Blog Award

I was blessed with this award by my friend Michelle whose blog is lovely and deserving. It's funny. We were first irl friends through our church and homeschool group in Florida, but I feel like I know Michelle much better now (she moved to north GA and we're url friends) through reading her blog. It's one of my favorites. Now, I am to pass this award on to 7 others, and that's a tough one. I peruse many blogs. Some I mainly look at the pictures and skip the writing, but there are others that I get so much from so often that I must read every word! I'm listing these in no particular order.

1) DeEtta - I've known DeEtta through a homeschool email loop for 10 years now! I finally got to meet her in person this past April. Her words both on the loop and on her blog are so often an encouragement and a challenge to me. She shares about her life as the wife of an AF chaplain and the mom of 9 children (3 of whom are grown and living outside their home now). She is REAL! That is the best thing about her.

2) Danielle - Like Michelle, I knew Danielle in real life first, getting to know her through her sister-in-law whose husband has cut our hair for YEARS. Their family became good friends of ours, and I first met Danielle at their house. Then our relationship grew when we volunteered at a church together for awhile. I've gotten to know her better through her blog. She is a relatively new homeschool mom with lots of wisdom from her counseling practice and her life experience. Her blog is always a thoughtful read that makes me think.

3) Dorothy - Dorothy is another friend from my homeschool loop who lives in England. I learn so much from her blog as she lives her life as the mom of a teenage daughter who has high-functioning austism and a teenage son as well. She is another woman who is unafraid to share her struggles with her readers. Her writing is also very witty and usually good for a much-needed laugh.

4) Jodi in NH - Jodi is another friend from the loop, and she is a relaxed homeschooler. She does all sorts of fun projects with her kids, and I read her blog with envy! :) I am not a project person!

5) Kristine - Kristine is another friend from the loop. She and I have similar curriculum tastes, so I often get good ideas from. Kristine lives in rural Virginia and always has her camera with her, so she has beautiful pictures on her blog.

6) Debbie - I have enjoyed reading Debbie's blog this year. She is a mom of 5 adopted kiddos in two sets, one older and one younger. She shares honestly about the challenges of parenting, especially with a husband who is gone for work quite a bit. She is a great homemaker, too, always having a sewing project or a quilt or something like this going.

7) Julie - Julie is a friend from my local homeschool group. I have enjoyed getting to know her in person as well as on her blog. She decided to start a blog after reading mine! I feel like a parent. It is fun to watch her baby growing up.