How to Create a Compelling Photo Book with Shutterfly

I’ve been a huge fan of Shutterfly for many years.  I’ve gotten most of our Christmas cards from Shutterfly.  I order all my print photos from Shutterfly.  I’ve gotten several gifts from Shutterfly over the years including mugs, office/desk items, and other prints.  My favorite thing to create on Shutterfly is a photo book.  My…

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Review Books That Came My Way in January

The following are the books that arrived in my mailbox or on my Kindle in January from authors and publishers.  Some of them are scheduled reviews and others are ones I hope to get too soon. So many of these books are right up my alley….rich in history, drama, and characters that will stick with…

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A Little Monday Inspiration – LOVE

Since February is the month of LOVE, I wanted to share my favorite quotes on LOVE from the Bible every Monday. May you feel God’s LOVE today! John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

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Children’s Book Review: There Once Was A Man from the USA – 50 State Limericks

THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM THE USA 50 State Limericks By:  Joshua Kraushar Illustrated By: Victoria Weiss Children’s Non-Fiction This book includes a collection of limericks about each of the fifty states.  Dictionary.com states a limerick as “a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, andthe third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.” Some of the limericks directly relate to the state mentioned and others connect to each other.…

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The Fault In Our Stars Movie

Back in October, I finally had the opportunity to read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green.  Three months later I am still thinking about the characters and the lessons learned from two teenagers.  Check out the link to my review, HERE. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS is one of several books coming out…

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Book Review: While We Were Watching Downton Abbey By Wendy Wax

WHILE WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY By: Wendy Wax Published:  April 2, 2013 Mass Market Paperback: December 31, 2013 Fiction As a huge fan of “Downton Abbey”, I was curious to see what this book was all about.  Even though I have heard of Wendy Wax, I haven’t read any of her books, but will…

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Book Review: Organic Beauty With Essential Oil By Rebecca Park Totilo

ORGANIC BEAUTY WITH ESSENTIAL OIL For Natural Skin Care, Hair Care and Bath and Body Products By: Rebecca Park Totilo Published: January 13, 2013 Non-Fiction This review is part of a book tour with Virtual Author Book Tours.  For more reviews on the ORGANIC BEAUTY tour, click HERE. Essential oils and their use have increased…

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Read Divergent By Veronica Roth Together Before the Movie

DIVERGENT By: Veronica Roth Published:  February 28, 2012 Fiction I’ve been wanting to check out this series and our son is already on the second book, INSURGENT.  So, if I am going to take him to the movie version of DIVERGENT, I certainly need to read the book first. BOOK-ALICIOUS MAMA is offering a read-along on…

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A Little Monday Inspiration

I haven’t posted one of these for awhile.  I hope this gets your week off to a great start! It’s supposed to be hard.  If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it.  The hard is what makes it great! Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own This quote can apply to so many things…

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