In 3.75 years of blogging, I just received my very first blog award! Barb is such a good lady and I'm very thankful that she regards me with value! Here are the rules:
Well... I started blogging in March of '06. Our friend Chad was here for a week before he hit the Appalachian Trail, and he pointed out his sister's blog to me (hers is now private). I thought, Hey, I could do that! It originally began, and remains to a large extent, a venue for the far-away relatives to keep tabs on Henry and now Maria. However, though I may not write much about it here, I quickly found LOTS of blogs to read for support during the long year waiting to conceive Maria. And then when I did get pregnant, I found more blogging ladies with babies due near the same time. Now, I consider some of these people actual in-real-life friends, and it's all from blogging.
I tried to pick people to whom I haven't referred to often on this blog so that you can meet some bloggers that may not be as familiar. However I will break that rule right away...
Barb is such a sweet girl. Her blog has been a chronicle of the big journey during her health struggles and attempts at conceiving. Thoughtful, reflective, funny, smart, and caring; Barb and her husband are joyfully expecting a little man soon, and I'm so thrilled for them. We've spent a couple of days together with Farah and Jen, and I hope to do this again soon!
Emilie was an amazing writer. I know it seems weird at best and morbid at worst to direct you to the blog of a woman who has passed away, but I look at her writing again and again. I'm so grateful to her husband for leaving this treasure up for people to see. Emilie found out when she was pregnant with her second child that she had a malignant tumor, a very rare cancer. She died last Dec. 23. Don't just read her final posts (which are almost painfully beautiful pieces), but delve into the archives and get a glimpse of who this extraordinary woman was.
Jennifer at Conversion Diary is a new find for me. She was a life-long atheist who entered the Catholic Church in 2007. What I've enjoyed so far about her blog is the mix of faith questions, discussion, and just plain-old parenting stories. She makes me think a lot and I like it.
Rixa posts at Stand and Deliver about pregnancy, birth, motherhood. When I was looking for blogs about natural childbirth as I prepared for Maria's delivery, Rixa's natural home birth story was fascinating and encouraging. While I didn't have a home birth myself, I read and re-read Rixa's story to remind myself how possible natural birth was. She is one smart cookie, too!
Tell your readers how your journey into blogging began. Be as verbose or shy as you like.
Pick 3-5 fellow bloggers whom you adore and write what exactly it is you value about that person or their blog. The more you write about them the better. This is a chance to really appreciate your blog friends who have been there with and for you through thick and thin.
Let the winners know they have been awarded.
Pick 3-5 fellow bloggers whom you adore and write what exactly it is you value about that person or their blog. The more you write about them the better. This is a chance to really appreciate your blog friends who have been there with and for you through thick and thin.
Let the winners know they have been awarded.
Well... I started blogging in March of '06. Our friend Chad was here for a week before he hit the Appalachian Trail, and he pointed out his sister's blog to me (hers is now private). I thought, Hey, I could do that! It originally began, and remains to a large extent, a venue for the far-away relatives to keep tabs on Henry and now Maria. However, though I may not write much about it here, I quickly found LOTS of blogs to read for support during the long year waiting to conceive Maria. And then when I did get pregnant, I found more blogging ladies with babies due near the same time. Now, I consider some of these people actual in-real-life friends, and it's all from blogging.
I tried to pick people to whom I haven't referred to often on this blog so that you can meet some bloggers that may not be as familiar. However I will break that rule right away...
Barb is such a sweet girl. Her blog has been a chronicle of the big journey during her health struggles and attempts at conceiving. Thoughtful, reflective, funny, smart, and caring; Barb and her husband are joyfully expecting a little man soon, and I'm so thrilled for them. We've spent a couple of days together with Farah and Jen, and I hope to do this again soon!
Emilie was an amazing writer. I know it seems weird at best and morbid at worst to direct you to the blog of a woman who has passed away, but I look at her writing again and again. I'm so grateful to her husband for leaving this treasure up for people to see. Emilie found out when she was pregnant with her second child that she had a malignant tumor, a very rare cancer. She died last Dec. 23. Don't just read her final posts (which are almost painfully beautiful pieces), but delve into the archives and get a glimpse of who this extraordinary woman was.
Jennifer at Conversion Diary is a new find for me. She was a life-long atheist who entered the Catholic Church in 2007. What I've enjoyed so far about her blog is the mix of faith questions, discussion, and just plain-old parenting stories. She makes me think a lot and I like it.
Rixa posts at Stand and Deliver about pregnancy, birth, motherhood. When I was looking for blogs about natural childbirth as I prepared for Maria's delivery, Rixa's natural home birth story was fascinating and encouraging. While I didn't have a home birth myself, I read and re-read Rixa's story to remind myself how possible natural birth was. She is one smart cookie, too!
Thanks again, Barb! I hope the rest of you will enjoy these new-to-you finds.
5 comments:
Thanks! I'm really honored that you found my blog and Zari's birth story helpful as you prepared for your own baby's birth.
A well deserved award! Congrats :)
It is very interesting to hear about how you started. :)
congrats on the award!
You like your mind to be stimulated too! :) That's why I like you. ;-)
Thank you so much for the kind words. Very sweet of you. Oh my God, Emilie... amazing. I'm right there with you.
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