Pink Paper Peppermints - Craft. Create. Celebrate.: awards

Sometimes when I sit down to do a blog entry so many things that I want to share come rushing towards me at once that I have to actually walk away and think about it some more. Is this just my wildly random-ish and all-over-the-place brain or do other bloggers get this too?

I'd like to say it's artistic genius, but I really think it's just a bit of unmedicated ADD. (spell check thinks that should be "undedicated"...hey maybe *that's* my problem...dedication...)

Anyway, for right now I'm going to share just one quick thing and then the rest of the flood will have to come later when I have a little more time. Wait, ok two things....(just thought of somethin' else...see what I mean about wildly random-ish?)

The first thing is an AWARD!!!! Sweet Deborah at "A Cup of Joy" (which, by the way is a pretty neat bloggie itself.) gave me an award!

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My first one (and I've had *four* blogs...wildly random-ish...remember?)! I think it's pretty cool, and I haven't had time to look at all the blogs on her list, but so far I seem to be in pretty good company!

I would like to say, however, that every ounce of goodness that you might find here is directly attributable to my merciful, generous, and gracious God whose extravagant love has made me a new creation. This is not me trying to be humble, but just wanting to give credit where credit is due...and also the idea of being eaten by worms kinda creeps me out...heh-heh

So part of the deal of accepting the award is that you are supposed to award it to ten other blogs. I can do that pretty easily, but honestly I have *way* more than ten and if I am going to get to all my ~~random tangents~~ important posts today, homeschool my kids, clean the house (ha!) and make dinner I have to split this up! So the first three awards go to:

Elaine Barnett
This girl has a heart for God that will make you smile, cry and laugh every time you read. She has the gift of encouragement like no one else I have ever known. I am so thankful to have met and become friends with her! Go read her blog. :)

Susie Sincock {decorate your soul}
Another online friend with a gift. If you like beautiful photographs then go visit Susie's blog. She is also a talented scrapbooker and fellow believer. (And if it wasn't *completely* wrong to take people's pictures of their kids and put them on your own blog I would totally claim her gorgeous baby daughter as my own) Go look!

Rachel Larkin
An ~~Aussie~~ Kiwi (what kind of a friend mixes those two up??) friend whose banner has a picture of melted chocolate on it! (That tells you right there that she gets it!) She writes wonderfully inspiring articles and even has a free e-zine called "Becoming Beautiful" about being beautiful in mind, body and spirit! You will love her!

That's it for now...more great blogs later though. And thank you so much Deborah!

By the way, don't worry, that this prestigious award is going to go to my head...I just told my 15 year old son (what??!!!! I have a 15 year old son???!!!! - sorry when I type it out like that it's a little shocking) about it and he looked puzzled and said quizzically,

"wow. really?"

Yeah...oh the glory.

And now I am out of computer time so no second thing...but I will be back after I clean a little and check my boys' work.

M~
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“...let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness,
judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the LORD.”
-Jeremiah 9:23