I'm An Award Winner!

Welcome to my award winning blog! The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers who have less than 200 followers, all in the spirit of fostering new connections. Leibster is German & means ‘dearest’ or ‘beloved’ but it can also mean ‘favorite’

I was quite shocked to find this comment waiting for me today! A fellow blogger and mom: Debi, from the Shit My Six Year Old Says nominated me for this award. Which is lovely, but a touch frustrating since she'd be the first I'd nominate. Beat me to it. She has a lovely, intelligent, unique little boy and documents some of his singular perspective on life. I read often because I love knowing I'm not alone in parenting such a little boy. More than that I read her blog to laugh.

Now it's my turn to do some nominating. Which is no easy task since I've found quite a few wonderful blogs along the way. I've narrowed my favorites down to those with less than 200 followers (which was already in the rules) who have posted in the last month (just to help me narrow the field/motivate some bloggers to post). Here goes:

1. I have to start with Disabled Mama Kati is also a disabled mom, obviously. She has a lovely name and gave birth to her daughter a few months before I had mine. She writes with intelligence and humor about the day to day of motherhood, crafts/sewing, cooking and all manner of things. She lost her leg to childhood cancer and not unlike another Kati(e) I know she is a force of nature. It's always a good read.
2. There is also Misty at Mommy's Crutch. She's also a disabled mom. She has cerebral palsy and a daughter, like me. What I love the most about her blog is the unabashed honesty. I strive to be open and honest, but I never feel as eloquent as Misty in doing so. Her posts aren't as regular as mine, but they are always worth the wait.
3. Surprisingly enough I'll follow my disabled mom favorites with a running blog. Sandy writes Not Fast But Not Last. It is absolutely true that I can not at all relate to running, but determination and passion are very familiar to me. Competing with oneself is best kind, in my opinion. I've never missed a post.
4. I'm not only a disabled mom who had hip surgery two weeks ago I'm also planning my wedding. I've found some remarkable wedding blogs in my incessant research. Unfortunately, a few are way more popular than this award allows or haven't published in a few months. I have been following and enjoying Kelly at The Whimsical Wifey. Now the fact that I read her blog is significant given my distaste for term Wifey. Aside from that I can't find a flaw. Kelly will be married next fall. She's very much a crafter and she just learned to sew which inspires me to bite the bullet and finally learn too.