From Failure to a Bright Future

Welcome to my weekend blog hop -

Make My Saturday Sweet #154!

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This Shih Tzu dog belongs to our neighbors.

The video below is a true story about
a young lady from our town and the
mission organization I'm apart of,
Youth With A Mission (YWAM).

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My Latest Book Review:
Mike and the Dog-Gone Labradoodle
Brand New Mystery Series from Ages 7 - 11

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Book Blasts with Giveaways:

Keeper

4th Book in the Seed Savers series

with a $25 Giveaway!
Few hours left to enter!

Finn's Rocket: A Surfer Catches Air

3rd Book in the Finn's Fast Books series

with a $25 Giveaway!

The Chronicles of the Stone
Adventure Series
with a $25 Giveaway!




Africa's "Big Five" Wild Animals
4th Book in My First Travel Books
with a $25 Giveaway!




Mice & Spiders & Webs... Oh My!
with a $25 Giveaway!

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And BIG Specials on the

Book Review Blitz SALE

Magelica's Voyage: Books 1 & 2

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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 last link before yours and leave a sweet comment. It's a really easy and 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

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• Link up a post from your family friendly blog.
• Please try to add my hop button on your post or side-bar.
• Share about this hop on Twitter, Google+ or Facebook.
• Visit the last link before yours and leave a sweet comment.

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Mice & Spiders & Webs... Oh My!

Mice & Spiders & Webs... Oh My!

by Sherrill S. Cannon

Book Blast with $25 Giveaway!

Title: Mice & Spiders & Webs... Oh My! | Author: Sherrill S. Cannon | Illustrator: Kalpart | Publication Date: March 19, 2015 | Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, LLC | Pages: 30 | Recommended Ages: 3 to 8

Summary: Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of "Computer Speak," this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary.

Please note that 50% of the cost of Sherrill Cannon's books go to the following two organizations: http://sbpra.com/curejm and http://sbpra.com/imbullyfree. Here are Ms. Cannon's other books:

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece deals with perspective, perception and self-esteem as a child fingerpaints artwork in class, and later discovers it as part of the town’s Art Contest.

Manner-Man is a Superhero who helps children cope with bullies, and teaches them how to look within themselves for their own superhero.

Gimme-Jimmy is about how a bully learns to share. His “New Polite Rule” helps him learn to make friends.

The Magic Word helps Elisabeth learn the magic word “please”, and to use it every day. Please and Thank you are words that everyone needs to use!

Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, helps parents cope with whining, disguised as a fun story. Peter is a rabbit who whines all the time, and might have to join the Whimper-Whineys.

Santa’s Birthday Gift includes Santa in the Christmas story. (After reading a story of the nativity to her granddaughter, she was asked “But where’s Santa?”)

The Buzz About the Book

"Mice & Spiders & Webs... Oh My! features a wonderful rhyming tale with an important underlying message about "being a good listener". As an added bonus, the book also features bright and kid-friendly illustrations with cameo appearances of characters and covers from previous books. I highly recommend this (and other books by Sherrill S. Cannon) for children ages 4 to 8 years." ~ Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews

"I adored this fun story and know it will become a fast favorite among readers." ~ Stacie @ BeachBoundBooks

"This book is educational, while entertaining too, and is a great teaching tool on being a good Listener." ~ Lu Ann, Rockin' Book Reviews

"This is a very fun book for both children and adults. It carries an important message, but at the same time introduces computer terminology that perhaps not every child will be familiar with." ~ Crsytal @ Castle View Academy

About the Author:

Sherrill S. Cannon

Sherrill S. Cannon is a former teacher and a grandmother of ten, who is also an Award-Winning Best-Selling Author! Her multi-cultural books have received thirty-six 2011-15 National and International awards. Most of her books try to teach something, like good manners and consideration for others. All of her books are part of two fundraisers, one to help find a cure for Juvenile Myositis, an incurable children's disease at http://sbpra.com/curejm/ and another for the anti-bullying campaign at imbullyfree.org at http://sbpra.com/imbullyfree 50% of the cost of her books on these sites will go directly to each organization!

Sherrill is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children, She is a resident of New Hope, PA and travels with her husband of 55 years throughout North America in their RV, sharing her books along the way!

Website * SBPRA Website * CureJM Website * Google+ * Twitter * Facebook * Pinterest * Goodreads

** Book Blast Giveaway **

Prize: One winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card or $25 PayPal cash prize, winner's choice

Giveaway ends: December 9, 11:59 pm, 2015

Open to: Internationally

How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.

Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by Sherrill S. Cannon and is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send an email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com.

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A Thankful Post with #Linky

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
Party Linky #169!

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Click on my photos to see them at their best!

Thankful Post for Thanksgiving

This is what I'm thankful for...

I'm thankful for my family

This photo is of me and Hubby
with our three girls

I'm thankful for my son -
He arrives home from
university tomorrow morning!

I took this photo of Jeremiah
at the Knysna Heads

I'm thankful for sisters

Our teenage girls: Samantha and Jessica

I'm thankful for Amanda

I'm thankful for my husband

I'm thankful for my mother-in-law -
She will be with us on Thanksgiving
and she's helping with the food!

