Dear Sweet Maria

Maria over at The Next Stage gave me an award. The idea is that if you get an award, you too must select 5 blogs from your reading list and hand on the Liebster award. The blogs that you choose have to have less than 200 followers.

I ran into the same difficulties as Maria in choosing just five blogs. I went through and found the ones that met the requirement of less than 200 followers and then came the hard part - pick the 5....

1. Buttons Thoughts - I just love going on rambles through the "bush" with Buttons. And her photo's are always so beautiful as well as interesting; especially the fences she spies and captures on "film"... I mean "digits"...  oh whatever... she captures them so well. She and her husband work as a real team to care for their part of this Earth.

2. Blessing The Elements always shares such great times spent with her precious grandchildren. The photos of them can just melt your heart. She shares such wonderful quotes and "reflections" each week/day. Her "attitude of Gratitude" is infectious. She always lightens my heart.

3. Smell the Roses Shares such absolutely wonderful recipes and is starting to share her methods for saving big on her grocery bill. I'm looking forward to reading what she does to "spread her pennies." Thanks Ruth! for doing this as we all need as much help with that as we can find.

4. Sister Sun - shares such wonderful posts of her family. Lots of acting goofy; crafty projects and garden updates. It's so fun reading about another families "goof ball(s)". I need to post a bit more of my "goof ball" I mean son. LOL

AND 5..... The World According to Paul - Paul reaches young minds through his music as a teacher and beyond. He'll take you on his "runs" and share his families adventures. It is so good to read about someone like him.

Now it's up to the above five to hand out the Liebster Award to just five blogs in your regular reading list and remember they have to have 200 followers or less.