Today, I’m celebrating miracles, because that’s how I’ve chosen to live my life. I’ve survived high winds, close losses, car crashes, surgeries, floods, financial disasters, rejections untold, unwanted advice, criticism, ridicule and chronic pain. I’m still here writing, celebrating life and I have all of you to thank for buoying me up, day after day. Thanks for making me part of your world and for encouraging my writing. As for my newest flood, a deluge of awards… yes, you guessed it. Another award posting, woo-hoo!
The first award is near and dear to my heart, but I’m not accepting. Rather, I’m creating. I’m dedicating it to Elephant at Elephant’s Picture Book, whose idea it was that I come up with my own award to pass out.
Before I get to the first recipients, I hope you know that each of you are a miracle. You radiate magic and love. I’m privileged you share it with me. For all of you, I’m creating this new award: You are a Miracle Blogger Award.
This award comes with no rules or obligations. This award is for bloggers who inspire, who rise above, who survive, who triumph, who struggle or who just live. Bloggers who choose to live as if everything is a miracle. Here are the first bloggers to ever receive this award:
Terry1954
Apronhead-Lilly
Reocochran
Lifeonwry
The Mobius Strip
WishIWereHere
Ms. Vee
Ajaytao
WorktheDream
Simple & Interesting
Tigress00eyes
You have touched my heart.
Simple & Interesting dropped by in the wee hours with the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I hope any of the recipients named above, who have not gotten this award and would like it, will take it, too!
Thanks to Klove, who came to my party, and danced like a rock star. She scooped six golden awards and handed them back to me. She’s a miracle of love. Anyone who wants can link to the party site and scoop up to six awards. I’m offering them up liberally, having gotten them again makes me feel gluttonous. Please share them!
A last thank you to all my readers, big and small, new and old, happy and blue, don’t think I’ve forgotten you. Come on a walk with me:
With deep admiration and appreciation for the brilliance of all of you,
Brenda
P.S. Woo-hoo, this is my 50th Post!!
namaste
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Namaste. 🙂
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great post and photos. 🙂
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Thanks!
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Well I am a living miracle myself as I wasn’t expected to live as a baby! Also dreams and God’s voice found me my missing family information just by my listening to my inner voice to purchase a certain tabloid one particular day. Miracles are everywhere but folks don’t see them as miracles unfortunately. I DO. Lovely photos too. Thanks for your support.
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Feel free to take the award for your website. Your story is miraculous. I’m so happy you like the photos. 🙂 Brenda
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Congratulations on your latest well deserved award and 50th Post. My wife and I enjoyed your “Miracles” Post and the walk along the pathway of beautiful plants and eagerly look forward to your next 50 Posts.
Oh! and thanks for honoring me with a visit, I truly appreciate hearing from you.
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My pleasure! Thanks for coming by yourself!
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Oh cool, I didn’t know people can make new awards like that. Looks good.
And yay for the Elephant’s Picture Book! Really like that blog.
I actually received a couple awards, which was a pleasantly surprise, and I’d like to return the favor soon–then give some to my followers who haven’t gotten any yet. n__n
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Others have created awards. And Elephant did dub me the Award Princess, so I wanted to share the magic. 🙂 I hope you will share the love (read: accept the awards and pass them along)! I like it myself, although my inner imp and I are not always polite enough with the rules. 🙂
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And I wish you many more blessings and favors as you journery through life. Miracles are worth sharing. Such stories are always encouraging.
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Thanks! I get such joy from blogging and writing stories.
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Congratulations to you, for this lovely miracle and ヽ(´▽`)/ YAYヽ(´▽`)/ to this happy 50th post!! Cheers~ 😀
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I need to set a story in Singapore soon. I need to think of an urban fairy story. Hmm… Now I just need time to write it. I’m going to have to put some good jewelry in it for my friends at BeWithUs! Thanks!!
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Aww….can’t wait to read that lovely story soon…hehhee…
Thank you for thinking of us, my friend!
Have a wonderful and inspirational day ahead, always~ Cheers!! 😀
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I’ve asked a friend for garden/nature shots set in Singapore, but so far, no answer. I need the pictures before I can write it, although I’ve named it Purple Jade Fairy, and I know where I want it to go… Do you know anyone who has pictures I could look at? If I use one, I will give credit! Thanks, Brenda
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Hi Brenda,
Perhaps you can check this blog by Sidney Fong, a fellow Singaporean: http://addgrainonearth.com/
He has some very lovely pictures of Singapore’s nature in his lovely blog.
Hope it helps. Cheers~ 😀
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Ok, thanks!
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Congratulations on 50! Here’s to many, many more! Lovely photographs too of your garden? Love the stone steps and the black-eyed susans!
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None are my garden actually, they are taken from the sidewalk on my walks. Thanks for your kind words! I hope to be able to keep going. I’m loving it!
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Congratulazioni!!
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Grazie! Moulto Grazie! I hope I spelled that correctly. XOXO, Brenda
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Congratulations and a lovely idea with the Miracle Blogger Award.x
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Thanks, I hope people like the new award.
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Wow, you sound like a miraculous lady Brenda! 🙂 So many bloggers I’m following have been through a lot, and in a lot of cases still are. I think having a blog can do so much for our self esteem and is also a very good way to learn and become more open minded about a lot of things in life.
I too have been through some terrible things over the years and still have some others in my life that I’d like to be completely erased by tomorrow morning! But I haven’t given up on the good things happening sometimes, hope never dies in me! Blogging has done so much more for me than I would ever have imagined – very time consuming though, like having lots of pen-pals!! 😆 I haven’t travelled much in my life and having a blog does feel like travelling sometimes. So lovely to talk to people from all round the world!
