Sweetness and Light

True Heart Award!

True Heart Award ♥

Thanks to the very sweet Gae at Cherished Hearts at Home, I am so honoured to have been awarded the True Heart Award!

The true heart award is:

"Those who receive this award are of the sweetest nature. They are kind, friendly, funny, loving, eager to share their love for Jesus with others, and brave in their efforts to reflect Him to this darkened world. They are the kind of folks you're blessed to know, even if it's only in the bloggy-sphere."

Gae's blog is a joy to read, and there is a plethora of information that she shares about her family life and their home schooling journey. I highly recommend a good long browse :) 

I'm not very good at tagging lots of people, so here are a just a few of my true heart friends ...

Mary Ellen at Bonny Blue House
Michele Q at Family-Centered Press
Jennifer at As Cozy as Spring
Theresa at Lapaz Home Learning
Anne at Under Her Starry Mantle

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed week ahead!
 

Marie Antoinette Award! Pour Moi?

 

I am so late in posting this, I am sure sweet Jessica regrets tagging me at all, but here goes...

The rules for this award are to display the icon and send it on to 7 other bloggers I feel are real in who they are. (and that I would LOVE to meet someday!)

I'm sure my list could go on and on, and if you all don't feel like tagging that 's okay by me :)

Lissa cause I can't believe we still haven't met, yet....

Kathy cause she's just so cool, and so are her kiddos...

Jenn cause she's always got the most beautiful flowers on her blog, and it's always spring :)

Cici cause she and I have a similar knitting fetish, and that's a good thing ;-)

Lori cause her project-base learning blog ROCKS, and I aspire to be teaching/learning with mine that way too...

Kathryn cause I really need an excuse to go to England and have tea...

Rebecca cause she's a sweetie and I know it would be love at first sight for us both :)

Allrighty, there you go!!  Many blessings in your day and happy tagging, and again, many thanks to Jessica who I DO get to meet soon :)

Hooked on Your Blog :: Happy Happy!!

Nina and Regan have awarded me the Hooked on Your Blog award!  You ladies are much too kind and I thank you very much!

The rules are listed here.  

Things that are making me happy right now....

::  Sean-Paul building legos independently and asking me to photograph all of his creations :)))

 

::  two of my handsome boys after their monthly (okay, bimonthly) haircuts...

(don't you just love Seamus' pj top, hee hee, and he's only 6)

 

::  a wonderful reason to celebrate the liturgical year with my children at home...Our Lady of Altagracia, pray for us... 

 

::  knowing I can always count on my A#1 girl to chase after her mischievious little brother whenever I ask...I thank God for her every day!! 

 

::  little boys and their sticks, what more can I say...

 

There are so many things that make me happy right now, I hope I am always able to remember them at the end of each day!  I'm not very good at tagging other people but here are a few that come to mind...

Dawn who always has something nice to share

Sarah because we have many the same tastes in books and books make me happy :)

Alice Cantrell because her illustrations and family always make me smile

Thanks for visiting today and I can't wait to hear about all your "happy" things!

Another Lovely Award!

Thank you so much to the very thoughtful Kathleen at The Daily Grotto for nominating my blog for this lovely award.
The rules:

By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you have to award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find Excellent Award worthy.  You can give it to as many people as you want-even those that have received it already, but please award at least 10 people.

Those that I nominate:

Rebecca

Lissa

Alice

Kim

Elizabeth

Kimberlee

Theresa

Diane

Jennifer

Karen

Margaret

Mary Ellen

Michele

Kathryn

My list could just keep going on as there are so many EXCELLENT blogs out there much more deserving than mine!  I am so grateful to be considered one of the many and I thank you all for your contributions to the blogsphere!  I know some have already done this, but hey, let's just keep this list going :)  Have a wonderfully EXCELLENT blessed day!

Spreading the Love Award

Well I am honored to have received this delightful little award from Eileen (thanks sweetie) and it's time for me to spread it around, so here goes:

To Alice at the Cottage, because you can't help but love her and I do so :)

To Lissa, because she's all about the Bonny Glenn again and I fell in love with her and the Bonniest Blog the first time I laid eyes on them...

To Helen at the Castle because I SO love the fact that she was blessed with her pregnancy and that she's due TODAY...Our Lady of Altagracia, Pray for Us!

To Michele at Family-Centered because she's the only mommy of ten that I personally know and when you have ten children, there's ALOT of love going on...

To Mary Ellen at Tales from the Bonny Blue because she's the only one who can say someone's last name in her beautiful NY accent and not understand why everyone is looking at her so funny, what's not to love about that, besides she's ever-so-sweet...

