See if you’re on the list!

I confess, I was pretty stunned when I saw that CalliopesPen awarded me with the Lovely Blog award the other day.  And I’m still a little speechless.  I know!  Whodathunk it!  Me!  Speechless!  But I am, and can only stutter my thanks to her for her kindness in giving me such an award.  Thank you, D.  It means a lot to me.  🙂

 

The other big surprise came when my husband – my very own husband who’s never given me an award before (to avoid the charge of nepotism, you know), actually gave me the Kreativ Blogger award.   Talk about being blown away!  I never expected that one either.  So, my Beloved, thank you.  :*

Now, it seems there are some requirements with both of these awards, both suggesting that the recipient pass the award on to 7 deserving others, and link back to the one who awarded them.  Also, the Kreativ Blogger award encourages the recipients to list 7 interesting things about themselves.  I don’t think I have 7 things, let alone interesting things, but I will try.

So here’s my plan: I will list 7 people I think should have an award, and they can choose which one, or both, that they would like to receive.  Since I only know lovely and creative people, that works for me.  🙂

1.  My friend Sherri.  Sherri is a writer, so right there you know she’s creative!  And she has one of the loveliest spirits I know.  She always tries to find the sunny side of situations and that’s something I find inspiring.

2.  My friend Holly over at Seeking Faithfulness.  Holly is sweet, gentle, kind, thoughtful, a woman seeking the Lord’s heart, and mother of 8.  Yeah, she’s got creative covered on all kinds of bases!  And she’s lovely.  Her very soul is lovely.  She doesn’t get to blog very often (guess why?  Did I mention she’s a home school mom too?) but when she does her posts are always thoughtful and caring. 

3.  My friend Kristy.  She’s a first time mom (less than 6 mos!), and she also holds down a full time job away from home, so you can imagine she has her hands full too.  And somehow, she’s creative enough to keep it all together AND keep the dustbunnies from propagating under her sofa.  🙂

4.  Have you met Marta?  Marta is another writer, and a mom, and a teacher, and an artist.  All the creative that I didn’t get when God was handing it out, Marta got.  She even puts her own books together so it’s a story and a work of art at the same time.  I don’t know how she does it all.

5.  Need some laughs?  Take a peek inside The Mind of a Mom and you’ll get some, guaranteed!  Always with a funny picture or video, or tales about a vacation, you’ll never want for a smile when you visit her blog.  🙂

6.  Take a drink of some Sparkling Red with your next meal.  :)  She’s like a drink of wine while seated next to a fireplace on a cool autumn evening.  Her posts will make you think, reflect, ponder.  She talks about music, family, spirituality, and the great mysteries of life.  Go on, take a sip. 

7.  Need some sass?  Take a seat at YellowCat’s table.  She’ll serve you up a dish – hot or cold – of stories about life in the restaurant biz.  Make sure you leave a tip though, or you’ll be her next story!  Nothing gets past her quick eye, and she’ll leave you laughing at the antics of some of her customers. 

Take a bow ladies, and take an award for your creativeness and loveliness.  You’ve earned it!  (Just click on the image to copy and paste it, or choose to save it to your computer.)

Now, I must list 7 interesting things about me.  *sigh*  I’ll go for the 7, but don’t count on the interesting!

1.  I am a teeny tiny part Cherokee.
2.  I have never had a broken bone.
3.  I have never had surgery, other than having wisdom teeth removed.
4.  In high school, I had to take a speed reading course, and scored at 600 wpm with a 90% comprehension level.  It’s been all downhill from there!
5.  I refuse to eat any kind of organ meat – liver, kidneys, brains.  I’ll starve first.  I’d only puke it up anyway.
6.  Speaking of high school, I won Honorable Mention for a short story I did once.
7.  Technically, I am a published poet. 

Exit, stage right!  (The Falcon never goes left.  ;)  )