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Friday, February 26, 2010

Winners of Comment Tuesday!

Thank you everyone who commented on the Review of A Holiday in Bologna and on the Tuesday Romance post. I enjoyed reading places you find romantic too! Your guesses were so much fun! 
Only one had the right guess though and that was:



She correctly guessed that my DH's favorite romantic place was "in bed"! So Cheryl gets her choice of a book from the book list!  Please e-mail me with your choice and address. mesreads@gmail.com

The winner of the comment drawing is:

JAD - Please e-mail me with your choice and address too. mesreads@gmail.com

Winners of Friday Pick 2/19/2010

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIDAY PICK WINNERS 
FOR 2/19/10



Well CouponMom was destined to win...I thought the count was 14 at first and entered 1-14 and it came up as 14. Then I realized one was not an entry. So I put in 1-13 and wondered how I felt about changing one of the winners... Don't you know it came up 13!! So CouponMom gets Kisscut! Please e-mail me with your address and I will send your book along with some goodies.



Razlover has consistently picked Speak No Evil! Persistence pays off! Please e-mail me with your info!

A Note to all winners of books that I mail out - I will include some bookmarks with your books. When you e-mail me please let me know if you prefer no erotica author/book bookmarks or are okay with any kind of bookmark.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Three Winners of Absolute Power Audio CD

Congratulations to the three winners 
of Absolute Power

Rebecca
AND

Harvee

I will e-mail the winners with the Hachette form to complete.

Thanks again to Hachette and Anna for this Wonderful Giveaway! I hope to finish the book this weekend ... the suspense is building!!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Review and Giveaway 3 Copies - The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer

The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: FaithWords (September 5, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0446531987
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446580731
In The Confident Woman, Joyce Meyer draws on her decades of experience interacting with and ministering to women. Her message is also the result of her personal journey from insecurity and self-hatred to a confidence through which she is realizing her full potential. Through her classic clarity and practicality, you'll learn how to embrace the plan God has for you and discover true confidence through faith in Christ! Meyer gives you the keys to identifying confidence barriers, explores the empowerment that comes from preparation, and outlines the steps to independence through dependence on God. She explores the seven characteristics of a woman with confidence, which include a woman who knows she is loved, who refuses to live in fear, and who does not live by comparisons, "if onlys," or "what ifs." An exciting, meaningful, and intentional life awaits as you learn how to live beyond fear and begin living boldly. God is anxious to light the way and supply every need for walking with confidence!

Review:  This book is full of very good advice supported by Biblical references. It was well organized and upbeat although there is some repetition. Ms. Meyer defines confidence as "all about being positive about what you can do-and not worrying over what you can't do."  This made me think of the Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things that I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference.
There are some interesting statistics presented.  She also sets forth 7 Secrets of a confident woman.  I don't necessarily agree they are secrets but they are good points. She discusses the woman in Proverbs 31 who is really hard to like because she is the perfect super woman! There are tips on overcoming self-doubt and the power of preparation. I can attest to that power as I often was able to do better than other attorneys because I took extra time to prepare and some went "by the seat of their pants."  I enjoyed the chapter titled Are Women Really the Weaker Sex?  This described some basic differences in how men and women act and gave examples of some remarkable women.

The second part of the book addresses Living Boldly and Without Fear. This gives sound advice to help face and cope with fear, guilt, disappointments, adversity and related issues.  I like the encouragement to be bold even while we recognize we are humble in the gifts God has given us.

I found this to be an easy read and think it would be particularly helpful to those who need encouragement to be confident, some practical solutions or if you just want a bit of uplifting support.  I think it is good to remember that God did not give us a spirit of fear.

TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:

1. Comment on confidence or fear and how they have effected your own life OR visit the author's website and comment here telling me something you learned about her.  Please include your email address, so I can contact you if you win.

2. For an extra entry, become a follower or tell me if you are already a follower.

3. For another entry, blog, facebook, tweet (any of those networks!) about this giveaway and tell me where you did.

It isn't necessary to use separate entries unless you want them in different chronological order.
(Three total entries possible.)

THERE WILL BE THREE WINNERS!
THANKS AGAIN TO HACHETTE AND VALERIE! #confidentwoman
* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons
* This contest will close Midnight (Central) on March 17, 2010. The winners will be randomly selected from all entries.

Comment Contest - What is Your Favorite Romantic Place?

Pueblo Bonito in Cabo from our balcony
My Review post today is Holiday in Bologna by Lindsay Townsend.  The heroine takes a vacation trip to Italy to meet her father's family and maybe she finds love?  This got me to wondering if anyone else had romance on a special vacation trip?  Or...what romantic places did we go to on your honeymoon?  My DH and I went to Marsh Harbor in the Abacos and had a wonderful time!  We will celebrate 25 years this November! Wow- time flies.

Madeira, Portugal from the Rotterdam Ship
Then I tried to think what my favorite romantic setting is/would be.  A transatlantic cruise with a stop in Madeira, Portugal? A mountain cabin with a nice warm romantic fire?  A resort suite in Cabo San Lucas with a nice hot tub? A River Rhine cruise?  A Manor Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon (birthplace of Shakspeare)? A resort apartment on Fowl Cay in the Bahamas? Or the boat trip through the Eleuthera Islands?  I've been fortunate enough to visit all of these places with my husband.  I think the nice thing for us is that we are comfortable even at home so we don't necessarily need to travel to a romantic place!

SmileyCentral.comSo then I asked my husband what his favorite romantic place is. 
Now I am going to let you guess his answer!

To Enter this giveaway:
1.  Comment here telling me if you fell in love on vacation or where you honeymooned or if you have a favorite romantic getaway!  Or what is your favorite romantic setting from a book? All comments will go in a drawing for one winner to win their book choice (gift card for overseas winner) from the Friday pick lists.

2.  Take a guess at my husband's answer!  The first person to get it right will win a book choice from the Friday pick list.  All other correct answers will go in a drawing for one winner to win a book choice from the Friday pick list.

3.  Comment here first but then if you comment on the review also you will get an extra entry!

Winners to be picked Thursday night at 10:00 pm Central.

[These are my pictures above.]

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