Day 421 ~ Thursday's Favorite Things Hop!

Today I am taking a break from my 30 Days of Truth for something totally new!!

I am so excited to share with you my FIRST EVER co-hosting of a Blog Hop!!  Woo Hoo!!  No ... really... I am so exited.

First off... for my readers who do not know what a Blog Hop is... well let me enlighten you.  :D Big Smile.  A blog hop is where many bloggers link their site/blog on the hosting blog's site, and then everyone reads one another's blog and leaves a {meaningful} comments behind.  We hop around reading one then another... hence... Blog Hop.  

Us bloggers LOVE comments.  We love hearing what others think about what we've written.  There's only one other thing that a Blogger loves just as much as comments... and that is someone visiting and reading their site.  We do love receiving comments more- at least I do.

Soooooo.... here goes....

I am co-hosting with a great, talented gal... Katherine of Katherine's Corner a blog for sharing.  You all should definitely check it out... this woman truly has a gift!! 

As a side note here... I always get this idea in my head that Katherine should have named her blog Katherine's Korner... corner with a "K"... I don't know.. I just thought it would look kool (wink, wink)

I met Katherine, well nearly a year ago on voiceBoks, a social network for bloggers an awesome social network for bloggers!  This is where Katherine introduced me to Blog Hops....

I have to add here, that sure this has been an amazing journey for me, my blogging these past 421 days and counting.... the best part of it all... was an unknown hidden treasure... and that is that I have met and become "bloggy" friends with so many wonderful, TALENTED, worldly women {and men too}... and I am talking all over the world too!!

My life has been blessed in so many ways from my experience with blogging... 

and here's to you finding your hidden treasures!! 

About the Thursdays Favorite Things Hop, this hop is where you can link your favorite post or write a post about your favorite things and share with old and new followers!

Here are the rules, yes there are rules. But just a few:

• You must be a follower of Katherines Corner preferably through Email (or she has facebook, google plus, linky, twitter, blogloving too) If you’re a new follower, please let her know how you follow.
• Please follow my blog too.  I too am on facebook, twitter, google+, bloglovin too.  Check out my left side side-bar area.  Let me know in the comments area... and I will follow yours as well.  ;)
• No adult content blogs.
• Blogs only please.
• Visit and Follow as many other blogs in the list as you can. 
• Please leave {meaningful} comments after your visit so they know you were there.  Nobody expects you to visit all of them ( although that would be awesome) 
• now.... Just click and go.  Remember to leave a comment :-)

Now hop on and share your favorites. If you’d like to post this blog hop on your page please just grab the linky code. Or if you would like to be a co-host please contact Katherine.

     *participants who link up will be sent weekly reminders of this wonderful hop*

Please grab the hop button to share with others, you can copy and paste the image with a link to KatherinesCorner.com OR grab the code from Katherines Corner it's on her right sidebar.

I am second.

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 310 ~ "L" is for Love Language

"L" is for Love Language.  Love Language?  YES, Love Language.  Boy, seems like I'm repeating myself lately.  Do you love?  Do you love being loved?  Then you have a Love Language. 


Some people need to be reassured they are loved.  To hear their spouse or partner tell them "your beautiful" or "I love you so much"... Hearing affection or acclimations helps them feel loved.  Their Love Language, Words of Affirmation.  

Maybe you love spending time with your significant other, this really makes your heart smile... especially when they take the afternoon off  :)  Well your love language is Quality Time.


Get what I'm saying?  Wait a minute... I am not claiming to be an expert on Love Languages at all!  As a matter of fact, my wonderful parents (in-laws) have been wanting my husband and I to read this book FOREVER!!  Let me elaborate a little more... The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate ...by Gary Chapman.  


SOOOooo... I finally started reading this book today... slightly embarrassed, especially since Dean's dad gave me his copy to read back in December.  


Like I have spare time to read.. I am making an effort to read at least fifteen minutes a day.... WAIT! (sound of screeching tires)  I'm on my lap top at least five hours a day and what am I doing?  Hello?  I'm reading.  Doesn't this count?    

No but seriously... I should be reading more books.  WAIT! (sound of screeching tires)  Aren't blogs like mini books?  At best they are books in progress, at least that's how I see it.   ;)  Especially since I want to be an author one day. 


Hmmmm.... I think I will write about it.

Love begins, or should begin at home.   ~1^st  line in acknowledgments

Some husbands and wives think they are spending time together when, in reality, they are only living in close proximity.    ~ch5, pg59

Love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.    ~ch10, pg 140 

Quotes from The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate  ~Gary Chapman

Blogging A to Z Challenge April 2012... What will "M" have for us tomorrow?

Blessings to all!!

55 days to go...  (This is becoming bitter-sweet)

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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