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Sandy over at the Daily Poop has given me an award! Thank you Sandy!
She says, " MamaArcher makes me think always, and challenges the way I look at scripture often. " This is such an encouraging statement and an overwhelmingly humbling statement! Thank you Sandy for encouraging me often and for this reminder to keep looking to the Savior for guidance!
Sandy's hubby is currently deployed to Iraq for 15 months, please take some time and go tell her how much you appreciate their sacrifice for our country!
I would give Sandy this award because she often makes me laugh with the ongoings at her house, but she beat me to the award so I will have to find a few others.


Ok, now on with the nominations! I am to to pass this award onto 5 people who make me think, cry, laugh and sigh with their bloggy awesomeness. Those that I have selected are:

1. Raising Arrows - is a blog that has made me think, sigh, and often cry but has been filled with encouragement. Amy and her family lost their little girl back in February. I have watched how the Lord has worked in her life through this tragedy. She continues to share how God is faithful to her and her family. Thank you Amy!
2. Families Against Feminism - is a blog chalked full of things to challenge and make you think. Her blog calls you to evaluate your life. Thank you Kelly for such an excellent blog!
3. Life in a Shoe - Kim is real life friend and her blog almost always makes me laugh! Whenever I need a pick me up & a laugh (and no chocolate is available) her blog is one of the first places I go!
   
4. Second Generation of Homeschooling - is a blog that is unashamed of the Gospel! She shares what the Lord has laid upon her heart and uses the scripture to teach. I find it refreshing and encouraging. Thank you Lisa.
5. These are the Generations of... - is a blog that makes you think and offers a lot of sound teaching to consider. I have probably bookmarked more of the blog posts on their blog than on any other. Thank you so very much Scott for the effort you put into writing such meaningful posts!
   

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I have been honored to be selected to display the Fruit of the Spirit graphic on my blog and I will strive to continue to live up to what it represents.

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul wrote about the fruit of the Spirit ~ love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). The Fruit of the Spirit graphic was developed in an effort to recognize bloggers whose writings and postings in the blogosphere give us a glimpse of this fruit in their lives.

There are many blogger and non-bloggers alike who have agreed to partner together in recognizing and honoring those whose writings, postings and lives exemplify how God works in and through His people. When we recognize Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit resides within us. It is the Holy Spirit who produces fruit in our lives ~ but He has also given us the honor and the duty of recognizing the fruit in other believers.

I welcome your help in spreading this "blessing" thoughout the blogosphere. If there's a particular blog you believe reflects the fruit of the Spirit, please email Trish containing a link to that blog. Also, please include a sentence or two regarding your thoughts as to why/how that particular blog reflects the fruit of the Spirit.

Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24

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Jenn over at ~Enjoying the Ride~ is handing out this award. I definitely qualify! I am passing this along to all of my lady blogging friends out there! Here are the rules:

This award was made for all us woman who aren't perfect. I love it! So if you have dirty dishes in the sink, or laundry waiting to be done, dust bunnies and cobwebs, feel free to grab this for yourself!

She has also passed along the following awards! So to those of you who visit me regularly these are for you. To say thank you for your friendship and for making my blog a place of discussion, the following two awards are yours!!

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This morning I was browsing through some of the great sites that I read on a regular basis. I discovered that Robin from Heart at Home had awarded me this award. Thank you so much Robin!

I have also been awarded this by Linda at The Joyful Journey. Thank you!!

Here are the rules for this Excellent Blog Award:

By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you have to award it to 10 more people who’s blog’s you find Excellent Award worthy. You can give it to as many people as you want but please award at least 10. Thank you out there for having such great blogs and being such great friends! You deserve this! Feel free to award people who have already been awarded…

There are several people who encourage and inspire me through their blogging and their friendships. I do not always leave comments as I should but be assured that I am usually lurking. The ten people that I would like to award this Excellent Blog Award to are listed below in no particular order. There are others who could have easily made this list. Just know that you mean a lot to me as well! Please take a moment or two and visit each of these great blogging buddies of mine; you will be blessed!

