Hope, Versatility, and Liebster.. Oh My !

I apologize for taking this long to respond to the gracious bloggers who took their time to honor us with these beautiful awards. We are so grateful to you for your support and thoughtfulness.

Thank you Connie over at ahopefortoday.com for the beautiful and thoughtful HUG (Hope Unites Globally) award.  We are so humbled to receive this award and already have a few people in mind to pass it on.

We were nominated for this award by three special bloggers Susan Writes Precise,  A Year with Horses, and 30 Years of Growing Pains . I am not sure this blog could be considered versatile, the topic is narrow, but the people and stories certainly are not. I thank you all for this recognition, to be nominated for awards this early on in the blogging game is truly remarkable. I thank you for your very kind words about this project, and for your continued support. We have learned very quickly that bloggers are a tight knit, supportive community. We are thrilled to be part of it.

Forgive me if I mess up this process, but will do my best.

The Rules: 

1. Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post. I have done so in the opening paragraph. Thank you both again. =)

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

• I am married to a DevilDog (not longer enlisted, but once a Marine, always a Marine)
• My father was an Army Ranger during the Korean War. He never spoke of it to me.
• I am a 40 year old full time college student. I love to learn, have a passion for knowledge and will be a student for life.
• I have five children ages 3, 5, 11, 17, and 21 and three grandchildren ages 4, 2, and 5 months (yes it is kind of strange I know).
• I have always related better to men than women. (possibly due to growing up with four brothers, and now raising four sons).
• I have learned more from my children than they will ever learn from me.
• I love art and poetry. I envy those who possess these talents. I don’t understand people who have those talents, but choose not to use them.

3. Pass this award along to 15 or 20.

1. Marine Corps Web Log – You could spend days on this blog and never get bored with the content. This is a military themed blog run by a Marine. The variety and volume of content is staggering. Corporal Beddoe has done an outstanding job with this blog that includes everything from Poetry and Humor to Memorial posts, to Personal Opinion Pieces.
2. Warrior Poet Wisdom – Talk about versatility, this blog tackles a variety of topics. Wise, Thought provoking, and perhaps most impressive, always in the form of poetry.
3. The Daily Graff – John’s story was the first featured here. I stumbled across his blog and his story by chance, but call him friend by choice. I find his photoblog delightfully random. I love that I never know what I am going to see when I open the page, and can almost always be sure that I will leave chuckling.
4. Pure Complex – Kays blog is unique, and well I think she does the best job of describing it so I will just quote her. ” my blog is ALL ABOUT Artistic Culture (yes, I started a whole new genre for my blog. I’ve been known to do that lol). So many artistic things catch my eye, so you’ll always see me posting something unique, creative, humorous, and inspirational. Art can be a form of anything (Photography, Paintings, Food, Movies, Architecture, Sculptures, etc.) and I plan to celebrate it as much as I can. So enjoy the curated experience I call Artistic Culture.”  This blog is full of beautiful images, and I really enjoy her writing style. The ladies will love this blog, and I am betting the men will find a thing or two there as well.
5. Mirth and Motivation – This is a motivational blog that is a little different from most of the others that I have run across. I love the cultural diversity, openness, and absolute love and acceptance for others expressed in this blog. If you are having a bad day and need a little pick me up visit Elizabeth over at Mirth and Motivation.
6. Original Apple Junkie – This is a personal blog with random posts about what is happening in her life at the time. This young lady is funny and genuine. I enjoy reading her posts and admire her enthusiasm for life, her work ethic, and positive outlook.
7. Craft Handed – This is one of those people I mentioned before, you know the artistic ones that I envy. This beautiful woman is multi-talented. She does all kinds of wonderful crafts, she sculpts, and she paints, just to name a few. I love visiting her blog just to see the wonderful photos of her latest projects.
8. Mass Casualties – A young veteran currently working on his degree in creative writing. I enjoy his writing style and his blog is very eclectic everything from military and health news, to self improvement articles.
9. Raven’s Press – Amazing, beautiful poetry. I love poetry.
10. Views and Mews by Coffee Kat – Another blogger with a knack for writing, she says writing had been on her bucket list for years, and I say I am so happy that she decided to mark it off her list by blogging. =)

I know it says 15 -20, and I will try to add more later.

4. Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know about the award. – Done =)

Thank you Warrior Poet Wisdom for this award, for your support, and for just for being your beautiful self. I am honored to receive this award and appreciate that you have taken the time to nominate us. I know that these awards really help promote our blogs and give the little fish in a big pond some much appreciated recognition. Thank you.

The guidelines for the Liebster Blog Award:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks for the award and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogsphere – other bloggers.
5. And, best of all – have fun and spread the karma.

My five picks for this award are:

1. Restless Joe –  While roaming at home and abroad she shares some beautiful photography and wonderful posts. I have never had an opportunity to travel, so I adore travel blogs. I get to live vicariously through these lovely people. =)
2. Aurora Moreslist – Personal blog with some amazing writing. I can, and have gotten lost in her writing for hours.
3. Its My Opinion – Pure opinion and I love that he is so open in his writing. I may not always agree with his opinions, but I always enjoy reading them. =)
4. The Human Picture – This is one of the first blogs that I started following and still one of my favorites. The gentleman writing this blog is an exceptional writer, photographer and human being.
5. Topicless Bar – With a name like that how could you not love this blog? Just trust me, check it out.

If you have awarded me an award and it does not appear here, please leave me a message in the comments so that we can claim the prize and properly thank you.

Thank you all again. We feel truly blessed.

Tina & Jennifer