One Lovely Blog Award

Thank you to Jennifer at Training Them Up  who gave me this award!  It was so nice to see an "award" in my comments mailbox!  I'm new to blogging and really enjoying an outlet for my writing.  I also like getting to know more moms, homeschoolers, and friends.   I hope that some of the ideas that I share are helpful to someone else!  I am honored that you chose to grant me this award and that I have a few followers already!
   So here are 3 things that I think are lovely:   1.  My family - I was blessed with Christian parents and grandparents who loved me infinitely and I am even more blessed with a super family of my own that I am serving every day!  I pray that the love of Christ will continue in our family for generations to come. (Jesus is the most "lovely" of all!)
2.  My husband - okay, so I wouldn't usually call him "lovely", but he is the best!  I would describe him as caring, strong, a problem solver, funny, kind, generous, a good listener, smart, and handsome.  He will figure things out and find a way to make things work.  He gives himself in his work and people know that he truly cares for them.  He is not afraid to take risks and try new things - totally the opposite of me.  He really does take care of me and the children and our extended family. He is a great man!
3. Roses - my favorite flowers never cease to stop me in my tracks when they are budding or in full bloom.  I especially like the pink roses that bloom all year in my own yard since we re-did our landscaping a couple of years ago.    
Now I would like to announce my nominees for the One Lovely Blog Award.  They are some of the bloggers I have been following and I enjoy reading their blogs!:   1. Lisa at Homeschool Days    2. Darlene at The Only Thing Worth Walking Toward    3. Sue at The Homeschool Chick  4. Robin at Adventures of Arbor Creek   
 I waited a little while to figure out how to post this and pay it forward.  The rules that I read first said that I needed to forward this award to 15 other blogs and well, I don't keep up with 15 other bloggers, yet, so I was unsure how to proceed.  (I am usually a "rule follower", firstborn child.)  Then, I saw another friend who was granted the same award and I decided to adopt her rules for accepting the award because they are a bit different.  Here they are:   
 **The rules, should you choose to accept the award: =)  1: Put the One Lovely Blog award logo on your blog
2: in a new post, share 3 things that you think are lovely
3: pass the award on to 3-5 other bloggers
4: link the nominees in your post
5: let the nominees know they have won the award by commenting on their blog
6: share the love and link to the person from whom you received the award
   Disclaimer: No need to pass the award on if you don't want to or don't have time to.  I just wanted you to know that I enjoy keeping up with your really cool blog! :) ** (Sorry that I could not get the spacing to post better on this! It is spaced very nicely when I type the original.)