(The award was created by The Babblings of Mere and you can find the rules and such for the award here.)

And Michele of My Blessings From Above passed on the I Love Your Blog Award.  Well, who doesn’t like hearing that??  I think she already knows that I love her blog just as much!

Thanks so much both of you sweet gals!  For both awards, I’m supposed to pass them on to others.  I may find the time to do that very soon, but for the time being, I’m – um – swamped (again!)  Imagine, me being overloaded!  Farm life, a toddler, homeschooling, a toddler, a couple of speaking engagements, a toddler, church responsibilities and…. a toddler are keeping me busy.  Farming is slowing down (thank you, Lord!), so hubby will hopefully be around more to help out with things like….the toddler!  :o)

Thank you Nancy and SchoolinRhome!!  You are both wonderful blog friends.    I will pass the award on to…

Melissa

Sandy

Dawn

Oh, there are so many other bloggy friends, I just hate not giving one to everybody.  Any of my blogging friends are welcome to take this award and say I gave it to you!! 

Thank you Sandy and Lynn for the Spirit of Christmas Award!  I just love Christmas and can’t believe there’s an award out there for sharing the Christmas spirit.  )  I think I’ll pass this one on to a couple of people who have given me some Christmas inspiration this year.

Nancy

JoAnn

Thank you so much to my nominators, who ever you are!!!!!!

The voting doesn’t begin until December 3rd, but you can go here to see the nominees and begin thinking about who you might vote for in each category.

I noticed many of my nominations made it into the finals.  Good luck to you all!!

Many blessings to my blogging friends!!

I’ve decided to pass this award on to some of my newer blogging friends.  Each one of them is very thoughtful and leave encouraging comments.  Thank you for being great blogging friends!

SchoolinRhome

SimpleFolkSchoolhouse

MountainTopPraise

Sandpiper

My4SweetUms (Not a new friend, but very encouraging!)

This is what the person that created this award says about it:  “The thing that I love most about blogging is that I learn so much about a person just by reading their blog. I have met MANY wonderful people with wonderful stories to tell,and I am grateful every day for each person that I have the pleasure of crossing paths in life with.I wanted to create something special for the top ten people who have inspired me through their blogging; the stories they tell, and the lives that they lead with grace and dignity. I visit their blogs for inspiration and encouragement. Please grab your badge and wear it(with a smile) proudly, and pass it on because you inspire and encourage me, thank you.”

I’d like to pass the award on to…..(insert drum roll here)

Melissa – a real-life friend who always makes me smile, whether I want to or not.  She’s the one I call on those days when smiling is hard.  She’s a wonderful friend and a great encourager.  Reading her blog should make you smile, too!

Nancy – another real-life friend who makes me smile with all the sweet things she does for me.  Her computer expertise makes me smile, too.  She’s the one who helps me figure out everything I need to know or want to know about the technical side of blogging!

HomeschoolingMommaOf4 – makes me smile because of all the great ideas I find on her blog.  I appreciate all the time she puts into sharing her ideas and unit research.  You can tell she makes her children smile, too, with all the fun things she does with them.

Michele – because of how many times she’s said sweet things about my blog.  Her blog is a treasure with all sorts of ideas, pictures and inspiration.  Her smile comes through in her writings which makes her blog a very friendly place to be.

Dawn – because of all the practical ideas she’s given me through her writings, pictures and tutorials.  I smile everytime I see her blog highlighted in my Bloglines account.  I open her blog with great anticipation of what treasure might await me!

As usual, I could give this award to so many more.  If I’m your “friend”, you’ve made me smile!  Feel free to take the award and say, “Cindy gave it to me!”

Kim from In The Potter’s Hand has so sweetly passed the Nice Matters Award to me!  Thank you, Kim!!  She was well-deserving of the award, too!

Here’s a description of the award criteria:

“This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.”

I’m passing the award on to the blogs below.  Let me tell you, I always have such a hard time narrowing my choices down!  In fact, a few of my choices had already received the award, so I just passed them by.  Then, there are the many other blogs that are deserving!!  I think all my blogging friends are nice!    (You realize I have yet to pass on the Blogger Reflection Award for the same reasons.  Oh, so many good blogs, so few awards to pass around!)

Bright Star Christian Homeschool

Nancy’s Nook

My Blessings From Above

Our Homeschooling Expedition

Camelot Homestead Academy

(Why, oh, why am I struggling with spacing again??)