One of my favorite things around the web (at least since August) has been (in)courage. I am proud and honored to be one of their monthly writers, and let me tell you, I am in the company of some serious greatness. I feel so humbled.
So, two exciting things today:
1. Via (in)courage I am proud to be able to give away some of their beautiful handcrafted products today as part of My Favorite Things: Six Weeks of Free Stuff series. I’m giving away three pieces by the amazing Lindsey Cheney of the Pleated Poppy to one of my readers.
One of you will win a Crisp Posy Pin set, a Grow in Grace tea towel and a Trees of the Forest tea towel. They are so so cute, I promise!
2. Today, my December post for (in)courage is up. So, after you are done leaving your comment to win some of Lindsey’s great stuff, go on over and read.
Joy is a Symptom
The times in my life I’ve been the most joyful, it hasn’t really been a choice.
It has been against my will.
People say that love is a choice and I’m confident that’s true. And I guess that joy can be a choice in the same way. For example, I choose joy over self-pity, happiness over sullenness and delight over disdain.
Yes, sometimes joy is a choice.
But more often for me, joy has often been a symptom…
To read the rest, click here.
To be entered in the random giveaway, leave a comment HERE ON THIS BLOG before 9pm on Tuesday, December 15 telling me A BLOG OR WEBSITE that you’ve found lately that you think the rest of us might like.
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Tags: (in)courage, giveaway, lindsey cheney, my favorite things, pleated poppy
I love (in)courage, too, but I also enjoy A Holy Experience, http://www.aholyexperience.com Great giveaway!
My new favorite site is http://www.graceisforsinners.com/.
It is SUPER GREAT!
Wow, what a great giveaway. Thank you Sarah! I love this blog:http://www.gombojav.blogspot.com/ Thank you for YOUR blog! It always blesses and encourages me! Karen
Love it! I hope I win!!
And thank you for your writings – -you always uplift and I always need it.
One of my favorite websites that I visit daily is http://www.peopleofwalmart.com!!! Please don’t go there if you’re not ready to laugh! lol I know that I’ve gone into Wal-mart looking just as bad as some of these people … so go laugh!!! You know we all need a good laugh.
Another one of my favorites is http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com … CRACKS ME UP!!
Merry Christmas, Y’all!!!!
If you like the healthy living blogs, you’ll love http://www.KathEats.com
http://gottagged.wordpress.com
is the greatest website! you can get “got tagged” cards and pay it forward. i like to imagine the joy on people’s faces when they realize that they got tagged by someone else and i love to feel the joy when i can tag someone! sometimes reading the stories of people who have been tagged brings tears to my eyes and i think what a wonderful world it could be if we would all help take care of one another. i would encourage everyone to check out the website and get some cards. bring joy to yourself and others one card at at time.
http://mylifeisapieceofcake.blogspot.com/
super cute, and more honest than I am with myself. Love it!
I found a cute and simple reindeer lollipop made from a moonpies, at http://www.latdah.blogspot.com. I think she is new to this bloging world like me. Gos bless and Merry Christmas
So talented! I’ve been a fan for a long time.
caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate
It’s not so much that I LIKE this website since it’s about Kate & her struggle against brain cancer, but Holly & Aaron’s faith is so powerful and so unwavering that they inspire me to be more like them, never doubting God for a second and giving all of their anxieties to Him.
Too cute! I recently found oneprettything.com , I like it for craft ideas to do for and with my girls. I also love
gritandglory.com , but I found that through your blog
Great giveaway. I’d love to win. One of my favorite blogs for creative ideas is the crafters file box, http://www.thecraftersfilebox.com/. I haven’t made anything yet – but love to look at the ideas.
I am loving your blog! Thank you for being so faithful and transparent with it!
I love:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/
http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/
http://susanbanderson.blogspot.com
I would love to entered into your give-a-way and love finding new blogs. What a great idea to discover some new blogs!
Laura T
http://.thenester.com/
I’m enjoying The Nester
designspongeonline.com, has fabulous crafty ideas and sneak peeks into amazing homes that are creative and unique… Always an inspiration!
pioneerwoman.com is a great site that is funny with lots of great cooking stuff.
Speaking of design – thehomespunheart.blogspot.com is a lovely blog about design, family and simple living! Thanks Sarah!
Not a new site, by any means, but this post:
http://itsalmostnaptime.blogspot.com/2009/12/birth-stories.html
has been bumping around in my heart all week long. Enjoy!
http://vanessadolberry.blogspot.com/ – Friend of mine from high school, she is just so stinking good at decorating on a dime and a genuinely compassionate person.
