Friday, February 17, 2012

Versatile Blogger Award

I am delighted and honored to learn that I was picked to recieve a blog award.


Bloggers who receive this award are supposed to do the following....
Thank the person that nominated their blog for the award and provide a link back to their blog.

I was awarded The Versatile Blogger award by Monique from Mountain Of Grace
Thanks for the award Monique! Please check out her blog, it is one that I recently found myself. I love her colors and style, very peaceful. To be honest she nominated my other blog "I Really Do Homeschool All These Kids". I try to only use that one for homeschool postings so I thank her here at the family blog.

List 7 things about themselves
  1. I love all the seasons. I miss seeing them here in Houston.
  2. I love history. I like to study it, I like to visit old places and I like to learn about it.
  3. I am so proud of being an American, I think our history is the coolest.
  4. I am always shocked at how so many people don't pay attention to current affairs.
  5. I can't imagine what life would be like if my children were in traditional school.
  6. I am dumb founded by the number of people that are friends with their children and don't actually parent.
  7. I am most hopeful about our future when I am with the youth of the next generation in our homeschool religion class, Catholic Coffee Club, they know their faith, they know their history and they see a beautiful future.
Pick 15 newly discovered blogs to give the award to.

  1. It was the best of times, and the worst of times
  2. Snails & Ponytails
  3. Lord, Make Me a Saint
  4. For His Glory
  5. Are We There Yet?
  6. Happily Ever Johnson 
  7. Chocolate For Your Brain! 
  8. Half a Dozen and More Productions    
  9. Braids, Curls & Hunting Squirrels
  10. Four Blessings Academy
  11. Hope Echoes
  12. Life In a Small Town
  13. From the Heart
  14. CF Family
  15. Following the trails to Heaven



  The national news has been so hard to swallow as of late that I have really enjoyed my blogs.  A few months back I went through a very long list of Catholic Mom's on line and started following the ones that I could relate too.  Recently  I figured out how to see the blogs I was following.  These 15 have been some of my favorites to visit.  Thank you ladies, you all have beautiful families!!!

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