Richly Rewarded!

Last week two friends of mine honored me with some bloggy love! They named me as one of their favorite blogs and passed on the Kreativ Blogger Award! Twice in the same week ~ a girl could blush! It really encouraged me to know they enjoy visiting my blogspot...cause I sure love visiting theirs!

Please stop by and say hi to Debbie at It's All About Purple and Barbara at Footprints in the Sand. Their friendship is reward enough for me!


Before I pass the love along to five of my favorite and creative bloggers, I've been asked to share a few things about myself you might not know...here goes:

I love museums.

I enjoy card games,

and word games,

and crossword puzzles.

My thanksgiving dinner is my favorite thing to cook.

And eat.

I'm turning 51 on Thursday!

And to spread the love ~ Please go visit these wonderful women....all 'kreativ' in their own way:

Dianna @ These Days of Mine 
Kristi @ Breathe...Shine...Love... 
Nessa @ Moments & Impressions
Melanie @ Whimsical Creations
Adrienne @ AdrienneEats
{now it's their turn to share a few things about themselves, and pass the award along}

I hadn't ventured into this blogging community last year when I turned 50 ~ The friendships and discoveries that you've brought into my life this year are a continual, daily source of encouragement to me!!

Some Blog Love!

Over the weekend I was surprised to have

two blog awards sent my way!

Amy passed it on to Debbie

who passed it on to me!

Ellie passed it on to Dianna

who passed it on to me!

The "Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award" asked me to share a few things about myself and pass the award along to some blogs that I love ~ So, here goes!

1. I'm 50!  2. A bit of a TV junkie...  3. Love cranberry juice, food made with cranberries, decorations made with cranberries...and the color cranberry.  4. I adore being a MOM!  5. I want to run a craft studio some day  6. Love to camp.  7. I really like actual mail...the kind that comes to the box and has a stamp.

Here are some Irresistibly Sweet Blogs:

   Breeze Creations 

She and I "wish" together on Wednesdays! You should join us!

Footprints in the Sand

She and I connected cause she's an American living in France

just like I was for years!

Fresh Mommy

Love her photography. Love her philosophy

Love linking up with Sunday Citar.

Me as a Mother

More amazing photography.

Poignant. Silly. Real. Wonderful.

The Liebster (German for friend or love) Blog award is meant to bring more attention to blogs with fewer than 200 followers ~ here are some more of my favorite blog friends:

Beaktweets

Real life friend, and my blogging inspiration.

a sun kissed life

Could read her poetry every day.

Melissa Camara Wilkins

Can't really tell from her blog how many followers she has....

so hopefully this won't insult her.

Her Six Word Fridays linky and the group that writes with

her are wonderful. I've LOVED getting to know her!

Postcards from a Peaceful Divorce

This is an important blog.

(don't really know how many followers she has either)

For all of us ~ divorced or not.

The writing and relationship principles discussed

are both profound and challenging.

My Cozy Nook

One of my newest discoveries ~ she writes with

tenderness and honesty. She's drawn me in!

ENJOY!!

I love my blogging community(ies).  Maybe you'll discover a new space that you'd like to visit. On any given day (as you all know) some of us are "up" and others are struggling. Births are celebrated, milestones shared, and illness and death are prayed for and mourned. I'm reminded daily how wide open and wonderful the world is, and how much good is out there. I'm called higher ~ my thinking is challenged and I'm inspired to keep writing. I'm grateful to those who "drop in" and those who settle in and read almost everything I put out there!

Most of all,

Thanks to Debbie and Dianna 

for their lovely blogs

and all their encouragement!

Feel free to take your award and pass it on!