I'm thankful for our cat - Prince

And for our cat - Sheela

I'm thankful for our dog - Benny

And there are many more people and
things that I am thankful for.

I wish you a
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Here's a peek at
My Latest Post

on 1camera1mom:

Africa as One
A Great Resource on Africa
Where you can find stories, photos
and short films on 45 Countries

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Don't miss the chance to win a beautiful

handcrafted and one-of-a-kind set of

Jewelry by Alli Flair!

One lucky winner will receive this

early Christmas gift from Alli Flair.

Click on the link for details: 

Alli Flair Jewelry Giveaway

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My Latest Book Review

Mike and the Dog-Gone Labradoodle
mystery series ages 7 - 11

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And BIG Specials on the

Book Review Blitz SALE

Magelica's Voyage: Books 1 & 2

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(with or without words) or any picture post

at this Picture Perfect Party Linky.

Join me on this fun and easy blog hop!

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Mike and the Dog-Gone Labradoodle

The Pet Shop Society, Book 1:

Mike and the Dog-Gone Labradoodle

Book Review Blitz

About the Book

Title: Mike and the Dog-Gone Labradoodle (The Pet Shop Society, Book #1) | Author: Emlyn Chand | Publication Date: September 26, 2015 | Publisher: Evolved Publishing | Pages: 43 | Recommended Ages: 7 to 11

Book Description:

Mike Adams has always been a pretty average kid. He hates homework, loves sports, and spends a lot of his day bugging his twin sister Maddie—because, after all, she deserves it.

But one day, everything changes. Nic Chang’s dog goes missing.

Mike, his sister and their two best friends join forces to search for the truth and, with it, the missing pet. Will Mike and Maddie find a way to put their differences aside and save the day? And just where did that dog-gone labradoodle go?

Put your thinking caps on and prepare to find the answers in the premier installment of The Pet Shop Society, a brand new mystery series for readers aged 7-11.

Amazon * Barnes & Noble * iBook * Kobo * Smashwords * Evolved Publishing * Goodreads

Our Review

I had the pleasure of reading to Amanda (age 7) the children's book, Mike and the Dog-Gone Labradoodle, the first book in the brand new mystery series, The Pet Shop Society. She particularly enjoys mystery stories.

Story-time at bedtime is one of my favorite moments of the day. I love reading to Amanda, especially if the story engages her mind like this one did. It's not scary and I think it's easy for kids to follow along. I recommend it for boys and girls ages 7 to 11.

This is not the first time that one of Emlyn Chand's stories has appeared on Amanda's Books and More. Amanda and I did a review of one of her picture books this past July about a talented young bird (a cockatiel) named Sammy.

Check out our review of

Sammy Steals the Show

About the Author:

Emlyn Chand

From an early age, Emlyn Chand has counted books among her best friends. She loves to hear and tell stories and emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). Her affinity for the written word extends to absolutely every area of her life: she has published fiction across multiple genres, overseas and contributes as both an editor and an author to the Novel Publicity Guides for Writing & Marketing Fiction series, and loves the written word so much, she even married author Falcon Storm! Don’t forget that she is the founder and president of Novel Publicity too.

The book that changed Emlyn’s life is Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson. It opened her eyes to the world that could exist if only she was willing to create it—a lesson she has never forgotten. Maybe that’s why she loves writing her Bird Brain Book series for children so much!

Emlyn’s first novel, Farsighted, won the prestigious Writer’s Digest Self-Published Novel of the Year award in 2012 for the YA category. She now writes most of her fiction under her real name, Melissa Storm.

Website * Facebook * Goodreads

Disclosure: I received a free digital copy of this book for my honest review.

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An Artist and More with #Linky

Welcome to my weekend blog hop -

Make My Saturday Sweet #153!

My blog is best viewed in Google Chrome.

Typewriter Artist

Paul Smith
An extraordinary man with a
severe disability creates incredible
works of art using a typewriter.

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Don't miss the chance to win a beautiful
handcrafted and one-of-a-kind set of
Jewelry by Alli Flair!

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Book Blasts with Giveaways:

The Fox and the Snowman
with a $100 Giveaway!




Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence
with a $25 Giveaway!




Through the Shimmer of Time
with a $25 Giveaway!




The Storytellers
with a $50 Giveaway!




The Knights Before Christmas
with a $25 Giveaway!




The Ifs Book Series
with a $25 Giveaway!




BookElves Anthology: Volume 2
with a $25 Giveaway!

Keeper

4th Book in the Seed Savers series

with a $25 Giveaway!

Finn's Rocket: A Surfer Catches Air

3rd Book in the Finn's Fast Books series

with a $25 Giveaway!

The Chronicles of the Stone
Adventure Series
with a $25 Giveaway!

Get the eBook of Book 2
for FREE from
Amazon (between Nov. 18 - 20, 2015)




Africa's "Big Five" Wild Animals
4th Book in My First Travel Books
with a $25 Giveaway!

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And BIG Specials on the

Book Review Blitz SALE

Magelica's Voyage: Books 1 & 2

*********************

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 last link before yours and leave a sweet comment. It's a really easy and 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
Instagram

Here are the easy rules:

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

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Weekend Linky

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Visit my Blog Hops page to see
what link parties I take part in.

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