Thank you so much SwittersB for nominating me for One Lovely Blog Award. You are so kind!
The Rules for the Award are as follows
1. You must thank the person that nominated you
2. You must list the rules and display the award
3. You must list 7 facts about yourself
4. You must nominate 10 others
5. You must display award logo and follow the blogger who nominated you
I cannot tell you how honored and humbled I have been by my readers… It is an amazing feeling to have such love and concern come my way from so many sources… Growing up in a home where kindness and compassion were so rarely displayed I still find myself surprised daily by the kindness shown to me by virtual strangers.
Seven facts about myself:
1. Without my husband’s constant prayer, encouragement and love I would not have dared to write this blog at all – it was because of his insistence that I deserved a space all my own to express my heart and mind that I started on this journey.
2. Photography as a form of art therapy has been one of the most important and effective methods by which my heart has begun to heal.
3. I am a dirt-loving, weed-pulling daylily nursery owner and I spend several hours a week working in my flower beds and welcoming the endless distraction of new blooms, buzzing bees, butterflies and hummingbirds — not to mention the occasional wild baby rabbit who will eye me from under some foliage.
4. I did not play with Legos until my late (very late :)) twenties… now I have 4 Lego sets – 3 of which are scenes from Harry Potter and I would much rather display them in my China Hutch than actual China… I love whimsy and playing games and my husband and I spend many an evening over a board game or playing poker with mini chocolate bars as the currency.
5. I have the widest taste in music of anyone I know… right now my collection contains artists varying from Benedictine Monks (which I am listening to at this moment) to Weird Al, to Creed, System of a Down, Crash Test Dummies, John Anderson, John Denver, Journey, Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls, Rainforest Tribal Chants, Jim Croche, Jewel, Delerious?, Johna33, Michael W Smith…the list goes on…. I think ‘eclectic’ is the operative word here.
6. I am easily distracted… think Dug from the movie UP and his collar that allowed him to “Squirrel!!” talk to people… This is me, although my husband would likely argue my attention span is even shorter…
7. Maggots are my kryptonite… I can handle snakes, spiders, beetles, bugs, all manner of reptiles and amphibians – but if I am encountered by a maggot I cannot handle it…. it’s quite pathetic…but I will hug a snake any day of the week – I have even been bitten by them and know, logically, that they are more dangerous if not treated with proper respect…but this tiny insect larvae will leave me near tears and frozen in terror….
I have been enjoying so many blogs lately…but the blogs I would especially like to nominate are as follows:
Reveling in the Overflowing Grace of God
captivatingbitter 