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Finding funds to sponsor your child’s sports team, school organization, or church group might seem like a difficult task. When you see those awesome custom t-shirts and other unifying items on other groups, do you wish you could raise that kind of money for your team? All you need to do is Pear, which is a subsidiary of CustomInk! With this unique opportunity, the sponsors are already secured for your group. Pear wants to help your group reach its full potential, and they’re willing to provide some cash to help you get there. Sound good? Get up to $1000 in Sponsorship Funds for your School.

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It’s a rainy weekend here in northeast Tennessee.  As we enter fall, it’s time to stock the library with some heartwarming books to fill up the dreary cold nights.  Danielle Steel fans can enter this giveaway for a chance to win a limited edition library!  Ten clothbound, hardback novels — numbered and signed by the bestselling author herself — await the lucky winner.   These books are valued at $200 each, so this is a really amazing prize.   [Read more…]

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Friday 9/11/15 is the big day that I love on Cents of Style — their boots and scarves deal is live!  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the scoop.  Once a year, Cents of Style runs a huge special (well over 50% off retail) on the season’s most adorable boots and scarves.  You can grab the combo for just $32.95, plus FREE SHIPPING.   Here are some ideas to use for this amazing offer:

1.  Split them up for Christmas gifts.
2. Get matching boots and/or scarves for all your girlfriends to wear on Girls Night Out.
3. Let your elf-on-a-shelf wear the new items before your daughter gets to.
4. Buy several and keep them all for yourself.

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Ready for Halloween? Love supernatural stories?  You must tuck into the new Billy Coffey book, The Curse of Crow Hollow.  Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Debbie Macomber, this book has a regional flair that will send a chill right up your spine.  We recently moved to a house out in the country, right in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, and I admit to hiding under a blanket a couple of times out of lingering fear after reading The Curse of Crow Hollow!   [Read more…]

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By now you’ve probably heard of the story 90 Minutes in Heaven.   I read the book ages ago but didn’t realize it was on its way to becoming a movie. I’m not the least bit surprised!  Even those who don’t believe in the traditional Christian view of heaven will be astounded by the medical experiences that Don Piper endured.  Pronounced dead, then regaining consciousness again, after a devastating collision was just the beginning of his painful adventure.  The movie releases on September 11, and I’m a bit anxious to see it.  I was given the exclusive opportunity to watch the opening scene and had to brace myself for what was coming. When the opening scene is this powerful, you know that the rest of the movie can only be amazing!   For a true story about perseverance, determination, and the power of prayer, you simply MUST read and see 90 Minutes in Heaven.

Please note that the movie is rated PG-13. The accident scenes and injury images are quite graphic. It only adds to the tremendous miracle that took place! There’s another something special about this movie.  Giving Films is passionate about sharing hope-filled movies and donating ALL of their profits to charities and ministries who serve those in need.  Beginning with 90 Minutes In Heaven (their first film!), Giving Films is encouraging YOU to make a difference.  When you go to a Giving Films movie in theaters, visit .com and give the profits from your ticket to one of their charitable organizations.  Select from Christian Alliance for Orphans, Faith Bridge Foster Care, Hire Heroes USA, Hope International, LifeWater, Street Grace, and World Vision. This is such a unique way to pay it forward, while enjoying a night out!

Do you like to read NDE stories? 

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One thing that makes me realize that fall is just around the corner? Changes in my makeup. In the fall, I tend to stick with lighter colors because my summer tan is starting to fade. The sparkle in my cheek highlighter brings out the sun streaks in my hair. My eye shadow choices lean toward earth tones and natural shades rather than the bright colors of summer. How do you change your makeup for fall? Measurable Difference wants to help you bring a youthful glow to your makeup routine.

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Reading to the baby in utero can be such a wonderful experience.  My babies moved around a lot when we read to them. They still love to hear read-aloud stories, and I imagine that part of this is due to the fact that they’ve been listening to stories since their tiny ears were developed.  [Read more…]

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I recently saw the Borrowed and Blue combo pack.  This combines two books I enjoyed – Something Borrowed and Something Blue.  It made me wonder what type of series readers you guys are.   Here’s my habit….

1. Even if I love the first book, I might not read the second in the series. It has to really appeal to me.
2. I read every book in a series, although I might not read them in order. It’s just the way I roll.
3. I buy every book in a series as soon as I figure out that I liked the first one. I want to have them ready at a moment’s notice.

I tend to be more like reader A.  If it’s a series that I’m completely obsessed with, like the Twilight saga years ago, I might go to the bookstore and purchase all of the available books in the series.   There are just too many books that I love, though, to commit to a series unless I’m totally enamored.   Therefore, I’ve read a lot of First books, but not the rest of the series. I’m anxious to find out what other bloggers designated as the must-read second book, so that I can break my vicious cycle!  I’m featuring Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin as one of my favorite books.  It was so refreshingly different, and the character interaction was so unexpected.  I loved it!  I wasn’t sure if I’d read the second book (Something Blue) but went ahead and bought it.  I was SO GLAD that I read it.  Something Borrowed made me like the characters who weren’t really my favorite in the first book.  It rounded out the experience. [Read more…]