Spread the Love Award

Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii was kind enough to bestow this beautiful new award on this blog. Thank you for your kindness, Esther!

I in turn would like to award the Spread the Love Award to the following folks:

1. Leticia at Cause of our Joy and causa nostrae laetitiae for the work she has done on behalf of the unborn those with Down Syndrome. She is a caring and compassionate woman with a generous heart.

2. Donna at Daily Donna-Marie: A Dose of Inspiration and Embracing Motherhood for the love and inspiration she shares through her blogs and for the kindness she shows toward others. She truly follows in the footsteps of Mother Teresa.

3. Rosemary at A Catholic Mothers Thoughts because she seems like such a loving mother and a sweet and understanding blogging friend.

4. Margaret Mary Myers who is so upbeat and encouraging and is such a dedicated, loving parent.
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Comments

  1. Simple Faith and Life1/17/08, 7:54 PM

    Thank you, Jean.

    I am very honored to be chosen along with these fine women.

    Your blog is always so friendly and informative. It's one of my first that I visit.

    So happy to have your friendship, too.

    I will respond on my blog when I am feeling a little less "under the weather".

    MM

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  2. Jean Heimann1/17/08, 11:00 PM

    Dear MM,

    Take care and take it easy. I pray that you will be feeling better soon.

    Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. Take your time -- this will be here when you're feeling up to doing it.

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