Make My Saturday Sweet - Blog Hop #64 ~ Amanda's Books and More

Friday, January 10, 2014

Make My Saturday Sweet - Blog Hop #64

I'm participating in two great Friday word prompts.

The topic on Friendship Friday is the letter, "A".

A stands for my most Active blog, Amanda's Books and More!

You can learn more about this Amazing blog and my stats by visiting my About page.

My kids: Jessica, Samantha, Amanda and Jeremiah

A also stands for my new shop on Etsy, called Alli Flair.

You can read the story behind my new jewelry line on my About page.

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Finish the Sentence Friday

The sentence to finish this week is:
"If I had a million dollars, I..."

...would give money to people who are making sacrifices to try and bring a better life to unwanted babies/children. I just finished reading two articles on Facebook about an aged man in Seoul, Korea who is doing just that, by offering a safe and anonymous way to young unwed women to put their unwanted babies in a cushioned box in a wall of a building. They receive about 5 babies a week this way, but the government is not helping them to do more for these abandoned babies, but wants them to stop altogether.

The authorities in Seoul think by having a safe drop-box system for unwed moms who will otherwise throw their babies away, because of cultural pressure, is encouraging young people to have sex outside of marriage. South Koreans have a very conservative culture and this problem is being swept under the carpet instead of being handled.

I realize that babies are being abandoned and children are being neglected around the globe. I would like to do my part to help. I've also always wanted to adopt. Having a million dollars would make a lot of things like adoption a possibility.

I would also use some of that money to help with my kids' education like college tuition. And, I would put money into my blogs, my eBook, and my new Etsy shop.

This image takes you to my blog,
based on my eBook.

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Make My Saturday Sweet is a weekend blog hop for all family friendly blogs. You are welcome to link your favorite post from the past week(s) and to visit the two links before yours and leave them a comment to make their "Saturday Sweet"! It's really easy and a fun way to make new friends and to catch up on old acquaintances.

Now on to my blog hop...

It's time for another Make My Saturday Sweet blog hop!

Join me (your host) for this fun and easy hop.

All family friendly blogs are welcome!

If you host your own blog hop(s), then feel free to

link them on my Blog Hops page!

I would love for you to follow me on

Google+

Pinterest

Twitter

Facebook

Here are the easy rules:

Follow Tina (your host) on one or more links listed above.
Link up your family friendly blog.
Please try to add my hop button on your linked post or on your side-bar.
Share about this hop on Twitter, Google+ or Facebook.
Visit at least the last two blogs before your link and leave a comment.

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agentmysterycase 63p · 585 weeks ago

Popping in briefly to link up and then back to blogging holidays as I try to escape the Perth heatwave with my little family. Looking forward to catching up with you via email and some blog reading early next week.
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jnine0712 126p · 585 weeks ago

I think what you would do with a million sounds wonderful to me and I had no idea about those poor little babies. So, I would say if you ever could that would be a perfect way to help with a million. And thanks as always for linking with us and you know I have linked with you, too! Have a wonderful weekend now again :)
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Jennifer · 585 weeks ago

Christina, your jewellery is beautiful!! Congratulations on the opening of your shop!
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tinarobmorley 93p · 584 weeks ago

Thanks, Jen! I checked out your posts that you linked last week and this week, Snow Days and DSLR Night Photography. Thanks for sharing.
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Chris @HyeThymeCafe · 585 weeks ago

I'm not typically one for wearing beaded jewelry, but as timing would have it, I created a board on my Pinterest page for jewelry yesterday because a friend/neighbor who makes beads just signed up for Pinterest. I figured the least I could do would be to pin some of her stuff when I see it. Just went and found/liked your page so I can do likewise for you. Good luck with it! :)
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tinarobmorley 93p · 584 weeks ago

Thanks, Chris! That's really cool of you. I just visited your Pinterest board, to see if I was following you, and I am. :) Your answer to the million dollar question made a lot of sense. Oh, and your most recent post about the Broccoli Soup with Cheese looks divine. I might try to make that! ;)
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findingninee 79p · 585 weeks ago

It breaks my heart that people abandon babies and that governments are still so backward to think that having a safe way for people to give those babies to somebody who cares actually encourages sex. Sad. I love that you would help the babies!! And congratulations on your shop!!!

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canigetanotherbottleofwhine 48p · 585 weeks ago

That's really sad about what's happening in Korea. They don't have safe places for abandoned babies in China either and it's illegal to abandon your child. All of my children are from China. It's sad. I wish the cultural stigmas were gone so these moms wouldn't feel pressured to leave their babies.
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tinarobmorley 93p · 584 weeks ago

Hi Kate! That's really cool that your kids are from China. I remember your About page, but I didn't remember that part. Adoption has always been on my heart, well, at least as far back as my teen years. I'm still praying that God will lead us and guide us. In the past, I made phone calls and I continue to do research (a bit here and there), but nothing has fit... yet. I'm still keeping an open mind. God bless!
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