Friday, September 18, 2009

Blogoversary Giveaway #10



Giveaway #10, From Blushing Bride to Wedded Wife by Marla Taviano. A Winner will be chosen on October 18th.

From Blushing Bride to Wedded Wife: Practical Advice from a Girlfriend--What Marriage Is Really Like

Marla Taviano shares her no–holds–barred look at the first year of marriage with a sassy style that will keep readers captivated to the end.

Young brides will laugh out loud, sigh with relief, and nod in agreement as Marla takes a refreshing, biblical look at everything from impossible mothers–in–law to disappointing sex, from toilet seats left up to that confusing word “submission.” She provides important tips and truths about such important topics as...

  • keeping expectations realistic
  • fighting fairly
  • communicating about money, sex, and in–laws

A young woman herself, Marla also includes time–tested advice from older godly women. This honest and compassionate manual encourages married women to see what God can do in and through them and their marriages.


If you are married, what is one thing you wish you had known before entering in? If you are not married, is marriage something you look forward to? Why or why not?

Good luck all! And for the fun of it, after your MANDATORY entry above, any of the following will get you additional entries...

  • Add my blog to your technorati favs (left sidebar)
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  • Follow my blog through Networked Blogs (right sidebar)
  • Subscribe to my blog via Feedburner (right sidebar)
  • Follow me on Twitter (right sidebar)
  • Tweet this giveaway (come back and leave your status link - find this by clicking on your time of tweet)
  • Join my Facebook Fan page
  • Comment on other non-giveaway posts
  • Blog about this giveaway
  • Grab my button and link to my blog (left sidebar)
  • Grab my giveaway button and link to my blog (right sidebar)
Leave an additional comment for each entry.

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53 comments:

  1. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    He won't help with the house work no matter how much hounding you do.

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  2. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    I have posted your anniversary icon in my side bar

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  3. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    I have posted your site icon in my side bar too.

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  4. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    I have posted you in my blog fav. sites. listing.

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  5. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    I'm a subscriber

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  6. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    I'm a follower to your blog too.

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  7. apple blossomSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    I also posted a post about your giveaway on my blog.

    ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

    http://myheartbelongs2books.blogspot.com/2009/09/blogoversary-giveaway-10.html

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  8. Culinarily ObsessedSeptember 18, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    I love that you're doing all these giveaways...that's so awesome & generous!

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  9. CarmenSeptember 18, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    This sounds like a book all women should read before they consider marriage. Please enter me.
    desertrose5173 At gmail Dot com

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  10. CarmenSeptember 18, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    I subscribe by email newsletter.
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  11. CarmenSeptember 18, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    I'm a follower on Twitter.
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  12. CarmenSeptember 18, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    I'm a follower on FB.
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  13. ShawnteleSeptember 18, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    I am married and wish that I had known how much work it would be! Not that i would change any of it, but no one told me that it would be more than a full time job!!

    savedbygrace7215(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. ShawnteleSeptember 18, 2009 at 7:56 PM

    I picked your feed up in my reader as well. :)

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  15. cqueen2September 18, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    i'm married and i wish i would of know on just how hard it is to make it work

    wadesherry@hotmail dot com

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  16. cqueen2September 18, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    i follow

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  17. dancealertreads.blogspot.comSeptember 18, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    I guess I wish I had known more about men in general and what makes them tick. I have been married twice and the second one stuck! We've been married 11 years. It's been a learning experience, but a loving one too.

    dancealert at aol dot com

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  18. dancealertreads.blogspot.comSeptember 18, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    I'm a follower of your blog through google reader

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  19. dancealertreads.blogspot.comSeptember 18, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    I shared this on facebook!

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  20. JblantonSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    I wish I had realized that it takes lots of work- its not just wedded bliss and happiness.

    ejxd95 at gmail dot com

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  21. JblantonSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    following your blog

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  22. JblantonSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:29 AM

    subscribed with email

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  23. JblantonSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:31 AM

    following on twitter
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  24. JblantonSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:34 AM

    button on my blog under even more cool blogs
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  25. reneeSeptember 19, 2009 at 7:17 AM

    I wish i had know that everything in the household would be my responsiblitly, including appts and kids.
    reneetaylor at sympatico dot ca

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  26. reneeSeptember 19, 2009 at 7:17 AM

    I follow on google friend
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  27. reneeSeptember 19, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    I follow on twitter as nicjosemm
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  28. DianaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    I'm not married, but I'm looking forward to having someone else cook sometimes! I'm a terrible cook...

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  29. DianaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Google friend.

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  30. DianaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    Subscribe via feedburner

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  31. DianaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    follow on twitter

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  32. DianaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    tweeted:

    http://twitter.com/dzhu19/status/4106973612

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  33. DianaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    Facebook fan.

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  34. Alice HSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    I'm married and I wish I had known more about the things my husband likes and does NOT like to eat...seems silly but it would have made a difference! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com

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  35. Alice HSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    I follow through google friend connect - alicedemskehansen at gmail.com

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  36. Alice HSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    I follow on twitter - I'm alicedemske - thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com

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  37. Alice HSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM

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  38. Alice HSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    I have your giveaway button at www.alicedemskehansen.blogspot.com - thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com

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  39. EdnaSeptember 20, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    You are a new author to me so I can't say that I am following you anywhere except on your blog and I just now did that, but please enter me into the contest for the book, I love to read.


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  40. EdnaSeptember 20, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    I now am following you on Twitter



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  41. EdnaSeptember 20, 2009 at 7:17 PM

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  42. AikSeptember 22, 2009 at 4:46 AM

    I'm not married yet. Marriage is a bond of love between two people, but as time goes by, whether or not this bond becomes loose depends on the power of love. I'm willing to give it a try.

    aikychien at yahoo dot com

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  43. Terra HeckSeptember 24, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    I wish I would have known a lot of things, one of them being that my opinion of what communication is and his opinion of what it is are totally different. I like to talk about my thoughts. He likes to sweep them under the rug.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  44. Terra HeckSeptember 24, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    email subscriber
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  45. Terra HeckSeptember 24, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    I follow your blog.
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  46. Belinda MSeptember 24, 2009 at 5:52 AM

    I wish I had known that marriage was really hard work and it does not always work out

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  47. Belinda MSeptember 24, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    tweeted

    http://twitter.com/Prairiebelle/status/4339189675


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  48. MysticaSeptember 30, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    A woman's work is never done!

    Mystica

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  49. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 7:33 PM

    Q: If you are married, what is one thing you wish you had known before entering in?

    A: It just seems that men are so great in the beginning, and then you marry them!! LOL I wish I would have known that Marc has little patience for anything! ARGH!
    I found this out AFTER he slipped that ring on my finger!

    roxxyroller(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  50. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Follow your blog through Google Friend Connect!

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  51. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    Already Follow your blog through Networked Blogs!

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  52. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    I tweeted!!

    http://twitter.com/coolcanucks/status/4796698168

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  53. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    I own CoolCanucks.ca, which is a Canadian Contest and Freebie site. This giveaway is shared here:

    http://forum.coolcanucks.ca/23532-creative-madness-blushing-bride-wedding-wife-book-giveaway-oct18-canada

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