A Beautiful Award!

Thank you Sydney for the award!  I am honored!

- Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog.
- Copy the award and paste it to your blog.
- Tell us seven interesting facts about yourself.
- Pass this award on to 15 fantastic bloggers you have discovered.
- Contact your nominations and let them know they’ve won.

1.I love foreign languages

2. I play the viola and piano

3. I love art

4. I'm good at math

5. I just sewed my first formal (post coming)

6. I am constantly overbooking :-)

7. I really, seriously, can't write!  My papers are perpetually shorter than they are supposed to be!

My beautiful blogger friends:

Disclaimer: in no particular order, you understand, except for the first one.  She is first.

1. Kara - A Yellow Warbler

     Everybody head on over and say HI to Kara!  You'll not believe this, but when I was 3, no, 4 I met Kara in Minot, North Dakota. (Big beautiful hill-ful *?* place in the middle of nowhere).  A year later we moved.  We saw each other again, oh, maybe once in the following 11 years.  Then one day I come upon this blog.  I don't know how, because, as far as I know, only two people read it, and I don't know the other one!  We still love a lot of the same things (though she is better at them:-) and it has been great to reconnect.  Yes, we do have facebooks, and yes, we are friends.  But lets be real.  Facebook isn't real, blogs are.  Do I hear an amen?  Just kidding.  So glad I found you Kara, and I'm looking forward to reading your blog in the future!

2. Elizabeth - Joyful Jewels for Jesus

3. Jenny - Humble Beginnings

4. Rachel - Rachel's Blog

5. Bria - I Love my Siblings, and Candid Creation

6. Hannah - Farmgirl in Flipflops

7. Livvy - A Daughter's Heart

8. Elizabeth - Footprints in the Sand

9. Miss Jen - Blessed Femina

10. Amanda - AmandaBethOnline

11. Jenna - Feminine Farmgirl

12. Julia - Julia's Journal

13. Cassie - Inside My Mind

14. Elise - Ribbons of Light

15. Breezy - A Bowl of Moss and Pebbles

16. Jean - Sweet Life Under the Savior  

   I just had to do 16!  And there are so many more of you beautiful bloggers out there, so sorry if I missed you, but it is *cough* 12:28 am.  You didn't read that. :-)

     Boy, was that a linking marathon or what?!  Now I have to go tell you all that I did it.  Tomorrow.

The True Princess Award

Thank you Jo for this award!

I award all daughters of the one TRUE King!

Simple Sensible Austen Ladies Award

This award is also from Jo.

I award anyone who has read Persuasion, by Jane Austen.

Beautiful Thoughts Award

This award is from Jo, in a rather round about way...:-)

I award Elizabeth J. and Miss Jen

Favorite Blog Award

Jo gave me this award.  Thank you so much!  I never dreamed I'd be anyones favorite blog!

Rules for Accepting the Award:

1. Do a post about the person who awarded you, and their blog.

2. Give the award to four or five of your favorite blogging friends, tell about them and their blog, and leave a comment on their blog.

3. Answer the ten random questions

Jo's blog is called "Scraps from my Workbasket.." I "met" her a couple of months ago when she would comment and we would talk about costuming and such.  Her blog is mostly sewing things, but she does post about other interesting things as well.  She didn't have her own blog till quite recently though, and as I just found out on her blog, It was Lucie and I that convinced her to start one!  Wow...that is cool.

It may seem a little odd to award "four or five" people as your "favorite", so here is what favorite means in this context.  It means that I love your blog.  You've never posted about anything that I thought was boring, I come away from your blog and I don't feel like I've wasted time, I feel like I've learned something.  And...when I get on the computer, you're the first RSS feed I check!  ...now I've got to narrow it down...

Now I award:

Lucie:

I've been reading Lucie's blog for over a year now, and it has been so fun.  She posts about crafts and books mostly, two things that I enjoy very much.  She has two blogs, so be sure to check both out.

Jenna:

Her blog is "Feminine Farmgirl".  It is such an encouraging blog, and she is doing some posts on Thankfulness, which I assume is for Thanksgiving coming up.  She also posts about her sewing projects, which is very nice.  (I don't think I've ever commented, and I don't follow, just use RSS feeds, so she probably doesn't even know I exist :-)

Elise:

Her blog "Ribbons of Light" is so inspiring.  It is mostly about period drams and has amazing costume pictures from al sorts of movies.  If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have even known that Emma 2009 existed. =)

Olivia:

Eager Hands is a great sewing blog.  She has so many fresh ideas and is such an inspiration.

Now for the random questions:

1. Have you ever ridden an elephant?

No

2. Have you ever eaten squid?

No, I almost did, but with the little suction cup looking things still on it, there was NO way I was putting it in my mouth.  Perhaps if it was fried or something...

