thanks-timber, it’s going down!

“Bippity-boppity-boo!

My thanks go out to you!

Your kind address,

of my blogging-mess,

brings happiness to my soul!”

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And so begins my 3hugs&thankful blessings 

to have received these additional Award recognitions

from three fellow bloggers!!

(I am blushing to have been recognized by each of you!)

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When receiving an Award in cyber-world you are asked to do several things:

*Once you are nominated, make a post thanking and linking the person(s) who nominated you!
*Include the Award sticker in the post too and be sure to answer the questions from your nominator(s)!
*Nominate 5 -10 other bloggers who you feel are worthy of this award!
*Lastly, COPY these rules in the post.

liebster-e1431304529635 Darling Anand at blabberwockying! who tickles my toes, with his expansive prose & ability to welcome everyone in. I thank him gleefully, for thinking of lil’ ol’ mee-a-lee, and accept this award quite cheerfully!

Sweet, Sweet Pam who is at catchingmydrift had not one but two surprise Awards for me! Well, twiddle my thumbs, I am certainly over-come, by her fuzzy-warm-support of thee!

real-neat-blogger-award Last but never least Oneta at sweetaroma conjured up a delightful treat! She sifted & spun, through various chosen-ones, and declared my blog-site REAL NEAT!

A sampling of their questions I choose to do, & to share with you too, as they asked me to do:

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From Pam 

1.What makes you smile?  When I see my children happy.

2. What is your best talent? I am the Principal of Fun School! 

3. Movies or Theatre? Movies.

From Oneta

What are 5 facts about you?

I am a devote Roman Catholic. I am a rule-follower. I am extremely loyal. I am afraid of very blustery wind-storms. the-princess-and-a-very-winnie-the-pooh-blust-L-LZ8BwYMy ability to be free from hate. I have never had this sense of emotion and I feel it is a great grace God has given to me. (This is not to be confused with anger…which is a feeling that if not addressed can lead to hatred.)

From Anand

  1. What do you want people to remember most about you after meeting you for the first time?  My warm welcome & sincere interest to listen as you speak.
  2. What do you like most about yourself? My passion regarding who I love & what I believe to be true.
  3. What song makes you sing along out loud and/or break into dance? There are three… When I’m With You by JJ Heller  (my ring tone on the alarm clock,) Move by MercyMe and…promise not to judge me but…Timber! by Pit Bull (best dance song to date and you can dance too if you just click play!)

 

hugs n’ blessings to my nominees! 

(Please just pick 5 random questions to answer from above.)

Liebster Award: New Beginnings & Nan Tubre Writes

One Lovely Blog Award: smilingawayfoodallergies & Cathy Lynn Brooks

The Creative Blogger Award: wandering soul & Mixed Girl Vibe

Real Neat Blog Award: Being Me Presently  &  Velisima & lindaelena

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Giving thanks for all of you! Photo courtesy of Pinterest.

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Bippity-boppity-blog thoughts to carry you through the weekend…

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We see mountains,

God sees molehills.

We see problems,

God sees opportunities

We see challenges,

God sees a miracle

in the making!

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Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows!

~Walt Whitman

 

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Sunset over Lake Erie.

May I never miss a rainbow or a sunset because I’m looking down!

~ Sara June Parker

 

 

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hugs n’ weekend blessings worth looking up for!

bubble-gum surprises!

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We are mid-way into November and the normal “Brrrrrrr!” most of our local hometown residents should be exclaiming is no where in sight. (Yet!) But the traditional hustle-bustle of preparing for the Winter Season is everywhere!  Snow-stakes are being installed and Christmas lights hung (ready for the annual Thanksgiving Day  lighting,) and you can find bags of Snow Salt in every hardware store displayed proudly at the check-out counters.

November for me is an annual cleaning of closets, office-folders & such.  It is an opportunity to de-clutter and begin the preparation for starting a New Year with a clean slate!  So yesterday found me going through my office folder labeled “TO DO,” which contained scribbled messages of ‘this & that’ stuff I hoped TO DO during the course of this past year.  I was happy with the small amount of remaining projects needing completion before the hustle-bustle of the holidays rolled in:  one more crocheted wedding blanket to complete for a very special December Wedding, a shepherd & sheep yard project that’s been swirl-twirling through my creative mind, and organizing a….well, sshhhhh– I cannot say because…it’s a secret!

And there was one little note, scratchily-scribbled on a piece of bubble-gum pink paper reminding me to make a visit to our local Catholic Gift Shop for a gift Dan & I hoped to donate to a special organization.

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I hope they have what we wanted!

When I stopped in to the Catholic Shop today I had no idea that not only would I be able to toss the TO DO note in the waste-basket once I made the necessary purchase, but with the twinkling of a surprise I also happily discovered I could cross off an item from my Bucket List to boot!  Alas, God had heard a spoken desire I’d made many moons ago!

Lo & behold with every person I came upon within the shop they personally greeted me by name!  Who’d have thunk that this would be the place that “EVERYBODY KNOWS MY NAME…AND THEY’RE ALWAYS GLAD I CAME!”  winnie+the+pooh+ehs+ilustratorGod is so funny how he wraps up our wishes sometimes, isn’t he?  He knew I’d hoped for & needed a place that felt like a homecoming...and He delivered in a way I hadn’t quite expected but deliver it He did in a far better way! (I guess God was keeping a secret too!)

And so began my 3hugs&blessings for the Week:

  1.  Crossing off item #14 on my Bucket List,  Have a special place where “everybody knows my name. And they’re always glad I came!”
  2. Finding a delightful spot to host a special bridal shower for our daughter.
  3. The peace & strength that has enveloped me by focusing only on what lies ahead!Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philipines 3:13-14

(All that’s left now is to make a fresh new folder…TO DO it all!!)

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hugs n’ may you find 3 bubble-gum pink surprise blessings too!