment.
CLICK TO VISIT NOW~

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SEOlogs $2000 Giveaway Contest
Cash and Prizes total well over $2000 value, and I will be giving away at least one prize every day until Nov 30th 2007.

Entering only takes a few minutes. Just join my myBlogLog community ==> See details and list of prizes here Contest Blogger! Click Here Now!
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My Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts!

Well it is far enough along into November i can now say ''HAPPY HOLIDAYS''~~~~
Thanksgiving will be here before i know it so i am beginning to get the recipes ready for shopping! Somethings are just ''got to have's'' while others i like to be surprizes..darrell,rita and zack along with jeff have their favorites that i always like try and make .mom has a few she likes as well as my siblings ...So ,i was hunting my fav southern recipes and thought i'd share a few as well as beneath these i will also add a few new contest links! so make sure you don't pass them up....

RED VELVET CAKE!!!!
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 1/2 oz red food coloring
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon soda
1 tablespoons vinegar
PREPARATION:
Cream shortening; beat in sugar gradually. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition. Make paste of cocoa and food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Add salt, flour and vanilla alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Sprinkle soda over vinegar; pour vinegar over batter. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Bake in 3 8-inch pans or 2 9-inch pans for 30 minutes at 350°.

AND FOR THE FROSTING! SEVERAL IDEAS HERE..
1 C. Milk
1 1/4 C. granulated sugar
1/4 C. flour
3/4 C. Shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
Combine milk & flour & cook until thick (like a white sauce) Stir constantly. Set aside to cool. Cream sugar & shortening until light and fluffy. Add vanilla & cooled cream sauce. Beat until icing becomes stiff.

AND HERE IS FROSTING I PERSONALLY USE...
Icing


1/2 stick butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 lb box of powdered sugar
dash of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c chopped nuts
Mix icing ingredients together until light and fluffy. Frost and fill cake.
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MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups strong brewed coffee
1/4 cup bourbon or brandy
5 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
unsweetened cocoa powder
sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, for serving
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 275°. Sift the flour, salt, and the baking powder together ensuring it is mixed in well.
Combine the coffee, bourbon or brandy, chocolate, and butter or margarine in the top of a double boiler.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups strong brewed coffee
1/4 cup bourbon or brandy
5 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
unsweetened cocoa powder
sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, for serving
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 275°. Sift the flour, salt, and the baking powder together ensuring it is mixed in well.
Combine the coffee, bourbon or brandy, chocolate, and butter or margarine in the top of a double boiler.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups strong brewed coffee
1/4 cup bourbon or brandy
5 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
unsweetened cocoa powder
sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, for serving
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 275°. Sift the flour, salt, and the baking powder together ensuring it is mixed in well.
Combine the coffee, bourbon or brandy, chocolate, and butter or margarine in the top of a double boiler.

Heat until the chocolate and butter have melted, stirring occasionally.
Pour the chocolate mixture into a large bowl. Using an electric mixer on low speed, gradually beat in the sugar. Continue beating until the sugar has dissolved.

Raise the speed to medium and add the sifted dry ingredients. Mix well, then beat in the eggs and vanilla until thoroughly blended.

Pour the batter into a generously greased 3-quart bundt pan that has been dusted lightly with cocoa powder or flour. Adjust rack so cake will bake in top half of oven. Bake for about 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Let cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then unmold onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.

When cake is cooled, dust lightly with cocoa powder. Serve with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, if desired, or drizzle with chocolate or vanilla glaze.
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Cherry Cheesecake

What you need:

2 cups of graham crackers
2 cups of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
6 tablespoons of butter PLUS another stick, melted
4 packages ( 8 ounces each) of cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup of all purpose flour
1/4 cup of lemon juice
7 eggs slightly beaten
2 cups of heavy cream
1/2 cup of evaporated milk
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 can ( 21 ounces) of cherry pie filling
What you do:

On bottom rack of your oven, place a 13x9- inch pan filled halfway with water. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine graham crackers , 1/2 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and 6 tablespoons of butter. In a ten inch springform pan, press crumb mixture on the bottom of the pan and halfway up the sides of the pan.
In a large bowl, with an electric beater, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar for 3 minutes or until smooth. Beat in remaining butter , flour, and lemon juice. Gradually beat in eggs, cream, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Pour into prepared pan and place on the middle rack.
Bake the cheesecake for 1 hour. Decrease the temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 30 minutes or until almost set in the center. Turn off oven without opening the door and let the cake stay in the oven for another hour. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight. To serve top with cherry pie filling.
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5 CUP FRUIT SALAD!!!
This is sooooo easy the kids always have helped me with it but it is always a table favorite! try it....

