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I am so excited! One of my very favorite authors has another book coming out soon.

GIMME SOME SUGAR is coming soon! The third novel in the Southern Eclectic series will be released in trade paperback, ebook and audio (narrated by Amanda Ronconi) on April 2, 2019.

Summary

Lucy Brewer would never have guessed that her best friend, Duffy McCready (of McCready’s Bait Shop & Funeral Home) has been in love with her since they were kids. Fear of rejection and his own romantic complications prevented Duffy from confessing his true feelings in high school, so he stood by and watched her wed Wayne Bowman right after high school. Wayne had always been a cheapskate, so it comes as no surprise when he suffers a fatal accident while fixing his own truck.

Even as her family and friends invade Lucy’s life and insist that the new widow is too fragile to do much beyond weeping, Lucy is ashamed to admit that life without Wayne is easier, less complicated. After all, no one knew what a relentless, soul-grinding trudge marriage to Wayne had been. Only Duffy can tell she’s hiding something.

In need of a fresh start, Lucy asks Duffy to put his cabinet-building skills to use, transforming the town's meat shop into a bake shop. As the bakery takes shape, Lucy and Duffy discover the spark that pulled them together so many years ago. Could this finally be the second chance he’s always hoped for?

Pre-order links

Amazon

https://goo.gl/GxJrDS

Barnes and Noble

https://goo.gl/1VmFCo

iBooks

https://goo.gl/oiQS79

Booksamillion

https://goo.gl/oANkxo

Indiebound

https://goo.gl/o6BpmZ

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Reblog if you can see my icon and it is not pixelized.

That means Tumblr has not flagged my profile as “Sensitive”.

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Since last year, I have received more followers than I would have ever expected. It warms my heart knowing that we each share an admiration for such a wonderful season. In honor of my followers and to show my appreciation, I am doing a give away! 

RULES:

Must be following me

 Reblog to enter (No limit but please don’t spam)

 1 reblog counts as 1 entry

 No giveaway blogs

 Must be 18 years of age or older because of shipping purposes

 I will ship internationally! (I will of course, be paying for the shipping fee)

 If you have won, I will private message you. The winner must respond within 72 hours of that message. If not, I will pick another winner.

Deadline: September 23rd, 2018 CST 12:00 p.m

PRIZES:

One Halloween themed, cozy throw/blanket

Two Bath and Body Works candles (Leaves & Sweater Weather scented)

Pumpkin themed hand sanitizer holder from Bath and Body Works

6 hand sanitizer Halloween themed scents from Bath and Body Works

One “Drink Up Witches” Coffee Mug

One Pumpkin Cupcake Hand soap from Bath and body Works

If you have anymore questions, feel free to shoot me a message. Good luck to all! <3

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be nosy

1: The last person you kissed screams they love you, you say… 2: Did you get to sleep in today? 3: You never know what you got until you lose it? 4: Do you have siblings? 5: How many kids do you want? 6: Who was the last person you held hands with? 7: Did you stand on your tippy-toes for your last kiss? 8: Do you think if you died, the last person you kissed would care? 9: Last person to talk on the phone? 10: Did anyone watch you the last time you kissed someone? 11: When’s your birthday? 12: Remember the first time you kissed the last person you kissed? 13: What kind of phone do you have? 14: Are you wearing jeans, shorts, sweatpants, or pajama pants? 15: Are you a different person now than you were 5 years ago? 16: What were you doing at 4 am? 17: Would you rather write a paper or give a speech? 18: Are you lying to yourself about something? 19: Last night you felt…? 20: What’s something you cannot wait for? 21: Ever told your parents you were going somewhere but when somewhere different? 22: How many hours of sleep did you get last night? 23: Are you a morning or night person? 24: What did you get your last bruise from? 25: Do you reply to all of your texts? 26: Your phone is ringing. It’s the person you fell hardest for. What do you do? 27: Did your last kiss take place in/on a bed? 28: Anyone you would like to get things straight with? 29: How many months until your birthday? 30: Favorite thing to eat with peanut butter? 31: Did you like this past summer? 32: What were you doing before you got on the computer? 33: Your ex is sitting next to you, with their new partner. What do you do? 34: What is the last thing you said out loud? 35: Your mood summed into one work? 36: Are you doing anything else besides taking this survey? 37: What are your initials? 38: Are you a happy person? 39: Do you still talk to the person you liked 4 months ago? 40: Where do you want to live when your older? 41: Have you had your birthday this year? 42: What did you do yesterday? 43: What will you be doing tomorrow? 44: How late did you stay up last night? 45: Is there anyone you would do anything for? 46: Is it hard to make you laugh? 47: Do you believe ex’s can be just friends? 48: Do you think any of your exes will eventually want to be with you again? 49: How many people have you had feelings for in the year of 2012? 50: Do you wish your ex was dead? 51: Have you ever dyed your hair? 52: Would ever take back someone that cheated? 53: Was New Year’s Even enjoyable? 54: Bet you’re missing someone right now? 55: How would your parents react if you got a tattoo? 56: Sleep on your back or stomach? 57: If you could move away, no questions asked, where would it be ? 58: What would you change about your life right now? 59: Has anything upset you in the past week? 60: Are you on the phone? 61: Today, would you rather go forward a week or back? 62: Would you take $40,000 or a brand new car? 63: Have you ever talked to someone when they were high? 64: Ever cried while you were on the phone with someone? 65: Have you ever copied someone elses homework? 66: Are you the type of person who liks to be out or at home? 67: Do you automatically check your phone when you wake up? 68: Have you ever stayed up all night on the phone? 69: Could you use some sleep right now? 70: Are you going to have a baby by the time you’re 18? 71: Does it bother you when someone hides things from you? 72: What’s your favorite color? 73: Have you ever slept in the same room with someone you liked? 74: Have you ever been looking for something and it was already in your hand? 75: Do you get annoyed easily? 76: If someone liked you, would you want them to tell you? 77: Do you have a person of the opposite sex that you can tell everything to? 78: Does anyone call you babe? 79: How many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust? 80: What do you prefer, relationship or one night stand? 81: What color hoodie did you wear last? 82: Is there someone who meant alot to you at one point, and isn’t around anymore?