1. Lisa @ The Beehive Buzz
2. Alicia @ Ambient Solace
3. Trish @ A Joyful Heart
4. Cindy @ An Army for the Lord
5. Sherry @ Large Family Mothering
6. Amy @ Raising Arrows
7. Valerie @ Homeschooling With Encouragement
8. DrillerAA @ BrainFreeze
9. Lynn @ Eclectic Education
10. Sandy @ The Daily Poop
    

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We are in the final stretch of the Homeschool Blog Awards. There are a lot of great blogs up in the running, several are my friends and their children. So along with my final plea for you all to vote for me in my categories; I am also going to list the friends that I would love for you to vote for too! Here is the list and the links! Please cast your votes for the following!

For Best Super Homeschooler: SoCalVal – Just 4 Homeschool Families
For Best Family or Group Blog: Kim at In A Shoe
Best Unschooling or Eclectic Homeschooling: Lynn at Eclectic Education
For Best Cyber Buddy: Rachel, Jacque's Daughter at the Milk & Honey Tea House
Then you can vote for me (MamaArcher's Blog) HERE and HERE for the two categories I am in (Best New Blog and Live What You Believe Blog).

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Tis' the giving season here in Blogland and I have received a few more awards. As always I am very honored! Thank you! The first award was passed along to me by Jenn @ Enjoying the Ride.
Thank you Thank You! On her blog she offered this award to anyone who would vote for her so I am just taking the guidelines from her. If you have voted for me in the Homeschool Blog Awards, you have earned the title of beautiful blogger!






The next award comes via Miss Sniz. Her hubby made this in response to all the awards that are going around out there that his wife would dearly love to post on her side bar. It was done in a joking manner but my friend Miss Sniz just loved it and has passed it on! Way to run with the fun Miss Sniz! She passed it along to her loyal readers so I am doing the same! Loyal readers you are now awarded!

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My blog buddy Trish over at a Joyful Heart has graciously offered this award to her readers. THANK YOU~ I think she is on to something in offering it to ALL of her readers. You show your friendship to me by being faithful readers. So I hereby give this Blog Friend Forever Award to those of you who are faithful readers. Please take it and pass it along! I would love for you to link back to me but it is in no way required!

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Nina over at Mama's Little Treasures has just awarded me with the Spirit of Christmas Award. I am honored and humbled to receive such a gift from such a lovely lady! The spirit of Christmas . . . . it's all about a Gift. God's gift to us of eternal life through Jesus Christ His Son. And in response, out of a heart of loving gratitude, we give gifts to one another. That is the spirit of the season, a loving, giving, willingness to reach out, beyond ourselves and our own immediate circumstances and give. A generosity that comes from the abundance of our hearts, whether or not we have an abundance of material possessions.

So now it is my turn to award this to those in blog land who have given to me!

• Trish from A Joyful Heart: She has been an encourager not only by actively commenting but also by linking to me often! I appreciate you!
• Sniz is a frequent commentor who always has something nice to say!
• Alicia from Ambient Solace is a new friend but she has been an encouragement to me by her willingness to be so open and honest.
• Lynn has been an encouragement to me by being such a faithful reader. Thank you!
• Valerie, well what can I say about Valerie? Encouragement is her middle name I think! You have become a wonderful friend!
• Jacque, well Jacque has become a great bloggy friend! She is open, honest, funny, and ready to lift you up if you need it!

Ladies, go here to pick up the CODE for this award! May you all be truly blessed with the love of Christ this Christmas season and always!

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Voting for the 2007 Homeschool Blog Awards officially TODAY! I am honored to be up for two of them! The two categories I was nominated for are:
The Best “Live What You Believe” Homeschool Blog..... and.....
The Best NEW Homeschool Blog.
Please go and check out the other categories and nominees and cast a vote for me!
You can VOTE HERE! or click one of the direct links above.