Ingredients:
1 cup sour cream
1 cup coconut
1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup miniature marshmallows
Stir and chill about one hour. (((((told you it was easy!))))

for a variation also try adding chopped nuts of any kind,,i like pecans,almonds or hickory!
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Autumn Harvest Pie

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups sliced pears
2 cups sliced apples, peeled
1 cup whole cranberries (pre-cook according to directions on bag)
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Combine all of the above items, mix well and pour into your favorite pie crust. Top with the this topping:

Topping:
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
4 tablespoons margarine

Cut in margerine through mixture until crumbly and spread all on top of the pie mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until bottom crust is brown.

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Pecan Glazed Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 16 ounce can solid pack pumpkin
1 can evaporated milk, 12 ounces
1 cup brown sugar, divided
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 frozen pie crust
1 cup pecan pieces
1/4 cup butter, melted
Preheat oven and baking sheet to 375 degrees. In large bowl, using a wire wisk, mix together eggs, pumpkin, milk, 3/4 cup of the sugar and pie spice. Place frozen crust on baking sheet. Pour filling into crust. Bake 40 minutes. In small bowl combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar, pecans and melted butter. Crumble over top of partially baked pie. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until knife inserted come out clean. Makes 8 servings.

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old fashioned Lemon Pie

Ingredients:
1 8 or 9 inch baked pie crust or graham cracker crust
3 egg yolks or 3 egg whites
1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1/2 cup lemon juice from concentrate
2 cups whipped topping
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In bowl beat egg yolks or whites with condensed milk and lemon. Pour into pie crust.
whip 3 egg whites until firm and frothy..this is your topping the way i do it...bake 30 minutes or until whites turn lightly brown..
another variation is bake the pie without topping and then cool and chill ,add whipped topping!either way it is mouthwatering!!!better than any bought pie!

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i am going to try this recipe this year,,found onine ..i left the writers name intact..

Carrot Cake with Secret Cream Cheese Frosting
From Terri Che/Reynolds, Georgia
Every year at Christmas, my mom makes a carrot cake that is just a little different. It's the frosting that puts this cake over the top.
Carrot Cake with Secret Cream Cheese Frosting

1 box spice cake mix
1/4 cup oil
1 cup grated carrot
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/3c water

Mix all ingredients. Pour into greased floured 13 x 9 pan, bake at 350F for 35 minutes. Cool.

Secret Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 c toasted chopped pecans
1 tsp. instant coffee powder
3 tsps water
1 box confectioners sugar

Mix all ingredients. If too thin add more powdered sugar. Too thick, add water 1/2 tsp at a time to spreading consistency

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Contest - November 2007 - Subscribe to our RSS Feed for a chance to win!
We have a ton of prizes to give away for the month of November, so November’s Contest is our easiest to win! Simply subscribe with your e-mail address to our RSS feed (this means you can have Temptalia posts delivered straight to your mailbox and never miss a post) using the form below. Throughout the month of November, we will be selecting random winners! There will be at least one winner per week, but you never know when we might get the urge to pick a name from our hat–so don’t hestitate, enter now!
click here=temptalia

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we’re getting in the holiday spirit and giving away extra goodies over the next few weeks.
From now until November 24th, we will be posting various contests. To enter the contests you just need to:

Add a comment on the contests you want to enter. PLEASE note: You need to enter each contest individually so we know who wants to be entered in what contest. So make sure you click over to each contest and leave your comment there.
Either link back to this post and .............
read more click button above!!!!
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WILL ADD MORE TOMORROW!!!HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

***UPDATED & NEW LINKS! ~~Contest Time

Good evening all ..hope your ready for some very interesting contest to join in...included are some awesome blog sites with tons of interesting and informative subjects,some great family products ,and some just for fun! Take time to go and sign up! Can't win if you don't play...

