It's an involuntary physical reaction you know

Blushing, that is.

Which is what I am doing right now.

Sharon has honoured me with a



Listen to what she said:

Anita is one of those people that can be straightforward and gracious at the same time. It is refreshing to visit her and find out about her spiritual growth. She is always willing and ready to pray with you.

Well, honestly I am a combination of blushing and tickled pink! I think Sharon is the perfect gracious Southern woman, so to have her describe me as gracious is a real compliment. Thank you, Sharon. You are very kind!

I am just as tickled to be able to choose 5 more bloggers to pass on this award to. The criteria for this award are:

"For those who answer blog comments, emails and make their visitors feel at home on their blog. For the people who take other people's feelings into consideration before speaking out, and who are kind and courteous. Also for all those bloggers who spend so much of their time helping other bloggers design, improve and fix their sites. This award is for those generous bloggers who think of others."

Now I am not sure if this is one award with 2 parts or 2 separate awards. I kind of have a hard time thinking of myself as "creative" so I'm guessing it is 2 awards. That is how I am going to approach it.

So...Creative Bloggers first:

Oh, Dapoppins for sure! She's a writer you know and is she funny?? Oh, yeah. She has a knack for asking the questions that get you thinking, but also get you wanting to write about it too. Plus she has a nifty new template that is just gorgeous.

Another funny, creative blogger I enjoy reading is Jamie Dawn. If you make up a new word and then campaign to have it added to the dictionary, that qualifies as creative in my book. She currently has an online game of "Hows and Bys" going on at her blog - where does she come up with this stuff? I'll never know, but I'm happy to come along for the fun of it.

Now Thoughtful Bloggers: (and believe me, it's hard to narrow it down...)

Marilee. I love getting a comment from Marilee. I remember back in FaithPrints days she welcomed EVERYONE when they joined. And she did it because she wanted everyone to feel welcome and like they were part of the family. She is truly thoughtful and encouraging and an absolute joy to interact with.

Beth. Beth is also an encourager, a true Barnabas. I know she's a busy lady, but she consistently makes time to visit her friend's blogs and leave them an encouraging comment. She is always honest but considerate of others. (Plus she LOOOOVES me...)

Sara. Sara takes a genuine interest in the lives of those bloggers she interacts with. She asks after our families and answers our replies. She remembers stuff that I wrote over a year ago. We've never met, but she KNOWS me. And I bet others feel the same way. Because she is humble, she doesn't usually do memes, but I hope she will accept this award!

And there you have it, my picks. Now go and do likewise!