Roy's progress giveaway :)

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Today is the last day to enter Lilly's giveaway over at

Roy's Progress

CLICK HERE

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Fireproof♥

Wow! I just finished watching Fireproof that a friend had borrowed to me.

What a great movie. I feel that there is hope for a fizzled out marriage.

Sometimes we get caught up in the day to day grind.

The kids fighting, dirty dishes, piles of laundry, bills coming in faster than we can keep up with.

We don't take the time to remember why we got married in the first place.

I loved this movie. It was something that was entertaining as well as an educational tool.

I would even possibly try The Love Dare book someday.

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*Too many marriages end when someone says "I've fallen out of love with you"

or "I don't love you anymore."

In reality, such statements reveal a lack of understanding about the fundamental nature of true love.

The Love Dare, as featured in the movie Fireproof (starring Kirk Cameron) is a forty-day

guided devotional experience that will lead your heart back to truly loving your

spouse while learning more about the design, nature, and source of true love.

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Giveaway at Straight From the Heart

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Straight From the Heart

is having a giveaway for one of these beautiful pendant necklaces from

Noelle Orozco Designs.

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CLICK HERE

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♥Stellan♥

Hannah Montana giveaway

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Misadventures in Baby Raising

has a wonderful Hannah Montana beauty line giveaway

CLICK HERE

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Herbel Essences "Drama Clean" Berry Tea and Orange Flower Shampoo & Conditioner
Olay Foaming Face Wash
Olay "Rockin Blossom" Body Wash
Oral B/Crest Toothbrush and Toothpaste Combo Pack
Secret "Bella Bloom" Scent Expressions Deodorant
Covergirl Wetslicks lipgloss in 4 shades: Crush, Tutu, Patently Pink, and Shimmershell
Covergirl Nail Polish in 4 colors: Pink Taffy, Pink Twinkle, Fuchsia Girl, and Disco Dazzle

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Matthew's 7th Birthday! :)

We celebrated Matthew's birthday in 3 days.

The 11th was his actual birthday and we had a little

ice cream cake roll and sang happy birthday.

On Easter we celebrated with family and opened presents.

Finally, Matthew had a friend bowling party on Saturday.

What a wonderful birthday week!

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Clothes?!!

Thanks Grandma!

♥My Birthday Boy♥

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Tastefully Simple ♥

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Barely Domestic Mama

is having a Tastefully Simple celebration

CLICK HERE

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Happy Birthday Shauna!

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to my dear friend Shauna at

Trying To Stay Calm!

Please stop by her today and wish her a very Happy Birthday♥

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Which Sesame Street character are you most like?

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I am most like Cookie Monster

Misunderstood as a primal monster, you're a true hedonist with a huge sweet tooth. You are usually feeling: Hungry. Cookies are preferred, but you'll eat anything if cookies aren't around. You are famous for: Your slightly crazy eyes and usual way of speaking How you live your life: In the moment. "Me want COOKIE!"

Take the quiz click here

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

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Mystery giveaway at Tiney's Froggy Bloggy

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Tiney's Froggy Bloggy

is having a mystery giveaway for her 200th post!

CLICK HERE

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*Here is her photographic hint

Stop by and wish her a Happy 200th!

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Bumps in the Road giveaway

Bumps in the Road

is having her first ever blog giveaway!

CLICK HERE

to enter

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1. A fashion scarf
2. A bandana
3. A packet of Sweet Pea seeds
4. One of Two Twilight keychains
5. Colgate Wisp in Cinnamint
6. Two different shades of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme

Wear nail polish (Purple Potion and Ice Coffee)
7. Cover Girl Eyeshadow trio in one of two trio's (Sea Glass or Cafe' au lait)
8. Nivea's Kiss of Moisture Hydrating Lip Care
9. Vaseline Total Moisture Conditioning Lotion
10. Sam Brocato Peppermint Scrub Purifying Shampoo
11. Sam Brocato Peppermint Scrub Restorative Hair & Scalp Masque

12. A copy of Radio

13. A copy of The American President

14. A copy of Twilight

15. A folder full of her favorite recipes

16. A Handmade Cloudberry Creations Apron

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Keeper♥

(good email♥)

Keeper
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused.. Their best friends lived barely a wave aw ay. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and dish-towel in hers. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away ...never to return. So ...While we have it ...its best we love it ... And care for it .... And fix it when it's broken ... And heal it when it's sick.
This is true ...For marriage ... And old cars ... And children with bad report cards ... Dogs and cats with bad hips ... And aging parents ... And grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.
Some things we keep. Like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special ... And so, we keep them close in heart and mind and spirit.

