One Day: Video I Love

Posted on January 31, 2017 by SloanParker

I just adore this video. I’m pretty sure I’ve shared this one before, so I apologize if it’s a repeat for some of you. This family and their singing never fail to make me smile. So much love and happiness and hope in one song.

If you can’t see the embedded video above, you can watch it on YouTube.

Our Beautiful World: Lakes, Mountains, Streams and More

Posted on January 26, 2017 by SloanParker

If you can’t see the embedded images above, you can view them at the original blog post.

Monthly Reader Giveaway: $15 eGift Card or Free E-books

Posted on January 24, 2017 by SloanParker

ReaderGiveaway

Thanks so much to everyone who entered last month’s giveaway. Contacting the winner is always one of my favorite parts of the month.

THIS MONTH’S PRIZE

For this month’s giveaway, I’m offering a random winner their choice of one of the following:

1) $15 eGift Card to Amazon.com.

2) $15 eGift Card to Barnes & Noble.

3) Winner’s choice of any 4 full-length Sloan Parker e-books.

The winner will be contacted privately to select which gift they’d like to receive.

HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

To enter the drawing for this month’s Reader Giveaway, fill out this simple form.

RULES AND TERMS:

The giveaway runs until the end of the day tomorrow. All entries must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on January 25, 2017. One random winner will be selected and then contacted directly about his/her prize. Chance of winning depends on the total number of entries. No purchase necessary. Currently we are only purchasing Amazon gift cards that are for use only on Amazon.com.

Thanks for entering and good luck! Be sure to check back next month for another reader giveaway on my blog. If you’d like, you can sign-up to receive my blog posts via email. I typically post about twice a week. Mostly fun, inspiring videos, pictures, and quotes,

I also do a reader giveaway in each of my newsletters. You can sign-up for the free newsletter using this form.

Celebrate Love, Good People, and other Links I Love

Posted on January 19, 2017 by SloanParker

Every month I gather some of my favorite links, real-life stories, and other items that I’ve seen on social media and share them with you. I hope you find something to make you laugh, smile, or just go awwwww.

CELEBRATE LOVE

Learning English – If you haven’t seen this charming video yet, you’ve got to check it out.
First Date With A Man – An adorable story of a chance meeting.
For True Love – He was madly in love, and thanks to a note taped to a window, he got to see his sweetheart again.
Daughter asks for pride flag for Christmas, her dad does her one better – what a great dad!

TOO FUNNY

Student Emails Her Teacher While Hopped Up On Drugs After Surgery – My favorite part: love you bye.
39 Hilarious Mom Fail Photos – I’m not a mom, but I’m so forgetful and a total disaster that I just know if I had kids I’d make these lists ALL THE TIME.
The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week – If you’ve never caught The Huffington Post’s Funniest Tweets series, you should check it out. They make me laugh every week.

NOW THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE

A cat with cerebellar hypoplasia and his loving family. – CH is a non-life threatening condition and is not painful for the animal. My dad’s cat has a mild version of CH, and she’s as happy as can be. You can also see more from this cat and his family on Instagram.
Someone has invented this amazing shake-resistant, smart spoon – a life changer for many people.
One good thing – I loved the one question this mom asked her kids every day.
Woman tracks down stranger who hugged her in saddest moment of her life– the world needs more people like this.
Homeless people are reconnecting with their loved ones thanks to this startup – I absolutely LOVE this idea.

ADORABLE

This guy was deployed in Afghanistan when he met a loving stray dog — and knew he had to find a way to get him back home. You can follow them on Instagram.
Cat Found Protecting Kittens Left in the Cold, but the Cat is Not Mom at all.
17 Of The Most Hilarious Cat Tweets Of 2016.
Just otters – because they always make me smile.

Fear, Pain, Loss… And Still I Rise

Posted on January 17, 2017 by SloanParker

Almost 40 years since this poem was first published, and it’s still so relevant today. Maya Angelou’s introduction in this reciting offers me comfort. The nobleness of the human spirit does go on, continues to rise each and every day.