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Awww so cute

i’m a simple man

i see my dog

i kiss him

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All the time. It’s like - oh look - it’s so pretty and soft. Pet! I must pet! Feel the soft doggie!

I become a 2 year old that wants to play with the dog, cat or whatever animal...and for a moment I want to be an immature, selfish person. Then I realize I am 44 and that’s just not done.

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I can’t even begin to relate the amount of complete sadness I felt in reading this and realizing the truth, as many of us probably are, in the post. I feel like layers inside my brain are crumbling into themselves and screaming out for help right now. I feel raw, fearful, angry, sad, confused and a billion other things right now all at once from this post.

the thing about childhood emotional abuse is that the parent/abuser molds (intentionally or not) a child into the victim they want. they program the child, sometimes from birth, to be attuned to unspoken threats, invective, and demands, learned from the abuser’s pattern of behaviors. this can make the abuse extremely difficult for a child to identify for themselves or to outsiders. one look or one seemingly benign comment - unremarkable to anyone outside the abusive system - can invoke an entire history of abuse. one subtle cue from the parent can cause terror and shame that seems out of proportion in the moment, but is perfectly reasonable within the context of the long-term abusive relationship… and that hyper-responsiveness/vigilance in the victim is in fact a goal of the abuser (whether conscious or not). 

it can be really hard to explain emotional abuse; it’s more obscured and insidious than physical abuse. that’s actually built in to the abusive system; it’s a feature. if you can’t explain why one look, comment, or other cue from a parent sends you into a panic or shame spiral, it’s not your fault and it’s not just you. take that feeling you have as sufficient cause to do whatever you need to do to protect yourself. the threat is real and your boundaries are justified.

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I totally want this bedroom

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This is wonderful

so here’s a quick lesson about having patience with kids.

I have a 6th grade student who isn’t really interested in doing her homework (big surprise). from my experience, kids who aren’t trying to do their homework usually fall into two general categories – “this is too easy and therefore boring” and “this is too hard and therefore i’m not even going to attempt”. it became clear by October that she fell into the latter group, but most of the staff chalked it up to “she doesn’t understand it”. I didn’t really believe it because she was a very smart, emotionally aware girl and it didn’t seem like she didn’t always want to try, just that she would rather do other things than struggle with her work. 

yesterday, she got sent to my office, just so that she would have a space away from her friends to focus on her work, and she asked me to help her with two questions. I looked at them and they were fairly straightforward, simple questions about the results of using various amounts of force on an object. I did what I always do – I read the question out loud first, and then tried to help her use recall to figure it out. she did in a snap. I did the same with the second question, and before I even finished it, she went “OH!” and started writing her answer.

that’s when it hit me – she doesn’t have trouble with the material, she just has trouble reading and processing what she’s reading at the same time. big difference! I asked her and she confirmed that it was easier to hear a question and understand it than to read it and understand it. so I got her phone out, pulled up her voice recorder, and told her to try reading the question aloud and then playing it back to herself so she could process it and she looked like i had handed her the holy grail.

the moral of the story is that sometimes you have to set aside what you think is a problem with a kid and just watch for what’s easier for them. will she be able to do that during a test? maybe not, BUT now that she knows that the issue is processing reading and that she’s an auditory learner, she’s in a better position to ask for resources to help her work better in school.

so i’m off to the school counselor to let her know so she can possible get more tools for auditory learners.  

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Read the comic

Don’t date men who dont do housework/chores until they’re asked.

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By all means

Reblog if it is alright if I come to your blog and anonymously confess something to you.

By all means, confess 😈😋

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“She’s not cold hearted, she’s just tired of getting fucked over.”

— (via karmadunutte)

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Powerful words

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”

— Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes (via thoughtkick)

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Please read…

We have a bit of a family emergency going on right now with my health. I am having surgery on Monday. I have not been able to work for years due to my health. However, I should be able to get a huge part of my life back after surgery - just understand that will be a minimum of 6 weeks from surgery due to the recovery from my back surgery.

We are in a bind financially and I am posting here to ask if you would be so kind as to either donate a little or bump the post and forward along to others who may can do the same. I have never posted anything like this before, though I have helped other’s in the past.

Since we are living on just his salary it has become extreme hard because we lost about 31% of his income this year so far. We have literally exhausted all savings and family support options. We got a modification on the mortgage approved and then found out his income was cut again.

I have a job lined up that will more than compensate the difference but we need help for this month and a half transition.

Please, folks, anything you can donate would truly be a blessing for our family.

Donations can be sent via my paypal at :

paypal.me/VRW1230

Thank you from from the bottom of my heart. You will never know how much your kindness means to me in our time of need. Truly - thank you!!!

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this is the most powerful image on the internet.. reblog to join the circle

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I have stretch marks.

Reblog if you do too. Just to prove that it is more normal than what people actually think.

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Reblog this if you’re pro-receiving a brown paper package containing one (1) handwritten love letter, a small jar of strawberry jam from the farmers market, and a smattering of pressed flowers.