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Updated my Blog: Laboring to Love an Abusive Mate
Since my book was printed, Laboring to Love an Abusive Mate on Amazon.com, some years back, I continued with updating my blog about abusive experiences, signs, and tips. I thought it was best I do this so that readers of my book would have a place to...
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Be Careful What You Write...
After writing my books, "Laboring to Love an Abusive Mate" and "When Mothers Cry," I didn't expect that life would be any easier as a result. These books were meant to be a release of past burdens. I didn't anticipate major book sales and made no plans...
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My Parents are Going to Die, But I Might Before Them
The reality of death sets in the older you get. For me the realization that one day my parents will die became especially heartfelt when one of them became deathly ill a few years back. It is almost morbid to mention "death" or "dying" when you are talking...
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My Thoughts on Buying from Private Sellers
I love a bargain! Whether the company is large or small, a group or an individual selling it doesn’t matter to me just so long as I am getting the best price! With the economy spiraling out of control from one day to the next, I find that more and more...
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A Review of Multi-Level Marketing
I have fallen for multi-level opportunities many times over the course of my life for one major reason: the promise to make money without having much to do! A mother who is already busy caring for her children but needs extra money, a student who is overwhelmed...
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Silence: A Place of Peace Will Uplift
Some people are so use to noise that if it is quiet at anytime in their lives, they think that something is wrong. If no one calls them for a period of time, if the family doesn't have the TV up loud or a radio on somewhere in the home, "What's wrong?"...
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My Experience Meeting Men Online
I signed up for an online dating site for singles during a free trial period back in 2005 (since then I settled with one guy from back then.) I wasn’t desperate. I just wanted to try something different, because I had met men in traditional ways that...
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How to Surf for the Best Deal Online for Your Money
Birthdays and other special holidays are known for arriving during a time when one has very little extra cash to spend! Therefore, a shopper must be smart and know how to use the Internet to the fullest to get a great deal on a quality present. So what...
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Thinking About Marketing a Business Using Social Networking?
Some people have bragged about how much money they received and how many prospects they signed up for their business opportunities as a result of marketing on social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Black Planet. Yet, what they don’t tell...
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Spring Break with the Children: A Good Way to Catch a Case of Writer's Block
You would think staying at home with children would actually give you plenty to write about. I mean you could sit back and think about your childhood, laugh about those times when your own children made you smile, and even pen a few tips to help other...
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My Experience and Tips on Self-Publishing a Book
You want to write a book or may have it already typed sitting on your computer but you don’t know what to do next. Don’t worry the information you are about to learn will help you in the most simplest way to get your book from manuscript to hard copy...
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Something for the Men: A Wise Woman is Your Best Friend
Yes dogs are loyal. They will stick by you to the very end. They will still love you even when you forget to feed them, stay away too long, yell at them, and so on. But dogs can’t give you what you need when your spirit is reaching out for someone to...
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Editing Services | Academic Editing | Essay Correction | Business Editing | servioEdit
Oftentimes you can get bogged down trying to keep up with all the tasks that require you to write. I came across this site recently while searching for something else. They offer a variety of editing services for those of us who simply don't have enough...
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When it Comes to Business, Don't Text or Twitter Me!
"Did you get my text? I sent you a Twitter message...Did you check your Facebook?" Give me a break! People are getting ridiculous with this social media connection business! I don't want a simple text or twitter message about money someone owes me, I...
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11 Signs You Need Some "Me Time"
Sometimes we all get bogged down with family, jobs, friends, and more. Like a child, we just don't know when to quit playing and just relax. I thought of some signs I have noticed with myself and others when it is time for a little "me time." 1. Yelling...
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Over 30 Days Into the New Year Already!
Sometimes you lose track of time when you are having fun! Such was the case when I stopped by my blog and noticed I hadn't updated it in awhile. Lately, I have been very busy and only getting busier with each passing day! I have been asked by friends...
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Dangerous Thinking
To expound upon my point of "thinking can be dangerous especially when it affects the lives of others" from the last blog post, on a broader scale I have to talk about our government. Now usually I will shy away from talking about those in leadership,...
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I Like to Shop on the Net!
When I'm not writing I enjoy shopping on the Internet. I often visit the stores where I need certain items then search on the Internet to see if I can get a better deal and acquire points for future purchases. However, there is always someone or something...
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I Was Just Thinking...
Thinking is dangerous when it means that it will affect others' lives. Case in point, this summer I created a timeline of all sorts of activities to keep my four active and at times very temperamental boys occupied. Of course, some of those activities...
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Is There Anyone Home?
Sometimes the Internet world can be a very lonely place. Despite a ton of things to do, people are still lonely, attention starved, angry or just plain tired! It's obvious that's what is going on with some people when you see their photos and read their...
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When I Finished a Family Memoir I Learned More From What They Didn't Say
"Ain't nothing like talking to an old fool," the voice inside my head chatted away. Disappointed that after hours of interviews and time spent jotting down short sentences with very little adjectives, there still was no substance, no real emotion, and...
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Help For Your Mom Blog - A Beginners Guide
I thought this article would be helpful to my readers who have a parenting blog or just beginning one. I have one (http://whenmotherscry.blogspot.com) I have used most of these tips in the past and they do work, but do remember it's a slow process! So...
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Know When to Write, Know When Not to
The Internet makes it extremely easy to write just about anything our little hearts desire, so with that you may write good, bad, or evil. I was thinking about my purpose, my role in this life. I realize the length of my days aren't very long. The average...
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Thanks for Your Support!
Sometimes I come across some interesting people who show their support for my work by compliments, donations, and/or promotion. When it comes to spreading the word, I provide various tools to those interested in supporting me. The following is a site...
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An Awakening
There comes a time when we all have those eye-opening moments in life where we question the decisions we made in the past and grieve over the impact that they have made on our present day. We think of what we could be doing differently. We are disturbed...