It's been raining for 4 days straight here on the East coast of NC and today our local schools are closed due to more rain and a tropical storm.  One advantage to homeschooling...I'm able to teach rain or shine.  (Although, I do allow my children to have snow days and cancel school since we rarely see the white stuff around here :)


So despite the lack of sunshine these past several days, Rebecca at Mom's Mustard Seeds passed on some blog sunshine by awarding my blog the Versatile Blog Award.  It was such a wonderful, unexpected surprise to receive this award from a beautiful blog!  Thank you Rebecca for passing this on to me!

To accept the Versatile Blogger Award the rules are:

• Thank and link back to who gave you the award.
• Share 7 things about yourself.
• Pass it along to 15 blogs you've recently discovered and enjoy
• Leave your recipients a note, telling them about the award

Now 7 things about me:

1. My favorite scripture verse is John 20:29. Look it up. You'll be blessed.
2. One memory I have from my elementary Catholic school days is when my teacher (Sister ?) stopped class every time we heard a siren outside. We would then say a prayer for the doctors, nurses, victim(s). When our family hears a siren, we say a prayer.
3. I was playing volleyball at our local beach in 1992 when I met my best friend & future husband.  We've been married since July 12, 1997.
4. I couldn't homeschool without my husband's constant love, support and encouragement and without the support of the families in my homeschool group.  And now recently I am encouraged by all the comments and emails on my blog :)
5. Three out of four of my children were born on the 19th of the month.  My first two are exactly 17 months apart. They were both born on a Friday, the 19th.
6. My husband and I have been certified Natural Family Planning (NFP) teachers since 2003.
   What is NFP? Go to my blog page here.
7. I love creating and sending unique, personalized, and creative greeting cards using the SendOutCards web based greeting card system!

And the best part of getting this award is being able to pass it on to the following 15 wonderful blogs:

• Theresa and Patti at Stories for the Homeschool Heart
• Melis at the Joys of Home Educating
• Lynda at My Heart's Desire
• Lynda's other blog, My Heart's Desire: Health in Him
• Anna-Marie at Life's Adventures
• Shelbz at Homeschool Highway
• Britton at My Apple Tree
• Carol at Songberries
• Beth at Two Monkeys & a Washtub
• Tammy at Mommy Life With 5
• Sue at The Homeschool Chick
• Tracy at Hearts At Home
• Sarah (Tracy's, from Hearts At Home, daughter) at Sarah's Life!
• Kylie at Our Worldwide Classroom
• Jen at Forever, For Always, No Matter What

Thanks again Rebecca at Mom's Mustard Seeds for passing on this award to me!

Thank you to Anna-Marie at Life's Adventures for awarding this award to me also! 

You can vote for my blog here too! 

(I just registered with Top Mommy Blogs)  

Thanks!

I am very flattered and appreciative that Marie at The Things We Find Inside is spotlighting my blog on her blog for a week!  Marie has placed my blog button on the top header of her home page and has written such lovely things about my blog.  Marie gave me my first blog award too and I am grateful for Marie's kindness!

Marie started blogging in the summer like me and has a huge number of followers!  I can see why because Marie has always been very supportive, helpful, and encouraging for me and I am grateful that she has chosen me for her spotlight section on her blog.  Bloggers put alot of time and thought into their blogs and it's so nice when another blogger recognizes this hard work.  Thanks Marie and may you continue to bless others with your blog!  Be sure to pay Marie a visit, leave a comment, and vote on the Picket Fence and 1 Award for her on her right sidebar!