Catholic Fire

This is not a photo of me. The only royal in our family ancestry was either a French baron or count -- I can't remember which. I am not even remotely related to Marie Antoinette, so back off with the guillotine. Having said that, I will tell you that the above picture is of Marie Antoinette . Esther has graciously bestowed this honor on me. I am to pass this award on to 7 other bloggers I feel are real in who they are. I bestow this honor on the following bloggers: 1. Sarah at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering. 2. Deb at UKok's Place. 3. Rosemary at A Catholic Mother's Thoughts. 4. Penny at Argent by the Tiber. 5. Barb at SFO Mom. 6. Kate Wicker at Momopoly. 7. Elena at My Domestic Church. Sorry guys - this is a women only meme. ;)

Thank you, Esther, for this wonderful new award! It means a lot coming from you. This award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his/her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary and personal values every day. I bestow this esteemed award on the following bloggers: 1. Therese 2. Ebeth 3. Karen 4. Paul 5. Sarah 6. Karen 7. Christine 8. Donna - Marie 9. Sanctus Belle 10. Deb 11. Leticia 12. Rosemary 13. Barb 14. Elena 15. Tito The rules to follow are :1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person that has granted the award and his or her blog link.2) Pass the award to other 15 blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment.Remember to contact each of them to let them know they have been chosen for this award. (Sorry, but I may not have the time to do this).

Thanks Esther , Leticia , and Alexandra for honoring me with this award! As a recipient of this award, there are rules to follow. I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to three others! The questions are as follows: 1. Where is your cell phone? purse 2. Where is your significant other? chair 3. Your hair color? auburn 4. Your mother? Heaven 5. Your father? Heaven 6. Your favorite thing? Heaven 7. Your dream last night? blank 8. Your dream/goal? Lourdes 9. The room you're in? office 10. Your hobby? walking 11. Your fear? Hell 12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here 13. Where were you last night? home 14. What you're not? patient 15. One of your wish-list items? laptop 16. Where you grew up? IL 17. The last thing you did? read 18. What are you wearing? clothes 19. Your TV? on 20. Your pet? sweet 21. Your computer? fine 22. Your mood? content 23. Missing someone? yes 24. Your car? teal 25. Something you're ...

I have been awarded the Excellent Blog Award by The Maritime Sentry and by Christine M. at One Came Back . Thank you so much. The rules: By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you need to award it to 10 more people whose blogs 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… 1. Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii 2. Leticia at Causa Nostrae Laetitiae 3. Michelle at Unborn Word Alliance 4. Marie and Ginny at View From the Pews 5. Sarah at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering 6. Deb at UkOk's Place 7. Alexandria at Happy Hearts at Home 8. Paul at Thoughts of a Regular Guy 9. Jay at Pro Ecclesia Pro Familia Pro Civitate 10 . Chelsea at Reflections of a Paralytic I could keep going but ...

Thank you, Dympha , for awarding me the "You Make the World a Better Place" award. Here are the rules: 1. Use Ukok’s ‘You make the world a better place’ image (above) in your post 2. Link to Ukok’s Place 3. Award 5 bloggers. Here are my 5 award winners: 1. Sarah at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering 2. Ebeth at A Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars 3. Christine M. at One Came Back 4. Marie and Ginny at View from the Pews 5. Barb at SFO Mom.

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 a Godly 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. Leticia has nominated me for this award and I am honored and thankful. A talented writer and a mom who is raising three beautiful daughters, one of whom has Down Syndrome, she is an inspiration to me. While I have difficulty keeping up with one blog, she writes two - Cause of Our Joy and causa nostrae laetitiae and does a great job on both. She's a special lady who is a strong advocate for the disabled and the unborn. I enjoy reading both of her blogs and staying in touch with her - she has some great ideas. Here's her nomination of me for the Blogger Reflection Award: 1. Jean M. Heimann at Catholic Fire . Jean not ...