Betty

JUMP OVER TO MY OTHER BLOG SITE AND LOOK AROUND,SAY HELLO...
www.myspace.com/beavoiceforsilentscreams
www.myspace.com/justlovinjesus


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5 MINUTES FOR MOM IS HAVING ANOTHER ROUND OF CONTEST! make sure you check daily not too miss out !


So we’re getting in the holiday spirit and giving away extra goodies over the next few weeks.

This Christmas Giveaway 2007 will work the same way as our July 4th Giveaway.

From now until November 24th, we will be posting various contests. To enter the contests you just need to:

Add a comment on the contests you want to enter. PLEASE note: You need to enter each contest individually so we know who wants to be entered in what contest. So make sure you click over to each contest and leave your comment there.
Either link back to this post and include a Christmas Giveaway button in that post or on your sidebar (to get the code click on read more at the bottom of this post,) or link to the individual contests you choose to enter. (If you post and include the button, either in your post or on your sidebar, and link back here, you are good for all the contests. No more linking required.)
As always, non bloggers are welcome to participate! We know you can’t link - but feel free to spread the word to your friends.
Some contests may be open to Canadians. Please check individual contests.
Remember to keep checking back for the latest contests – you don’t want to miss any! We will be posting several contests and updating this post with the links.

5 MIUTES FOR MOM XMAS GIVEAWAY! CLICK HERE



AND DO NOT FORGET THEIR OTHER CONTEST!!!
A Retro Giveaway — Pedal Car or Record Player — Take Your Pick



So you can take your pick… choose a pedal car, a record player, a Coke cooler, or take a gift certificate for $179 and use it towards anything in the store.

If you want to win this retro prize, simply follow these two steps at 5 minutest for mom:

Publish a post on your own blog linking back to this giveaway post and also linking to our store Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles. We really do appreciate the links to both this post and to our store… you can also link to any of the individual prize product pages if you like for example the Pink Princess Pedal Car.
Leave a comment on this post.
We are sorry to say we must limit shipping to US addresses. So Canadians, if you live close enough to the border to pick your prize or purchase up on the US side, then you can still enter. It’s incredibly simple to set this up. We help Canadians do it every day.

We’ll draw the winner on Friday, November 30th.

Good luck and remember to have fun and celebrate the past

click here to win one of these!
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Welcome to BlogsWeLuv, where the only thing we enjoy more than reading blogs is blogging about them!

BlogsWeLuv is the product of a late night brainstorming session by two bloggers with entirely too much time on their hands. We had just committed to participation in Blogathon 2007 and needed a central blogging site as well as a theme for our content. After tossing around lots of crazy ideas, we decided that we should blog about the one thing we know better than anything else – blogs! We read them. We write them. We live and breathe them. And now we are blogging about them! We will use this site to review unique and interesting blogs that we’ve discovered on our many trips around the blogosphere.
. Leave a comment on this post to let us know that you’ve spread the word. A winner will be chosen through random.org at midnight on November 30th. A review of the winning blog will be posted during the first week of December.

BLOGS WE LUV ENTER HERE
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suzanne mcminn-author-click here

Each month, the Book-of-the-Month will be awarded to one lucky recipient.
To sign up, email Suzanne with your name and snail mail address.
One winner per month. One entry per person per month.
October winner: Dorie from Nevada!

And watch Suzanne’s blog for Free Book Friday giveaways only in the blog!

The Book-of-the-Month rotation is as follows:
January: NEVER SAY GOODBYE
February: THIRD SIGHT
March: TROPICAL HEAT
April: THE BRIDE, THE TRUCKER AND THE GREAT ESCAPE
May: COLE DEMPSEY’S BACK IN TOWN
June: THE BEAST WITHIN
July: OPERATION: BABY
August: UNDENIABLE
September: MAKE ROOM FOR MOMMY
October: HER MAN TO REMEMBER
November: THE HONEYMOON MAN
December: MARRYING MARIAH

Good luck, and thanks for reading

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Not a contest but head over to Craft Zine! they have some really neat and easy ideas for those handmade gift items! from babies to holidays!
CRAFTZINE-CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE NEAT IDEAS!

