What a lovely surprise and honor to be nominated for a blogging award. Sending out a Big Thank You to my new blogging friend, Wendell, for nominating With Heart Wide Open. You can find Wendell : http://foreverpoetic.me/.
To be read, “followed” and nominated by someone like Wendell Brown, is quite an honor. He is a sincere and genuine spirit. Wendell writes beautifully about his Faith, his wife, Life. Poems that inspire the heart, mind and soul. Please be sure to visit his blog. You’ll e glad you did. http://foreverpoetic.me/.
As part of the Nomination Process, it’s now my pleasure to nominate some of my favorite blogs, each more than worthy of an award. So, pull up a chair refill your coffee and enrich your life with a new read~in no particular order~
bitsnbooks manifesthim
heisourstrongtower
butterfly kisses and pixie dust (familylife-autism-mom)
lindaransonjacobs (divorce care-recovery)
Paula’s Pontifications (know a toxic narcissist or two?)
clotildajamcracker
Keeping it Real
justmyfaithtalking
whitebrickhouse et REJOYCIN’
Life of a Minister Mom
http://leaveandholdfast.wordpress.com
Our Life On The Border
http://revelationsinwriting.wordpress.com
sevensevenatseven
Shandra~
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The ‘rules’ for this award are simple:
1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award
2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.
3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/ and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)
4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them
5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience
6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star.
There are a total of 6 stars to collect.
Which means that you can check out your favourite blogs – and even if they have already been given the award by someone else – you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!


Thank you for visiting my blog. I look forward to exploring yours! Congratulations on your award!
And I yours. Thanks for taking time to stop by and comment. Blessings and Abundant Favor to you in 2013.