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By including links to these articles, reviews, interviews, etc…I am not endorsing the opinions of these bloggers and writers, but am simply sharing the highlights of my blog reading experience.

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Published on December 19, 2013 17:00

We are all blessed to have humor at whatever level we can muster. Without humor, the world would be a very serious, dull, and unbearable to place to live. Smiling, laughter, and amusement are necessary to keep us all from taking life so seriously that there’s hardly any reason worth living it.

That’s all.

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Filed under: Blessings Tagged: blessings, gratitude, humor, life

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Published on December 19, 2013 03:00

Blogdom Notice :(

I have been so busy that I forgot to format my list. I’ll make a double post tomorrow: Blogdom (Nov.20-Dec.18, 2013) and Count Your Blessings…The Holidays are a crazy time. Hope you are enjoying it.

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Published on December 18, 2013 03:00

Character Files from the ToiBox 40: Michael- Psych Test

Rorschach Test

This is not a real Rorschach test , but simply a fun little additive to the whole character profile motif.

Subject EC:B 5-Michael describe test image #1 as:

Something bad that he doesn’t want to talk about, “Just tell me what to say.”

Subject seems paranoid, as though he knows something is about the happen, but he doesn’t know when or where. He seems to have a genuine concern for others and want to do the right thing. His loyalty is strong, but he seems a bit weak. Threat level undetermined.

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Filed under: Character Files, EC: Battleground Tagged: angels, being overwhelmed, blessings, character, cultural study, demons, fiction, profile, spec-fic

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Published on December 17, 2013 03:00

Listography of Toi 06: Movies as Adult

These are the lists that tell my life story. They are in no particular order and some of them are very personal. Please be nice, and if you want to share, I’d be glad to take a look at what you have.

Favorite Movies As An Adult

-Star Wars (all)

-The Wizard of Oz

-Batman (all)

-Love Actually

-Die Hard

-Clue

-James Bond

-Ferris Bueller’s Day

-Terminator (1& 2)

-Moonstruck

-The Princess Bride

-Comic Book Movies-

Listograhy are books and a website dedicated to helping you write or consider your autobiography through the process of making lists.

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Filed under: Listography-Top5-MyLife Tagged: author, biography, grown up, life, lists, movies

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Published on December 16, 2013 03:00

Never hide in the shadows for anyone...

Reblogged from Alana Munro - The author who supports:

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela.

I'm not perfect. I've made stupid mistakes. Self-doubt used to live in my heart and mind.

But self-doubt is not welcome here anymore. I've discovered that if I believe in myself, I can do anything I want.

Sample Sunday 25

Here is approximately 100 – 150 words from a randomly selected original piece for your enjoyment. These samples can include excerpts from my all my WIPs and my Eternal Curse Series, but only as works in progress (not the final products). These samples of published and unpublished works are protected under the U.S. Copyright agreement.

It’s Like the Full Moon chapter 2.6 (wip)

Rebecca leaned her body towards Mr. Thornton shaking her head as to give the affect that she was amused by his comments, but she hadn’t actually paid much attention to a single word he’d said. She had become spellbound by the almost cinematic image of Mr. Thornton’s unexpectedly young, handsome, and robust son running towards them in a frantic hurry. Rebecca quickly cleared her throat as the son began to approach the restaurant. “He looks much younger than I had expected,” she said softly.

“Ah yes,” replied Mr. Thornton waving in his son, “It’s his burned to bear, that is the misfortune of being born to an old man. I was fifty-two years old when I married his beautiful young mother.” Just then, Paul arrived to their table. He stood up tall, front and center, across from Rebecca and reached out his hand after quickly wiping his glasses and hands with a handkerchief.

“How do you, I’m Paul,” he said simply.

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Filed under: Full Moon, Samples Tagged: contemporary fiction, drama, fiction, friends, romance, wip

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Published on December 15, 2013 03:00

ToiBox Blog Weekly Recap 12/14/13

Check out my Recent Posts links to see what I was up to this week.