Thank you to all of my readers! Thank you for your readership (is that a word??), Thank you for your comments and discussion, Thank you for your encouragement, Thank you for nominating me, and Thank you to those who go and vote for me!

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Voting for the 2007 Homeschool Blog Awards officially starts December 3rd. I am honored to be up for two of them! The two categories I was nominated for are:
Best “Live What You Believe” Homeschool Blog and Best NEW Homeschool Blog.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO NOMINATED ME!!
Be sure to come back and cast a vote for me PLEASE on December 3!
Check out the HSBA

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This award was created by Heidi Hyde from Hydes Like Us and was awarded to me today by GHD at So, What do you do all Day?. This award goes to those who mentor and encourage new bloggers entering into the world we like to call blogland.

There have been many who have been an encouragement to me and have taught me the ins and outs of blogging, but since I just awarded several people yesterday, I will only mention a few.

When I first started blogging, I only knew two other people who blogged and they helped me along in different ways. So I here by award this to my sister-in-law Sallie who helped me get started and to a good friend of mine Rebecca at Space Between My Peers. Rebecca, I miss our weekly bloggy discussions and your advice at church! One other person who has been an encouragement to me to keep on keeping on is Jacque at Seeking Rest in Ancient Paths. I actually would have awarded her with the last award but she was the one who nominated me for it.

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Eric Novak came out with the Christian award "Blogging with a Purpose" in late April of 2007. With so many secular awards around, Eric thought it would be a good idea to come out with a Christian award. I was nominated for this award by my blogging buddy Jacque. I am humbled and honored by this. My sincerest THANK YOU!

The scripture verse which is the theme for "Blogging with a Purpose" is Matthew 5:31.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. Matthew 5:13 NASB

So now it is my duty and privilege to nominate five others who I feel meet the criteria of "being salty" and "Blogging with a Purpose".

For those nominated, there are a few rules to follow if accepting this award. Please go HERE for the code and the rules of participation!

The nominees are listed below in no particular order.

1. Deborah @ One Beggar's Bread: I have just recently begun reading Deborah's blog but I have been encouraged every time I have visited. She has purposed to focus on the high calling of being an encouraging helper to her husband and to slow down and smell all the divine appointments the Lord sends her way, focusing on home and hospitality.
2. Valerie @ Just4homeschoolfamilies: Of course, I have to nominate Miss Valerie! She does so much to help, support, and encourage homeschooling families. There are days when I think it is her mission to be my own personal encourager! She is a blogger that truly blesses others.
3. Nathan @ Presbyterian Thoughts; Promoting Intelligent Piety:Nathan's blog is also a recent addition to my reader. I find it very informative and have enjoyed reading what he writes. He is currently studying for his Masters of Divinity and his purpose is to live a life unto the glory of Jesus Christ.
4. Cindy @ The Dominion Family: She focuses on Classical Christian education as well as being an encourager for younger mothers. Her blog offers a place to learn and grow.
   
5. MInTheGap: MInTheGap focuses on our current culture and how it is in opposition to God. He seeks to be one who stands in the Gap between God and man. He seeks to be obedient to God's commission to be a beacon of truth, to reflect His glory, to spread His love, and to be salt and light in the world that is bland and dark.
   

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It’s that time of year again! Nominations for the Homeschool Blog awards starts today, Monday, the 5th and will continue through Saturday, the 17th, after that, the voting will begin! Be sure to get your nominations in now for your favorite blogs so they will be included in the voting! In order for the blog you choose to be officially entered into a category, they will need 3 separate nominations!!! If you are so inclined please consider my blog and nominate me!

CLICK HERE TO PLACE NOMINATIONS.

