My heartfelt thanks go especially to sweet Denise at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Exchange blog for nominating me for this very special award: I must also apologize for my delay as this was awarded a few weeks ago.
What does this mean? Those nominated exhibit Excellence in Discipleship, or act "in the role of a disciple of Christ." I am so humbled by this award, thank you so much Denise :)
Here are the details of the original blog post:
"Mathetes is the Greek word for disciple, and the role of the disciple (per the Great Commission) is to make more disciples. I'd like to take the opportunity to award five other bloggers with this award and badge for acting in the role of a disciple of Christ. These five all share the message in their own creative ways, and I admire them all for what they do.
In the spirit of this award, the rules are simple. Winners of this award must pick five other "disciples" to pass it on to. As you pass it on, I just ask that you mention and provide links for (1)this post as the originator of the award (Dan King of management by God), (2) the person that awarded it to you, and then (3) name and sites of the five that you believe are fulfilling the role of a disciple of Christ. If you know of other deserving recipients of this award, and would like to start a new string, then please post a link to where you've started in the comments to this post. I would love for many deserving bloggers to be blessed with this recognition."
And so, I too must nominate five bloggers I feel act in the "role of a disciple of Christ." I have just the five in mind; please stand up, take a bow and listen to the cyber-applause because you deserve it! Alice from Cottage Blessings, although as you may be aware from this recent post I only stand in awe of her discipleship she constantly shows in her daily life with her family and throughout the blogsphere, love you Alice!! Karen Edmisten, yes the woman with the very clever self-named blog is always an inspiration and it brings me much joy to visit her daily!! Claire has the most wonderful blog Lily Maiden and advocates for modesty in our fallen and promiscuous world, she is a model of faith and hope for our young people everyhere, God Bless you Claire! Michelle Waters who blogs at Living Waters is a new blog friend and reader and she has so many delightful and joyous things to share, not to mention a few books under her belt. She is a true disciple in my eyes, thanks Michelle for all your beauty and joy! Mary Ellen Barrett is one of my favorite bloggers at Tales From the Bonny Blue House and I can't wait for things to start cranking up at O Night Divine, her very inspiring and beautiful Advent and Christmas blog created by her with many incredible co-authors:). Thanks for all your encouragement and discipleship MaryEllen, you're a true pioneer in the discipleship arena for sure! Well, there you have it, please take a moment to visit these lovely ladies and their blogs to brighten and encourage your day! Thanks so much for stopping by and again many thanks to Denise for this very special award, I am truly honored!
Meredith, congrats on this award! You deserve it. I love how you infuse your faith so well into daily life! -Carmen
Posted by: Carmen L. | Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 09:23 AM
You are so welcome Meredith! You deserve it. Keep at it!
Many blessings,
Denise
Posted by: Denise | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 07:11 PM
Meredith, you are so kind -- thank you!
Posted by: Karen Edmisten | Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 07:28 AM