Blissdom Connections

by Monica on February 7, 2010

By far, the very best thing about being at Blissdom this weekend has been connecting.

Connecting with friends.

Connecting with readers.

Connecting with some of my very favorite bloggers.

And getting to know all of them a little bit better.

I am so impressed with so many of the people that I met and how real and genuine they were.

Here are some of the people I met and was brave enough to ask for a picture with….

Amy from Mom’s Toolbox is such an amazing person. She has been such an encouragement and a real friend to me for a long time. I absolutely adore her!

momstoolbox

Amy has started and hosted Reading the Bible in 90 Days, which has been such an amazing adventure. On Friday morning, some of the Bible in 90 Days readers got together for coffee. Here we all are (back row) Allean C., Kimberly of Raising Olives, Toni of The Happy Housewife, Melissa of Multi-Tasking Mama, Cheryl of Advenures of a Somewhat Crunchy Mama, (front row)Aubrey of Freeman Bits, me,  Amy, Connie of Smockity Frocks and Mandy of Pennies and Blessings.

bible in 90 days

Kim of Mom Tried It is another amazing personwho has some of the best ideas ever on her blog! She brought a sweet gift for Jenny, a pair of pink cowboy boots. Those sweet boots are Jenny’s very first present. Thank you so much Kim!

mom tried it

Kimberly of Raising Olives, an amazing homeschooling mom of soon to be ten, and Connie of Smockity Frocks, another amazing and homeschooling mom of soon to be eight, were able to get our pictures before the Savvy Blogging event.

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Connie was my roommate along with Liz of Hoosier Homemade. She is one of the most down to earth people I’ve ever met…ever!

smockity frocks

I just cannot tell you enough how impressed I was with Amy of Amy’s Finer Things. She is unbelieveably real and authentic to who she is. I admire her even more than I already did if that’s even possible! I feel like I need to thank her…just for being her.

amys finer things

Lora Lynn of Vitafamiliae is one of the bloggers that I have read for the longest. I adore her, her writing, her family, her parenting, her blog.

vitafamiliae

And lastly, but definitely not leastly, is Erin of Closing Time. Erin has been a reader and an incredible encouragement to me for so long! Erin didn’t actually attend Blissdom, but she was able to come to a meet-up with some Christian women bloggers at TGI Fridays. Being able to meet her was such a blessing to meet her and chat with her. It really gave me an appreciation for being able to connect with you all.

closing time

Building and making these connections was the best part of the weekend…truly something that I will hold on to forever!

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My True Bliss

by Monica on February 7, 2010

Well, this is the last night of the Blissdom conference as I’m sitting in my hotel room reflecting and actually enjoying a little bliss.

This weekend has been so full.

And fun.

And busy.

And at times overwhelming.

I’m looking forward to sharing more about it with you over the next few days.

I’ve made some important decisions and had some thins confirmed within my spirit.

Things about this blog and where I see it going, or not going, even.

I have learned a lot….so much!

But I am ready to get back home.

To this

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And this

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And why didn’t I take a picture of MC before I left???

I’m ready to get back to her too.

And I’m ready to see my husband, my very best friend, and tell him all about it.

I’m ready to get back home and experience my true bliss….being with my family and loving on them.

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Organizing Online Recipes

February 5, 2010

The following is a guest post from my good friend Ann at Housewife6Diva who is hosting a Blissdom Bloghop this weekend!
When my sister and I moved out of the house, my mother photocopied all her favorite recipes and put them into a sturdy photo album binder.  There are all kinds of family recipes from our [...]

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Fingerpaint Fail

February 4, 2010

Last weekend, I gave Will fingerpaint and let him play in it to his heart’s content.

After just one look at the mess when he finished, my husband declared this to be my Friday Fail!
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Friday Favorites

February 4, 2010

This is just a quick post to let you know that there will be no Friday Favorites this week.
I just don’t know what kind of time I’ll have to post while at Blissdom.
Those of you that aren’t going to Blissdom, be sure to check out the Blizzard Bloghop over at Houshold 6 Diva.
Have a great [...]

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I’m on My Way to Blissdom

February 3, 2010

Yes, as the sign says, “I’m going, Y’all!”
I’m really am going….and really, I cannot believe it!
Blogging has meant so much to me over the past couple of years. It has been a way to build community, to communicate with family, to develop hobbies, to share the ups and downs of life, to grow in my [...]

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