The Random Award

I think perhaps I have the most random blog around. Either I live a well rounded life, or an extremely boring and predictable existence. One thing is sure, I don't follow a set rule for posting. Life happens and I write about it.

Six years ago I could pretty much come and go as I pleased. Hannah was 10 years old and Ben 12. There were five children still living in our house, and all of our kids were local. We had no grandchildren, my parents spent their days together in their little house, and my "little garden of flowers" had not yet come to be. So much has changed...

I am blessed by fellow bloggers I have met; Gudrun, who  my sister knew through Community Bible Study,and her German restaurant, Tracy and her husband who came to stay with us almost 3 years ago, and Stacy and a chance meeting at the hospital just before my dad was diagnosed with cancer. Wanda, who I have not yet met in person, so graciously took my daughter in on her trip to and from Indonesia last year.I can't forget Kristina who hand delivered a cheesecake for my son's birthday just days before moving from Minnesota to Montana, or Apple and her sister Country Girl who served Ben and me dinner on our way to Oswego one summer. Yes, it's been a wonderful journey.

My followers are few, but that's okay because I've made some really great friends on this six year journey. I wouldn't trade them for all the "followers" in the world. And Facebook? It's fun and it's easy, but it just isn't quite the same as sitting down and having a cup of coffee and a piece of pie with my favorite blog friends.

Thanks for being there.