And now I must part but not without some Shakespeare to bid you ado...

"So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not, To those fresh morning drops upon the rose." ~Love's Labour's Lost~

"When Daisies pied and violets blue,
And lady-smocks all silver-white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue,
Do paint the meadows with delight." ~Love's Labour's Lost~

Have an ever-so-lovely day Spreading the Love around!

Emmanuel, God With Us!

Thank you so much to Cheryl from My Thoughful Spot for this beautiful award!  I am so pleased to receive the Emmanuel Award created by Marie and Ginny from View From the Pews. 

"In a consumer society it is a blessing to read blogs where the writer's main focus is God. Where they express their love for their faith so visibly and joyfully.In a cynical world it is refreshing to see so many blogs which are generous, giving, who care about others and demonstrate what being a Christian is about, loving God and loving our neighbor.Through their faith, lives and spirituality, they bring God to us, they in essence make God visible, 'God with us.'"

I have to agree with Cheryl that there are so many women that deserve this award, so it will be hard to choose only five:

Kimberlee (Pondered In My Heart)

Rebecca (A Gypsy Caravan)

Jen (Daughter of the King)

Claire (Lily Maiden)

Michelle (Living Waters)

I am so grateful that these women (and so many other gifted and inspiring bloggers whose feeds I subscribe to) provide me with great reading material, so much food for thought, that many times I lose my own :) and some beautiful online friendships and support. God be With YOU!!!

WOW!!!

Well I can't believe my eyes, I am a nominee for the 2007 Home School Blog Awards!!  I never would have known if a little email bird hadn't told me :-) 

My category is Best Cyber-Buddy, which is what one of my most favorite bloggers was awarded last year.  I have to say I am humbly surprised and I want to thank my nominator(s), whoever you are, I am most grateful!  

To be included in the long list of much more deserving nominees is an honor and a delight!  I am not much of a contest person and I can only say that I am joyously thankful for your love and support of my blog, my heart and soul, and my family.  God Bless you and happy voting!!

Christmas Sprirt, Who Me???

Well, I am amazed that I have been nominated by not one, but three lovely ladies for the Spirit of Christmas Award.  I am so honored and grateful for your continued support and sweetness as some of my frequent visitors!

From Jessica at Shower of Roses, Denise at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton blog,

and from Eileen at Eileen on Him...:  "Meredith, of Sweetness and Light.  She's just started posting on the beautiful Christmas season blog, O Night Divine--you can't get much more Christmas Spirit-y than that!  I found Meredith's blog just about a year ago, with her post on The Twelve Days of Christmas.  It was a turning point for me in seeking to make our home and school experience more in line with the Liturgical Year, and eventually even inspired me to start this blog.  Thanks, Meredith, and Merry Christmas Preparations! :)"  WOW, thanks Eileen :)

What is the Spirit of Christmas you ask?

"Quite simply it is those that have a generous and giving nature. Those who care about others. Those who have a kind word to say or a broad shoulder to lean on in the times that others need that. Those who display the "Spirit of Christmas".

Well thank you ladies from the bottom of my heart for this sweet and meaningful award!  May you all enjoy the delights of the Season as we await the birth of that little child, Jesus.  Please keep him in your hearts as the true reason for the season!  Gods Blessings on you all!  Tagging...

Rebecca whom I am so thankful to have her back blogging, and

Matilda, who always has good things to share, and,

Mary Ellen who hosts the incredible O Night Divine!

Special Honorary Award, For Me???

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!

Oh, How Nice!

Well, it appears I won a Nice Award!!!  Thank you so much Heather at Homeschooling Fun for thinking so highly of MOI!!  I can only think of about a thousand or so blogs that I could also claim as Nice, so here are a few off the top of my head, and IF you've already been nominated, then consider yourself EXTRA nice!! 

Katherine at Life in the Onion Dome ~ her blog shouts niceness in a very sacred and loving way!

Donna Marie at A Garden of Roses and Lilies ~ she is nice and funny and I always enjoy her very detailed post!!

Andrea at Gray Family Circus ~ I love how nicely she posts about her super nice and adorable family!

Annie at Under Her Starry Mantle ~ she has such a nice way of reverring Our Lord and Our Lady, it just feels nice to visit there!

Angela at Three Plus Two ~ she nicely gave birth to their newest little sweetie, and now it's Three Plus Two Plus One More, YEAH Angela!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend, a very NICE one!  Blessings!