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We here at etnies are big Band of Horses fans, and to celebrate the new release of Cease to Begin, Band of Horses is the etnies Artist of the Month for November and we're giving away a Band of Horses prize pack featuring a free pair of etnies shoes, a Band of Horses T-shirt and a copy of their new CD Cease to Begin. Fill out the form to enter and good luck!

band of horses-read more!
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P.E.T.A. contest-win some vegan goodies!

"Raised on a small animal sanctuary, I became an animal activist and vegan at a super young age. I have always had a sweet tooth, and my cravings for yummy baked goods like Twinkies and Cinnabons was out of control! Finally, I took some flour, a bit of sugar and began to bake all the things I wanted to eat!"

So if you have a sweet tooth like me, I highly recommend that you take part in our contest to win a $40 gift certificate to Vegan Honey!
Simple right? The contest ends November 27th, and the winner will be chosen by November 30th.

All you have to do for a chance to win is comment below naming your favorite vegan treat.

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Demon Night ARC — Contest
I have an ARC (plain white cover, might have a few typos, 448 pages, small type) of my upcoming release, Demon Night (February 5) to give away. There is a catch, however: because this is an advance reading copy, I want to use it in the way it’s intended to be used:

If you win, please post a review on a) Amazon, BN.com, Powell’s and/or any online bookstore of your choice, or b) write up a review on your blog, or c) if you don’t have a blog, I can arrange for you to have it posted either here (even if you hate it) or at another blog in the romance circuit.

Please don’t feel obligated to post a positive review if you don’t like the book.

If you’re new to the Guardian universe, this is a good place to hop on; Demon Angel and Demon Moon finished the introductory arc, and Demon Night starts the new arc.

Here’s the back cover copy, and an excerpt is here:
So, to make this all official: In the comments of this post, tell us what the last good book you read was (and if you have an extra second, tell us a little about the book — especially if it’s a book outside the romance genre, or a book that isn’t on the bestseller list and not many people may have heard of.) I’ll keep the contest open for the rest of November, and randomly select a winner on Dec 1st.

READ MORE AND ENTER!
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Life's Punches---The making of a Helper..