This year’s winning categories:

1. Best Homeschool Mom Blog
2. Best Homeschool Dad Blog
3. Best Blog Design
4. Best Artistic Content Blog
5. Best Crafts, Plans & Projects Blog
6. Best Family or Group Blog
7. Best Encourager
8. Best ‘Live-What-You-Believe’ Homeschool Blog
9. Best Unschooling or Eclectic Homeschooling Blog
10. Best Geographical Blog
11. Best Current Events, Opinions or Politics Blog
12. Best Homemaking or Recipes Blog
13. Best Teen Girl Blog
14. Best Teen Guy Blog
15. Best Teen Group Blog
16. Funniest Homeschool Blog
17. Best Cyber-Buddy Blogger
18. Best Curriculum or Business Blog
19. Best Variety
20. Best Thrifty Homeschooler
21. Best SUPER-HOMESCHOOLER
22. Best Nitty-Gritty Homeschool Blog
23. Best NEW Homeschool Blog

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I have been extremely blessed by a great lady! Valerie over at Just4homeschoolfamilies just passed this award along to me. It is a privilege to receive this award from such a great lady, please go visit her site. Thank you Valerie for honoring me with this award and the great comments on your blog.

We are unsure of where this award originated and the official rules. However, when I think of a star blogger...I'm picturing bloggers that put out a lot of entries a day, chuck full of information that will benefit others, people that make blogging so much fun. I glean from all of my blog friends....whether it be for laughs, encouragement, homeschooling advice, or just simply friendship.

Here are my Blogging Star nominees:

Cindy over at the Dominion Family: I have only recently started reading her blog but am really enjoying it! She is not afraid to talk about things in our society that sometimes just make us crazy!

Amy over at Amy's Humble Musings: This is another blog I have just recently begun reading. I do not think that I have laughed as hard at any other blog, but she has a serious side also and balances those two attributes very well.

Discipula over at Libertas: She is another Reformed Classical Christian homeschooler to five boys and one girl. She has a lot of great links to share as well as some good reading in her posts.

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This morning I received an award from Sallie, thanks for seeing some niceness in me!

So now I guess it is my turn to bestow this Nice Award to some other wonderful people!



1.Granny, a homeschooling momma to 9, so visit her over at Granny's House.

2. Hofwoman, a great gal I go to church with and who lives up the street from me, stop by and see the Roses on Her Table

Numbers 3 and 4 showed me great kindness this week by their kind and encouraging words and adding me to their blogrolls, so please visit these nice people too!

3. The Gatekeeper

4. April over at For His Glory & My Good

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Blogger Reflection Award: this award should make an individual reflect upon five bloggers who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and who have provided an example. In other words, five dear bloggers whom, when you reflect upon them, you are filled with a sense of pride and joy. . .of knowing them and being blessed by them.

I want to say a big THANK YOU to Crimson Wife and to Tamara at Training Our Hearts who BOTH tagged me for a "Blogger Reflection" award this week. This means a lot to know that this blog is reaching people and making an impact. Thank you!

So now it is my turn to tag 5 more blogs and award them with the Blogger Reflection Award.

• Kim over at Life In A Shoe is someone I know in person(church) as well as online. She is a second generation homeschooling mom. Just like me she is a mother of eight children. Kim's blog is fun and full of great insight!
• Rebecca at The Space Between My Peers is also a personal friend. Her blog is very informative. She blogs about fashion. Rebecca is a Christian and she shows that you can be modest and fashionable at the same time!
• Brandon Dutcher over at Dutch, Reformed is next on my list. Obviously, his site is a Reformed Christian site and he has a gift of saying things that need to be said but many are afraid to say.
  
• Next is Stephanie at The Green House. We attend church with Stephanie. Stephanie is one of the sweetest ladies you could ever meet! Her blog is mostly about her family and how she handles a life with three preschoolers.
  
• Last but not least is Sallie, my sister-in-law, at Everyday Me...Life As It Happens. As her title suggests, her blog is mostly about the daily going-ons at her house including the struggles they face parenting a child with Asperger's Syndrome.

Now I figured since I was tagged twice I could add a few more than just five.
Please take the time and check out these other blogs:
Granny's House
Laugh Lines
Loved Ones Prayer Vine

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To vote for me for Top Momma, follow the link and click on the picture of my husband and I in front of the flag. Thanks! PLEASE VOTE FOR ME

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