Humbled

Recently I was tapped by Shortybear with the Thinking Blogger award. I am touched. Truth is I would have missed it all together if she hadn't told me she had done it. I was reading the article where she had been awarded but my husband was standing at the door saying "Let"s go Let's go. Aren't you done yet?" So when I got to the part about who she was passing the award to I shut it down, intending to come back to read the rest later, but never quite making it. You know how life is, they create all these gadgets to make life easier and all they do is make more work and cause us to run faster.

The second part of the award is that I am supposed to pass it on to five others that I think are deserving. Now if I could, one of those would have been Shortybear but as she has already been picked I suppose I can't pass it back. Another I would have chosen would have been Anita at Ask a Lutheran but she's already been picked as well (Blast, this is getting more difficult!) OK, here goes. The people I have chosen are all people who make me think in different ways. I am listing them alphabetically with a short blurb on why I have chosen them.

The first in the list is a solder overseas going by the name of Dadmanly. Actually he has two sites one called Dadmanly and the other called Gladmanly, which is totally about his thoughts on faith. I enjoy them both very much but as he is busy overseas he doesn't have as much time to write on either as I would like. Maybe when he gets back state side.

The next is Miss Maggie's site. She is an absolute wonder. She has a web site dealing with eating healthily. Another concerning how to feed your family when hard times strike and you haven't much money. (We've had to use this a couple of times when money has been tight due to my husbands health.) The latest thing she has done is start a web site explaining how to homeschool your children almost for free. It is a fount of information and extremely useful.

The blog that I can't believe anyone hasn't chosen is Rocks In My Dryer. I didn't see an award on her site though so I am picking her. She is funny, she is wise, and she talks about everyday stuff. (Yes, I have stuff tucked away in my freezer from the Oklahoma Ice Storm of '07 too.) Anyone who hasn't been there to see what she has to say really should stop by.

Another homeschooling site can be seen here. Sprittibee homeschools using Konos but she has ideas that anyone with any curriculum can use. She is a wealth of information about homeschooling, but she also writes about other things as well. If you are considering homeschooling, especially if you are considering using Konos, visit this site you will be glad you did.

Last, but certainly not least, is Tammy's site. She has been a blessing in many of the everyday things in life. (Sad but true, I'm an everyday kind of person.) Tammy's Recipes more to offer than just recipes. She also offers her ideas on faith, housework, and frugality as well. I love her site.

Well that's it. This list probably offers more of an incite into my thinking than theirs but they truly do make me think.

Note: I've probably said it before, but I'm not much of a computer whiz; I need my sons' help regularly. Now one is going to school to be an aerospace engineer and the other to be a computer engineer, so I sooth myself with the thought that of course they know more than I do about this stuff. But when I am being truthful, I have to admit it doesn't take a computer engineer to figure out some of the things I need help with. When I ran into trouble with this article I put it in draft mode until they were able to help me with it. This didn't happen until after I came home from the woman's conference. This explains the discrepancy between the date and when it was posted. Thanks for being patient with my ignorance, I truly am trying to do better.