I have been setting here this morning visiting a few friends blogs and saying hello..doing a few contests along the way.But i am mentally revisiting my past and my families all the while.
Sometimes in our lives bad things happen and for the life of us we can't figure out why.We see other's go through life and seems like gold is just spread at their feet,and nothing negative or bad seems to touch them.Through my life i have been envious of people like that at times.While others, when bad things happen, seem to be able to just shrug it off as ''crap happens''! I could never do that.Negative or positive's,cursings or blessing's would embed themselves within me and run through my mind constantly.i could never just ''forget about it''.
For almost 11 years me and my kids were in a very abusive relationship with my daughters dad.95% OF IT WAS THE MOST HORRIFIENG times of me and my son's life.My daughter didn't get the abuse me and my son did..but still it hurt her mentally.
I tried over and over to get the courage up to leave but to no evail.I did manage to leave a couple times but each time he brought me back with fear of what he'd do if i didnt.i could go on and on on this subject but at the moment i choose not to.
My son's dad died when i was 4 months pregnant with him.He never knew his dad,never saw him.This abusive person was the only dad he knew ..(he knew about his actual blood father-but this man was with us from the time he was 1&1/2.so to him this was ''dad''.
He ,like me, caught the wrath if one thing went wrong. if he played too loud,laughted too loud,forgot to pick up a toy,dropped food in floor,spilled a drink,etc,etc,etc.He went from a baby to a young man in this type of enviroment.Every pet he did get would ''dissappear''.seemed like anything that made my son or me smile he just could not tolerate.
After 11 years of this i came to the conclusion that we was killing us painfully and slow.So which was best ,this way or quickly...i chose quickly.
11 YEARS OF FEAR turned out to be unwarranted totally..he did nothing !!!!! but try to totally turn my daughter against me and my son on every visit he decided to get her on.(you must remember--laws were not so much in place then,,lots has changed in 15 years---AND FOR THE BEST TO PROTECT FAMILIES.)
The first few months after we moved out both my kids would crawl in the bed with me at night..my son, out of fear that he would show up during the night and the hell would start all over again,and my daughter from even a young age could not stand to be alone,expeciallly at night.And to this day she is still that way..She will not be alone sadly.
i use to look at them at night as they sleep and wonder what their dreams were,,how they would turn out as adults.statistics were starting to show then that children from this type of life tended to fall back into it as adults.the abused beCAme the abusers and so forth..i feared all this in my heart AND SOOOO much more.But God had plans.Plans at that time i was clueless about.
Where is this going you ask?
Thankfully statistics were wrong for my son.He grew up with a loving heart,a tenderness for giving and a burning light in his soul for helping those that he could.if for nothing more than sharing the change in his pocket.He has had some rough times in his life and even into adulthood he has. a motorcycle wreck when he was 14 that should have ended his life,a girl he eventually married at 19 because she was pregnant and convinced him it may be your's but help me anyway..you be her daddy.He did, as well as all of us, for 3 years ,then she gave the little girl to her mom(custody) and left..she wasn't his,we could no nothing but hurt.This almost destroyed him.But had we not had those three years we would never have had the oppurtunity to love this wonderful little girl.Prayers still cover her daily.And who knows,Myabe that was the purpose of those 3 painful years.Would it be worth it again? OF COURSE!!!!
other things happened but i will stop with this.he does not talk much on pain only what he can do something about..so out of that respect i'll end that..(ON a positive note,he and his lady are now expecting their first baby in may-they are thrilled..)
Life can throw us all kinds of punches and yes they hurt,,,but you know what ..just as in body building,these punches ,if allowed ,can build us in to a much stronger person than had we not experianced them.
How can you really feel for someone in pain if you have not been wounded deeply?
How can you tell anyone that it will get better if you don't believe it?
How can you give freely with your heart and all you have if you have not needed that before yourself?
How can you tell someone that time will heal if you don't carry the scars yourself?
How can you tell an addict they can overcome if you have walked their steps before?
how can you feel loss if you have not lost?????
how can you tell and abused person to just get out when you don't have a clue what is going on behind the scenes?
How can you tell someone tough love is best ,if it has not already tore your heart in half to inflict it?
How can you look at the bruises on a child or abused adult and understand how this could be allowed if you have not lived in these same houses?
How can i say abortion will hurt everyone involved if i have had felt the sting of it happen.(i don't know how mom or dad feels-but i do know what loosing a grandchild to abortion feels like)
A lot of us try and ''help''..BUT i have come to the conclusion that we are given these trials during our lives for a reason...To help others and really understand in our hearts..Not just what we can learn in a classroom,or in a book ,tv,study courses or anything else..(although these are good tools)..It must be experianced.
God allows these things to happen because he knows the people who will come into our lives later on...I have seen it happen over and over.
Anything that does not kill us strengthens us ..and even more powerfully if we depend on Jesus,Holy Spirit and our God..hE WILL TURN ALL THE PAIN INTO A USEFUL TOOL FOR YOU..i know he has for me and my son..
If you have learned these things,help others..it is true that in helping others you yourself become healed..there's just something about giving to others when we hurt that allows a scar to take place of an open gaping raw spot.When others spot your ''scar'' they know you truely understand..it is not just words...IT IS WORDS YOU HAVE LIVED BY...
i pray that each of you who have been hurt,become the caregiver,become the voice for those who are not where you are..and that you allow nothing in this world to shake you to the point that regrowth can not occur.

I PRAY BLESSINGS AND STRENGTH THROUGH JESUS TO ALL OF YOU...

BETTY

Oh my name him Joshua! ""As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result..." Genesis 50:20

CHILD ABUSE!!!! THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN PEOPLE.

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We have a responsibility to our children, they cannot speak for themselves. If you suspect child abuse or neglect----please please report it--over and over again until something is done.
Don't let this happen to an innocent child

And This...









I'm sorry Mommy and Daddy. Why do you hate me?


I'm sorry Mommy and Daddy. I didn't mean to scratch the car.


I'm sorry Mommy and Daddy, now will you please stop yelling at me.


I'm sorry mommy and daddy. I'm just a little kid.


I'm sorry Mommy and Daddy. I didn't mean to lose the car keys. Can i please eat?


ONE CHILD EVERYDAY DIES FROM CHILD ABUSE AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.

PLEASE HELP STOP IT.
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN

THIS IS SOOO WRONG I WISH IT WOULD STOP!!<