-Silly me, I forget to post this earlier, oh well

I started out the week with Sample Sunday 24- Eternal Curse: Battleground chapter 3.2…

Then I was interviewed by MCV Egan over at The Bridge of Deaths.

On Monday I shared My Top 5 websites and then…

I posted the first of four posts in my Spotlight of author, Milton Kelly.

On Tuesday I added to my Character files the Rorschach test for Lilly and then…

It was READ Tuesday!

On Wednesday I posted an archived piece on Mira, the heroine of Eternal Curse and then…

I posted the second article in my Spotlight of author, Milton Kelly and then…

I received and passed along the nomination for the Sisterhood of the World of Bloggers.

On Thursday had Tea and Conversation about the Internet in Eternal Curse and then…

I share a very informative Author Insights post.

On Friday after my Friday Forecast I posted the third article in my Spotlight of author, Milton Kelly.

-Today I posted the final article in my Spotlight of author, Milton Kelly

I hope you’ve enjoyed yourself this week and enjoy a very pleasant weekend.

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Published on December 14, 2013 05:34

Author Spotlight 2: Milton Kelly 1.3

An excerpt from

The Real Purpose Of Networking

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“You need to find your purpose for networking and attending networking events. There are so many reasons for attending networking events. Regardless of what your reasons or purpose is that you need to have an understanding that it is not about getting sales at the networking events. The purpose of attending networking events is the process of building relationships. Remember people will only do business or give opportunities to those individuals that they know and trust. The purpose of networking is to understand the power of people. Networking is about concentrating on the focus on bringing together successful, motivated professionals to help each other to become even more successful by meeting new people to create connections that will take their careers or business to the next level and beyond. The purpose of networking should be about growth. If you are not looking to achieve growth then you are wasting your time of networking. The purpose for networking should be about community for business like minded individuals. It should be about support from both ends. Support should go both ways. Networking with professional individuals is working as a team. There is no “I” in the team. Another word you should all be working together. There should be unity or harmony when you are networking. The purpose of networking should not be about hanging out business cards trying to hustle people for business. Networking is generally a community of support, concern, upliftment, and empowerment. Networking should consist of the following components such as Professionalism, Consistency, Reliability, Intelligence, Resourcefulness, Strength, and Forward Thinking.”

You may find this book at the following links:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble Nook |CreateSpace

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Filed under: Guest Posts Tagged: author, biography, book, Christian, ebook, excerpt, Milton Kelly, non-fiction, sample, social networing, spotlight, Yahoo Contributors Network

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Published on December 14, 2013 03:30

Author Spotlight 2: Milton Kelly 1.2

An excerpt from

Walking In God’s Path Toward Your Destination Volume 2,
Building A Personal Relationship With Him

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“Let’s talk about the blueprint of what we call God our hope. A person that thinks about building their dream house for his/her family. To build that dream house you need more than just an idea that you want to build your dream house. You will have to make a decision of the specific dream house that you have in mind. Then you need to have a blueprint that is created by an architect showing the actual details of your dream house. You will need to hire carpenters that can take your blueprint and manifest it into a substance that will become your dream house. The carpenters will create your dream house that is based on your blueprint. This should also apply to God’s Word. God’s Word the architect is God. That Blueprint is your hope based on the word of God. The carpenters will be your faith. Together the architect that represents God, the blueprint is your hope and the carpenters are your faith will create substances such as a healing. That’s so easy for us to digest. There is a catch to receive this benefit from God just like with building your dream house, you must finish the blueprint. If you have a blueprint that is incomplete then your home will also be incomplete. The only way that you will be able to complete your blueprint is to stay on course until it is completed. This also applies to our hope. Faith cannot work on an incomplete hope. You must stay focused on the Word of God concentrating on the particular thing that you are seeking God for. In our due time the Word of God will complete our hope. Then our Faith will begin to create a substance that will match your hope perfectly. Your faith in God is the substance of what you are hoping for.”

You may find this book at the following links:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble Nook | CreateSpace

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