I am definately a fan of Pioneer Woman http://thepioneerwoman.com/ . Ree’s love story with Marlboro Man is amazing and heartwarming, her blogs are sort and sweet and totally just about her life and whats on her mind at that present time. One of my favorite parts of her site/ blog is her discovery of Photoshop. As a graphic design student I love seeing her create and have a similar love for it as I do!
I have been telling people lately about http://www.lisaleonard.com May sound weird because you actually know her in real life:) I am so inspired and ecnouraged by her writings and amazing pictures and blessed talent.
I think you may have inspired me too:) I have not been a “giveaway girl” either but took the plunge and am doing my first big giveaway–a Cannon photo printer:)
<3 Kathy
http://www.handfulofellers.blogspot.com
http://temeculaquiltco.blogspot.com/
or
http://temeculaquiltco.com/
so cute!!!
sjohns11@calpoly.edu
Check out the Blankie Chronicles!
sarah,
what a great post. your blog is very encouraging to read. God has definitely transformed your life. that is great.
a web page i like…gee im addicted to lindsays. but another one…
http://mymamamadeit.blogspot.com/
-kaley
I love this one http://homesanctuary.typepad.com/rachelanne/ for helping me make my home a sanctuary for my family.
Oh wow! I’m a pretty big fan of this website: http://amazima.org/blog.html it’s the ministry of a gal from TN who felt the Lord call her to move to Uganda and live there and raise parentless children. It’s amazing and heartbreaking to see the work God is doing through her.
I loved your writing on Joy. Sometimes in life we are so busy and so scheduled that we dont take time to really allow ourselves to feel joy and experience joy. This was a beautiful writing as always!
I don’t have a website to share as like you on your writing today, I read the same blogs everyday!
This is a beautiful giveaway! Thank you so much for sharing your favorite things!
Thank you for your blog, I just discovered it today:) I love your writing!
It inspires me so much.
I would love to win one of your giveaways:) I have a thing for photography blogs! They way they are able to capture life is amazing to me:) Here is my friends photography blog, she is extremely passionate and gifted: http://www.eylanderphotographyblog.com/
Blessings to you, Charissa
Thank you so much for this site Sarah, I have been so touched as I’ve read through some of your writings the past few weeks. You have an incredible testimony, praise the Lord!
I love your giveaways, such a fun idea!
I absolutly love this ladys blog, fantastic photos & a sweet spirit: http://resolved2worship.xanga.com/
Also this is interesting, the name inspires me: http://www.livingthejourney.com/
Thanks again Sarah!
Love & Blessings!
A blog that I follow regularly and absolutely love is this: http://www.raeleshe.blogspot.com This woman’s journaling of her walk with Christ, and life with her husband and soon to be 3 children constantly amazes me and inspires me for my life when I have children.
Enjoy!
I love your blog too, btw. I have very similar struggles to some you have shared and your honesty helps me to be honest with myself and God.
I love Shannon Primicerio’s blog at http://beingagirlbooks.com/blog/
I love the way Shannon’s writing is directed towards younger women; it’s a great place for some discipleship. Also, I think it’s a great resource for moms of girls.
Another website I like is my friend’s flower website. She is such a gifted flower designer and so in love with Jesus. She pours her heart into all that she does. I love visiting her sight to see what new events she has added to her portfolio.
http://www.chelsealeahflowers.com/
If anyone in the LA/Orange County area needs flowers for any event – she is amazing!
With all the baking I’m sure most of us are or will be doing soon … here is a blog full of ideas.
http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/
By the way, the giveaways are simply adorable.
I have been enjoying pioneer wowan’s step by step recipes here…
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/
Hey Sarah,
I really enjoy your blog but I am also a fan of boundless.org which is a webzine by focus on the family with tons of articles and blogs about singleness, dating, marriage, and faith. Lots of good stuff on there and is updated regularly.
I have loved for a long time now reading Elizabeth Karchner’s blog. She started as a scrapbooker, but now also makes loads of crafty things and somehow combines the inspiration of Martha Stewart with a toddler mom’s point of view. It is perfect to read and actually doable for the regular moms like me!
My friend’s new etsy shop. She’s amazing…
http://www.whaticallpretty.etsy.com
My dear friend Rebekah is an inspiration in so many senses of the word. We only get the chance to catch up over lunch or coffee every month or two, so her blog is a great portal into her daily, inspired life! thankfullythinking.blogspot.com
My new favorite is Kim Avery’s “Life Coaching for Christian Women” site, and the blog. Good inspiration, encouragement, and incentive to move towards God. Check it out– I think you’ll like it: http://www.LifeCoachingForChristianWomen.com/blog/