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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday Words of Encouragement August 8, 2010

We started early this morning visiting with our daughter, son-in-law and grand kids at their church VBS celebration. They sang a great children's song: WOW, Look What the Lord has Done. The kids jumped up on the WOW. Too bad I couldn't find any video of the song.

Then we headed back to our church. Our Sunday school lesson (we lead the young college age adults) was on "acceptance" - a great lesson! We are to accept those who seem unacceptable (including our loved ones who hurt us) just as God has accepted us when we were (and continue to be) unacceptable.

Our Pastor's message was "Discovering the Oasis in the Desert" based Psalm 63:1-8. Pastor asked what we should do when we find ourselves in a dry and weary land (place)? The answer: turn to God, praise Him and find restoration.

The song I have chosen is an old favorite
and follows a wonderful Bible passage (Matt 6:3)
Seek Ye First

A verse for today:

Psalm 63:1 (NIV)

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹ O God, you are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you,

my body longs for you,

in a dry and weary land

where there is no water.

We prayed to remember to reach out and rediscover God.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Blog Tour with Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan - Starts 8/9

Check my blog on August 19, 2010 for Questions & Answers with Author Kira Morgan, Review and Giveaway of Captured by Desire. Follow the blog tour as noted below.

Participating Blogs:8/9/2010 http://thebooktree.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/9/2010 http://www.extremepersonalmeasures.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://libslibrary.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/9/2010 http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://simplystacie.net/ Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com Giveaway
8/10/2010 http://www.eclecticbooklover.com/ Review, Guest Post
8/10/2010 http://candidclevercosteffective.net/ Review, Giveaway
8/10/2010 http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post*
8/11/2010 www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway
8/11/2010 booksoulmates.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://masoncanyon.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/12/2010 http://paranormalromanticsuspensereviews.blogspot.com Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://triciareads.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway
8/14/2010 http://www.rundpinne.com/ Review
8/14/2010 http://tweezlereads. Review, Giveaway
8/14/2010 http://booksandmakeup.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/14/2010 http://steelergirl83.blogspot.com/ Review
8/15/2010 http://kballard87.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/15/2010 http://armsofasister.com Feature, Review, Giveaway
8/16/2010 http://www.rexrobotreviews.com/ Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/17/2010 http://yankeeromancereviewers.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/17/2010 http://frugalplus.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://happymomof5contest.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Guest Post
8/19/2010 http://www.saveyspender.com Review, Giveaway

8/19/2010 http://marthasbookshelf.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway, Q&A

8/19/2010 myfoolishwisdom.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/19/2010 www.mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/20/2010 http://brokenteepee.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://dkay401-challenges.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://www.renees-reads.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway, Guest Post*
8/20/2010 http://thefictionenthusiast.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://www.startingfreshnyc.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://tweezlereads.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 www.tarmyblogspot.blogspot.com Review, Q&A

Dog Days of Summer Giveaway

I have a different summer giveaway that was scheduled (which I will post soon) but I also had these items for dog and cats lovers. Since "dog days of summer" refers to the hottest days of summer, generally between July 3 to August 11. So I decided to do this Giveaway now. I'm not leaving out the cat lovers so there is a package for each.

Dog Package:

Board Book, Dog Stickers and TY black puppy "Luke".

(He is really cute but you can't see his bright beady eyes and nose -

caution beady parts are not good for infants!)

Cat package:

Board book, little block kitty and fluffy white kitty.

(The eyes are marble type glass eyes so also caution with infants.)

The Board books are used but clean with no writing in them.

I won't require a pet picture for the entry but it will earn an extra entry! You can comment with a link to your pet picture or if you are not a blogger, send your picture to my email and I will post them next Saturday.
I have to try to get some updated pictures, or find them on my back up drive, and I will post them later today.

To enter you must comment telling me something about a pet: type, name quirk - anything.

You get an Extra 2 entries if you link or send a picture of your pet. If you send in a picture please provide a brief caption for me to post with your picture.

US/Canada entries may enter by telling me whether you want Dog or Cat package. You may enter both but can only win one package.

International visitors are entering for a chance to win a gift certificate of your bookstore choice for $8.00.

The giveaway will run until 10pm Central August 17, 2010. Winner to be selected by random.org.

Blogoversary Suggestons Wrap Up #2

This is a continuation of the wonderful suggestions from my Blogoversary Celebration!

Item 7>

I had several people suggest I do more memes. I'm agreeable. Now we'll just have to pick which one(s).
I'll do a chat next week (or soon) where you can help me pick another meme to add. :)

Item 8>
Reading more genres. Here were some suggestions:
Read more Historical Romance. Darn - I thought I was reading a good amount of those. They are still my favorite genre.
Read more paranormal. I'm agreeable to more paranormal and more Urban Fantasy. I will seek out more in these genres if I don't get them from my normal review sources.

Read more Young Adult. I am willing to try some more YAs. We'll have to do a chat where you suggest some YAs for me to read. They may not be my thing and perhaps through blogger interviews I will direct you to some bloggers who specialize in YA.
Read more magna. I admit... I had to go look this up. Again, I'll have to get some suggestions for this genre.

Item 9>
Themed weeks.
A fun idea. I'll have to set one up and we'll see how it goes.

Item 10>

Top rated list of books for a quick look at a book to grab! I did have the books I recommend widget lower down on the blog but it was too large and covered part of the posts so I removed it. I'll see about posting a slide show or some other method for showcasing my recommended reads.

Item 11>
Change header; center header; change template.
Okay - I actually have been working on a new header. Maybe a new template too. The header I put up today is just for fun. It won't be staying.
Lots for me to work on!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Blog Tour with Desperate Deeds by Dee Davis - Starts 8/9

I am pleased to have Questions and Answers with Author Dee Davis, and review and giveaway on August 17, 2010. Check below for the full tour schedule.