3. What is something crazy you have done with your best friend?

Half the things I do with my two best friends are crazy (they're sisters).  Hhmmmm...something we do quite often is dress up in our salwars (indian tunic and pants thingys) and go shopping or the prayer meeting in them.

4. Have you ever held and alligator?

No

5. Have you ever let a snake slither through your fingers?

No, I haven't had the chance.

6. What is your first and foremost dream?

Well, if the Lord doesn't provide a husband, and doesn't provide children, I want to run an orphanage.  Then I can take care of and teach hundreds of children.  (yes, I'm a tad crazy)

7. What is your dream vacation?

I'm not sure...somewhere gorgeous, but not to hot or cold.  Any ideas?

8. What are your goals for this week?
How about next week, since it is Saturday?  Finish all my school required, have a good thanksgiving and have a good performance of the Messiah

9. What is the funniest movie you have ever seen?

I don't know

10. What is your favorite song?

Right now, it is Palladio, by Karl Jenkins

Sisters in Christ Award

Thank you Ithilwen!

I award...

Elizabeth J.

Hannah B.

Awel Prince

Rachel

Jessica

and so on and so forth, just about everyone I know who has a blog is a sister in Christ!

Thank you Awel!

Thank you Awel Prince for the Awards!

For the sake of time, each award is only going to two people.  Sorry!  I love all of your blogs!

Against the flow award goes to...

Hannah - Trusting in his Love

Melody - Melody's little corner

Julia - Julia's Journal

Zoe Faith - Joyful Sounds

(even though she's not blogging currently  :)

Pepper Darcy - Pepper's Inkwell

Breezy - A bowl of moss and pebbles

Narnia award

     Thank you Lucie for the award!  I know I'm supposed to tag people....but I don't have the time right now. So if you've read the books, and wish you were there ;-), you get the award!

Award Time

Wow, OK, I have gotten so many awards lately that I'm just gonna post them all together. I'm sorry if you gave them to me, I don't have time to do a bunch of links!

The "Gold Star Blog Award"

The "Aragorn" award

The "One lovely Blog"

And my favorite, the "Courageous Christian" award

I know I'm supposed to give this to a bunch of people, but I really don't have time. We have house guests tonight, and I have to clean my room. :) How about... If your birthday is in January, February, or March, you receive these awards!

~Joanna

Another award! Thank you Hannah!

     Thanks to Hannah!

1) Post the award on my blog
2) Pass it on to some friends, up to 15
3) I have to let them know they've received the award. So, here's some of the people who's blogs I enjoy and this award is now theirs to pass on. 

     I give the excellence award to:

Elissa

Jesi

Bria

Livvy

Hannah Jane

Rose

Elise

Lucie

Providence Elizabeth

That's all for now!

Yeah! Another award!

     Thank you Bria and Julia!  

Here are the rules:

Thank the person who awarded you, and then award 10 people and link their blog to their name. Then tell the person they received an award.

Lucie

Stephanie

Sarah

Elise :)

Lauren Ann

Jessica

Jesi

Hannah Rose

Hannah Jane

Melody

    Only ten?  I think all of you have very creative blogs in your own way.

Happy 253 birthday Mozart!

Just look what happens...

I go on vacation and a bunch of people tag me! :)  We went to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for Christmas.  Many of my relatives live there, so we had a bunch of fun.  As it turns out, I get home and immediately get the flu!  Of all the sicknesses I have had, I think the flu is the worst.  Thankfully, no one else in my family has gotten it...yet.  Another upside was I got to sit on the couch and watch Redwall.  Redwall is a series of books written by Brian Jacques.  When we were little(and still watched TV) it was my favorite.  Well, we found it at the library, so I got to watch it.  Now for the tags.

Sarah, Marrisa, and Lauren Ann gave me the 'Your blog is fablulous' award.

When you get the award, you must give it to ten people.

I award:

1. Lucie

2. Jesi

3. Jessica

4. Rose

5. Ellisa

6. Editrix

7. Livvy

8. Amanda Beth and Tia Sophia

9. Bria

10. Julia

Only ten?  I didn't leave anyone out on purpose, I'm just not completely "with it" right now!  Congratulations on your fabulous blogs!

Current Mood: Sick

Thank you Jesi!

The Real Blog Award

Jesi has graciously given me this award.  I'm not sure I always have an uncanny knack for silver linings, but I certainly try!  Thank you Jesi!

"THE LEMONADE AWARD: The concept behind this award is that the blog creators have shown an uncanny knack for silver linings and making the best of bad situations (i.e., lemonade from lemons)."

Rules: Name ten blogs that reflect this silver linings philosophy.

Lucie

Rose

Lauren Ann

Organizing Mommy

Ashly

Livvy

Miriam

Hannah Jane

The Editrix

Tiffany

And so many more!

Current mood:

 Mischievous