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Giveaway at Roy's Progress :)

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Lilly from Roy's Progress

is having another wonderful giveaway

CLICK HERE

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Also, if you would like to donate to
Relay for Life
Lilly will give you more entries to win
http://relayforlife.org/autauga and the team name is Belk

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Dad Blogs giveaway

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Dad Blogs is having a Big Spring Contest

Our family would love to have this playset because the one we have currently came with our house and is in really bad shape. The kids want to play on it but I feel that we need to do some major work on it for them to be safe and have fun. Our kids and all their neighborhood friends love playing outside and this playset would be so wonderful for them to have♥

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CLICK HERE

to enter

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Kid's Creations is giving away their most popular playset model (shipping included!!), the

Three Ring Adventure, to one lucky contestant of The Big Spring Contest at

Dad Blogs and Dad Blogs is throwing in a Canon PowerShot SD1100

so the lucky winner can capture all the family fun as it happens.

Canon PowerShot SD1100 Digital Elph

These cameras are compact, stylish and powerful.

(ends 4/21)

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Forever and Always giveaway

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Ashley at Forever and Always

is having a

Blog Makeover Giveaway Bash

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So one lucky winner will get a bottle of the Acne Clearing Wash.

The Belli Collection was also created and founded by a doctor

who knows the effects that chemicals have on our bodies.

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Stop by and check out her great blog makeover

and enter her giveaway :)

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Just "Peeping" in :)

Chef E of Cookappeal has a fabulous post titled ‘So Farro away, but as close as a Peep fly…’.

Look at these Peeps trying to feast off a plate of farro AND keep the Chef at bay.

Chef E is participating in a "Peep" contest over at Savor the Thyme.

Please stop by and vote for her. Voting ends tonight. :)

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Bee and Rose 100th post giveaway

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Bee and Rose is having her 100th post giveaway

and it's a DOOZY!

CLICK HERE

to wish her a happy 100th

and enter to win one of her 20 fabulous prizes!

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GOOD LUCK! ♥

My Organized Chaos giveaway :)

My Organized Chaos

has a wonderful giveaway for

True Learning

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CLICK HERE

to enter

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True Learning combines the best aspects of traditional paper and pencil workbooks with the convenience and flexibility of printing-on-demand. Access the award-winning curriculum on CD-ROM — over 3,000 printable worksheets covering 6 core subjects — and print the pages your preschooler needs.

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Momma's Review giveaway

Momma's Review is having a

V- Motion giveaway

CLICK HERE

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Kati's 21st Birthday! :)

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In honor of her 21st Birthday,Kati is having a

Birthday Bash giveaway!!

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(CLICK on the her banner to enter ) :)

Kati will be having 4 giveaways

Giveaway #1 Her 2 Favorite Movies April 20-21 (Winner announced 21st)

Giveaway #2 Her 2 Favorite Cleaning Products April 22-23 (Winner announced 23rd)

Giveaway #3 Her 2 Favorite Snacks April 24-25 (Winner announced 25th)

Giveaway #4 Grand Prize Favorite things Box 1 Day Only April 26th

Kati's birthday is April 26th, stop by her blog and send some birthday wishes♥

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April Showers' Giveaways Galore

~♥~April is such a super talented blog layoutier (yeah, I know that's not a word, it just sounded cool!)Seriously, she is a wonderful graphic designer who loves doing blog layouts, cards, calenders, logos and is a major blogaholic!She thought she had fooled everyone by quitting her blogging habit but we knew that is was just an APRIL FOOLS joke(WHEW)! So here is to Giveaways Galore Just clickety click down here ~♥~

Giveaway at But I Don't Want To Be a Cowboy!

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Cute Disney T-shirts giveaway at

But I Don't Want To Be a Cowboy!

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Life is Sweet Crayola giveaway :)

Wonderful Crayola giveaway at

Life is Sweet

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This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only (no PO boxes, please), and will end on Tuesday, April 7 at 10:00pm EST.

Hippity Hoppity Easter's on it's way :)

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This morning we are going to an Easter egg hunt! :)

Thursday evening our library put on a kid's Easter fashion show

and the Easter bunny made an appearance there too.

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