The rules for this award want you to reflect who awarded it to you, display the icon, and pass it along to seven (7) other bloggers.
I pass this award along to the following bloggy friends:Patti @ Fill Me With Beauty
Edie @ Rich Gifts
Lea @ Shabby Old Potting Shed
Cheryl @ Hope For Each Day
Kelly @ The Greatest of These is Love
Mimi @ He & Me + 3
Kim @ Homesteader's Heart
Kathy @ Blessed Beyond Imagination
Tarah @ Eyeglasses & Endzones
Bethany @ Raindrops & Rainbows
Stephanie @ My Sacrifice of Praise
Ok, apparently, I can't count. You know, I have a difficult time not including so many others that I feel worthy of this. But I do have another award to hand out on Wednesday so that will have to soothe my frayed feeling geiger thing I have going on about these things.
Blessings to you all ~ you know, I love you and think the things you write about on your blog are as real as it gets!
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20 comments:
Hi Debra!
So glad you enjoyed your award and thanks so much for all your kind words. I've really liked getting to know you better...hope it continues!
Blessings to you, as well, my dear friend!
Oh Debra, you're so sweet! Thank you so much for thinking of me. I appreciate getting to know you and the example of Jesus you are as a wife and mother.
What a great award! Congrats, Debra, you deserve it!
Debra,
Thank you for thinking of me and passing this award on to me. I am so thankful we met in this land of blog!
You always make me smile and keep me on my toes. You are as real as real can be.
Love ya,
Cheryl
Congrats sweetie, love you.
Congrats on your award. You are such a blessing; I always look forward to reading your blogs!
~Stacey
Hi Debra! Thanks so much for the award. That is very sweet of you.
You go girl!!! I really enjoy your blog as much as everyone else!!! Enjoy your award!!
Congrats on your award! It's much deserved friend!
Congrats! on your award. Always enjoy visiting your blog. -Laurie
Debra,
Congratulations on the award. There's nothing artificial about you. You're 100% filled with love and forgiveness. I am blessed to have you as a friend.
Jean
Hey sweet lady, I was going to email you with the links you requested, but I can't find anywhere to email you. LOL. Anyway, here are the links, and of course you are free to forward them or print them. I think there is even a place to do that on the bottom of the post if you like. I wasn't sure which Purity piece you wanted, but here are the links to both of them.
http://lovinthearts.blogspot.com/2008/09/purity-testedat-well.html
http://lovinthearts.blogspot.com/2008/09/hotel-doors.html
I hope and pray it ministers to someone who needs it. Much love, LauraLee
Hi Debra,
Congratulations on your AWARD! I think you above all deserve such an award! You are such a REAL INSPIRING WOMAN OF GOD!
And I can't believe you picked me. ~ It's funny to me in a way because I've been doing the bible study over at Write from the Heart with Lelia Chealey, and it's TEACHING us to be REAL AND TRANSPARENT AND ... it's been so hard for me to just let my guard down... and dig deep;... ya know the truth hurts sometimes! LOL Anyhow,... God bless YOU my friend... and SOLI DEO GLORIA!! To GOD THE GLORY ALONE!!!!
SMOOCHY HOLY KISSES
FOR REAL! HAA
Lea
Hi Debra...congrats on the award! You always have such a kind spirit in the things that you say. I enjoy your posts so very much!
It's all a lie! Not a word of it is true lol. Just kidding. So you see right through me huh? Dang it! LOL. I was trying so hard to be mysterious lol. Thanks for the award my friend.
Love you!
Hugs.
Congrats girl!
Debra,
Another award, Amish Friendship Bread Award, is coming. Please come by get your award.
Jean
Thank you SO much for this award. Based on its name, I assume it means that you see me as real...not something I'm not...not a phony. You have no idea how much such an award means to me, for I DO try to come across as real these days. I spent YEARS on the track of being a people pleaser and living by a rigid code of legalism. I conformed to all the rules that people thought I should, and I never let it appear that I wasn't that person. The first time I realized I was doing this was about 3 years ago. I was going to pick up some kids from our (then) church, and as we approached the people's home, I realized I had better turn off my radio. I had on a contemporary Christian station, and I knew that was frowned upon by these people. I had never let on to them that I did listen to that kind of music sometimes. So, I turned off my radio so as to appear to be something that I wasn't. And now I readily admit to you that I don't even listen to just contemporary Christian music. I listen to Frank Sinatra ALOT (he's my favorite), and the Big Band sound of Glenn Miller, and Josh Groban. Formerly, also, I wouldn't have admitted that I read Country magazine...because it's not a "Christian" magazine. I had so put myself into the box of the perfect little Christian who only did "Christian" things.
And on and on it goes. I lived a sanctimonious "Christian" life...but it was done to please people and to conform to what they thought I should be doing. So, an award such as the Marie Antoinette, Real Person Award shows me that I really have made progress in putting the legalistic, people-pleasing days behind me.
Not sure if I'll be able to put the icon on my site. we have SO much blocked on our computer, but I will try. (Who am I kidding? I will have my daughter try!)
Thanks again. I've so enjoyed getting to know you.
Blessings,
Patti
Congratulations precious sister Debra! I completely agree with our sister who awarded this to you....soooo much so, I gave you an award too!!! HA! So, please stop by and pick up the award I have for you!
You're a precious sister and it's obvious we all love you!
Bless you!
Sunny
Debra,
Thank you so much! I love this award! Just B-U-TIFUL!
XO,
Mimi
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