I was just wondering if you might like a blog that I’ve been following for a while now. Hope you don’t mind me leaving a link here, but going by what you have said about all the things you have survived I thought you just might relate to this man, he’s been through a lot in his life too! http://robertmudge.net/
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(Somehow your comment ended in spam, but I have rescued it.) We all have been through a lot in our lives, and how each of us copes is part of who we are. I’m loving blogging, sharing my writing, reading other great writing, and becoming part of a vibrant community. I hope to pay back, pay forward and be a contributing, useful member. I hope I’m managing that. I have to thank you for your blogging tips, the one where you describe making single-spaced poems was such a revelation — hold shift down when you press return, so simple but so powerful. I hope you’ve noticed me using that new skill! Today I’m working on a coloring page for my Shepherdess story, but where to store it so it can be linked to and printed full-size is something I don’t know how to do. Thanks for your wonderful comment, and I look forward to reading more of your archives as I have time. You are very talented. Warmly, Brenda
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Indeed: everything is a miracle. Thank you for your posts.
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I’m loving posting. Can’t believe I’ve gotten to 50. Having the time of my life!
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This is a miracle to me, too! I have found someone I look forward to hearing from, reading her posts and her comments: YOU! Thanks so very much for putting me on such a short list of special people. Do you remember giving me the Sunshine Award, awhile ago? I am going to have to say that you did this first, I listed you as the giver, hopefully telling all about you… Anyway, thank you and I am off to eldest daughter’s house a little later than I should but it is going to be for “brisket dinner!” Yummy! Mom is blessed all around today!
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Enjoy to the hilt! You deserve it. Peace and joy to you!
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This was a very thoughtful post, lovely walk with pretty sights and a beautiful award given to us all from you. I will gladly receive my Miracle Blogger Award. I appreciate this so much once again, checking out there are no rules! I will be busy for a few days so may be less in touch… take care, Robin
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Oh my! I am so touched as you can imagine! What a generous lovely thing to do – dedicating an award to a little old elephant! I am so glad you thought about the new award idea and made it happen. My friends always joke that I am idea factory. Such a joy to find an idea made real. I will treasure the pleasure, and the fact that you remembered me!
Thank you,
Elephant
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You must have read a lot of fairy tales, because you are a genius right enough! 🙂 Thanks for being part of my miracle! Warmly, Brenda
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I must protest – too many nice things being said about me!
I am very happy for you – long may you reign as the Queen of Awards!
Thanks again,
Elephant
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You are too funny. Other people should be encouraged, too. I have to admit, I do like the buzz. 🙂
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You bring magic to my day and I appreciate that others feel the same, thus all the awards.
So very deserving Brenda, congratulations and thanks for the walk, cheers!
Jessica
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My pleasure. Thanks for being there with me. 🙂
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Absolutely!
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Congratulations for the award! You deserve it! 🙂
And thank you so so much for passing on this wonderful award to my humble little blog as well! Its my first award! 🙂
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Really? I’m so happy you like it. I hope you will wear it proudly.
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I love it! 🙂
Thank you again 🙂
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You are a wonderful woman and you deserve all the accolades you receive! 🙂 xx
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Oh, no, I’m just ordinary. Really. I’m part of something extraordinary.
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😉
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Lovely pics. I love the post and this is how brilliant things unfurl. keep the faith:)
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Thanks for your encouragement. I’m enjoying posting and the feedback enormously! Have a fantastic day. (Your comment went to spam, so sorry for my delay in not responding.)
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It;s fine and m glad of your reply:)
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Wow! A beautiful new award. I am deeply touched, and gladly accept. Thank you very much. Congratulations! Miracles do happen. 🙂
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Congratulations to you! You are a miracle to me! Warmly, Brenda
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That’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me Brenda. Thank you and God bless you and your family.
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Hugs and magic! Blessings to you and yours, too! Brenda
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🙂
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You just made my eyes leak. Thank you so much for being part of my blogging world and for the thoughtful award which you so rightly deserved and that you were so kind to pass on..
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You really do deserve it! Happy tears fertilize the soul. I’m so blessed to be part of your world. Warmly, Brenda
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Miracles and celebrations!!!! Your posts are both!!!!
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Thanks! What a truly wonderful thing to say!
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Wonderful! Congratulations on the lovely award!
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Thanks! You remind me, I need to have another granting post soon for parents, because parents are miracles, too.
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That’s a lovely new award! Miracles are everywhere! Namaste _/l\_
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Namaste! Peace and joy to you. May you always see the miracles. 🙂
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Thank you very much, Brenda, for conferring on SoundEagle your new award entitled “You are a Miracle Blogger Award”. I shall let you know when the award is properly incorporated into my main website at http://soundeagle.wordpress.com later. 🙂
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I look forward to seeing it on your website! Hugs! Brenda
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Hi Brenda,
It is ready for you at http://soundeagle.wordpress.com/about/awards/.
With Special Hugs from SoundEagle . . . . .
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The award looks great on your site! I’m happy you are displaying it proudly! You are a miracle!
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It is SoundEagle’s pleasure and honour to display your special award. 🙂
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SoundEagle agrees with Julianne Victoria about your new award.
May miracles big and small, overt and subtle, come to you from time to time, to accompany, to inspire, and to comfort, and most of all, to reflect and validate for you that there is wisdom to be gained, friendships to be cherished, and memories to be treasured . . . . .
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Oh, what a deeply lovely wish! I hope to be wise enough to recognize and cherish them! You are a miracle, and I hope your will accept my award also. No rules, just copy the icon and pass it along as you choose. You have been like a fresh breeze clearing away the haze in my mind!
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