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Coming in March-A Newsletter

cindy — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:00:13 +0000

You have probably seen the bar across the top of my site and the occasional pop up inviting you to subscribe to my new newsletter. I have known for years that I should be doing a weekly newsletter but until recently, I didn’t have a clear vision of what that newsletter should include.

I can tell you that this newsletter is not the same as my RSS feed. If you subscribe to my feed via email or a feed reader you get every post I write delivered to you daily. You have also noticed that my feed has changed. Due to the fact that I partner with Amazon, I learned I could not send full posts with affiliate links in them via email. This is why the feed has changed to excerpts only and it is coming from a new service now as well. If you would like to receive every post I write in your email box please subscribe here. My newsletter will include my top post of the week and it will revisit a previous recipe post as well as include other information not found on my blog. My newsletter will be published weekly (day and time to be determined by the survey results. I’ll leave the survey open for the rest of February 2015.

If you would like to receive my new weekly email, beginning in March please fill out this form.

I am very excited about what is in store for The Mom Maven in 2015 and I am excited that you are on this journey with me!

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Easy recipes- Crockpot Pork Shoulder

cindy — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:27:08 +0000

On Christmas Eve, after church we head to my in-laws house for dinner and gifts. This year I was in charge of the main dish for the 7 of us. I had a large pork shoulder in my freezer that I had gotten from the food pantry so I decided to figure out how to cook it. After much searching online for a recipe that wasn’t for pulled pork, I found this Pork Roast Recipe. It looked easy enough and I needed easy on Christmas Eve, so I went to the store to pick up the ingredients and planned to get it cooking early Christmas Eve morning.

I wanted the roast cooking by 7:30am so I got up, ready to prep it when I ran into a problem…the roast didn’t fit in my round crockpot! I was having a mini panic attack so I got hubby out of bed and he was able to cut some of the meat off and make it fit. Thank you Ron!

The roast cooked all day and we picked up the crockpot after church and brought is to the in-laws. Hubby sliced up what wasn’t falling off the bone and we all enjoyed a delicious dinner. We were so busy getting the meal on the table that I forgot to take a picture. Here is my plate after 2 helpings plus several sides

Easy Crockpot Pork Shoulder Recipe

Author cindy

Ingredients

3-5 lb Pork Shoulder
Worcestershire Sauce
Pork Rub

Instructions

Place pork shoulder in crockpot
10-12 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
3-5 TBS of dry rub
Cook on LOW 8-12 hours

I hope you enjoy this crockpot pork recipe and all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. I hope you share them on your social networks ie. Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and G+. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this post. Thanks!

I have linked up with the Thursday SWEET HAUTE Share Link Party and All Things Thursday Blog Hop.

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I’m Running for Team Freedom

cindy — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:33:05 +0000

I am not a great runner…but I wish I were. In the fall of 2012 I ran my first two 5ks and I met some personal goals. I didn’t run any races last year because I was lazy. I have registered for two 5ks this spring and the first one is next month, the 5k during the Gasparilla Classic 5k. That race is in Tampa and I am running it as part of Team Freedom.

Team Freedom is a group of 200 runners, each running at least one of the races during the Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend. There is a 5k, an 8k, 15k and a half marathon during the weekend. Team Freedom has come together as part of an outreach through The Joy FM as a fundraiser for Abolition International.

Abolition International is an organization that fights sex trafficking and exploitation.. There are 21 million slaves in the world today. Sex trafficking is estimated to be a 35 BILLION dollar industry. Abolition International educates professionals and communities about the plight of human trafficking. They empower people to help end modern-day slavery and they invest in comprehensive care of those rescued from slavery.

We are running for those who aren’t free to run…yet. To be a part of Team Freedom, I need to raise at least $400 for Abolition International before January 31, 2014! This is where I need YOUR help. If my readers each gave something I could more than meet my goal and you can all run with me, in spirit. I will be making strips to hang off my race belt with the names of everyone who donates at least $20 to my fundraising efforts! To donate, just click on my TEAM FREEDOM link to give securely. Thank-you so much for your support. Please share this post with your friends and family so they can join my team too.

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Create a Spa at Home with Katja Presnal

cindy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:48:15 +0000

Last week I had so much fun hosting Katia Presnal’s live show here at The Mom Maven, I decided to join in again. Today’s topic is “Creating a Spa at Home”, talk about a great way to get some ME Time! I can’t wait to hear what Katja and her friends have to share. Set an alarm so that you don’t forget to come back here at 2pm EDT to join in the fun. You can chat with Katja and the other participants right in the Snazl widget it is very cool, and easy to use technology! Leave me a comment on this post if you will be attending via TheMomMaven.com. I’ll see you at 2pm!

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Win a 16×20 Poster Print

cindy — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:36:11 +0000

Today I have a creative giveaway sponsored by UPrinting, a company specializing in online printing for over 25 years. UPrinting offers a wide range of printing services including brochures, business cards, stickers, postcards and poster printing. Today’s giveaway is for a free 16×20 inch high gloss poster print. Please visit UPrinting.com whenever you need online poster printing.

There are two ways to enter, and you can enter once using each method for a total of two chances to win:

1. Leave a comment in this post telling me what you will do with your poster printing prize.
2. Write a post about the contest on your blog. Your post must include a link back to this post- http://themommaven.com/2009/05/win-a-16×20-poster-printwin-a-16×20-poster-print/, as well as one to the sponsor – http://www.uprinting.com/Poster-printing.html. (Leave a comment here with a link to your post)

The winner will be chosen Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:00am. The winner will receive the opportunity to print a poster for free using the sponsor’s website. Good Luck! Shipping and handling is free for the U.S. and Canada only. Winners from other countries will still receive a free print, but will be responsible for the shipping charges to their location.

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