I was moved by Jason’s lovely prayer and I hope you enjoy, too. If you haven’t visited his blog, please do; he writes beautifully~
Blessings for a wonderful Thursday!
Copper, Our New Family Addition
Please Welcome, Copper, the chocolate lab!
He’s 18 months old, very lovable, cuddly,
calm and gentle. He needs to put on a few more pounds,
but other than that, he’s healthy and just a big, goofy boy!
We’re adopting Copper on a trial basis,
with hopes of keeping him, if all works out.
We hope it does because we’ve all just about
fallen in love with him.
Lucky Girl will remain
in our hearts, but the timing is right
to start new again
with another canine friend.
We’ll be in an adjustment period and I’m already behind
in reading blogs, because of “doggie” searching.
So, my time may be limited, but I will still do my best to visit you!
I hope you understand and I wish you all a wonderful,
peaceful Wednesday! xo
Lauren 🙂
Over the hill and still a kid!
Candles yesterday
Burned brightly for fifty-one
Another life year!
Secret surprises
Gifts of love, hugs and laughter
Celebrating life
© LScott 2012
My family blindfolded me, yesterday, on our way to my birthday lunch.
Our destination was seafood on the bay, exquisite!
And…the best cheesecake and apple pie, ever! 🙂
I wish you all a blessed and peaceful Monday~xx
Love Again
As sure as leaves will fall
at season’s change
and rain will drop
as clouds rearrange
I have fallen through new doors opened
the key I thought was lost forever
you have found so cleverly
the lock had suffered
yet, not broken for eternity~
© LScott 2012
(for new beginnings)
Forever Love
Faint is how you make me feel and not
Only when our lips connect, but when I
Remember our first embrace and how my
Emotions twirled inside of me, dizzy and
Voiceless, I was and those moments still exist
Even though decades have come and gone
Reflections of those first days are rainbows
Learning the true meaning of bliss, an
Out of the ordinary feeling, knowing you are my
Valentine, lover and friend for the rest of our life together and for
Eternity~
© LScott 2012
A Mighty Monday Message
Make this day a positive existence to your being
Over and above any other day of the week
No matter how you may feel after the weekend’s festivities
Draft a mental outline of opportunity, possibility and perseverance
And don’t let go of those inspirations, as the rewards
You receive will be even more than what you deserve~
© LScott 2012
Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award (2nd Nomination)
Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award
The HUG Award was given to me a second time by Deb at adamsart.wordpress.com. Thank you so much Deb! You are a wonderful artist/painter and I love all of your work! You are inspiring, giving, loving and a beautiful soul. I am truly honored and humbled you thought of me for this award a second time. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this award, below is some information from the HUG Award web site:
The HUG Award© was initiated by Connie Wayne at A Hope for Today at http://ahopefortoday.com, which promotes hope, love, peace, equality, and unity for all people.
The HUG Award© is for people with an expectant desire for the world, for which they: Hope for Love; Hope for Freedom; Hope for Peace; Hope for Equality; Hope for Unity; Hope for Joy and Happiness; Hope for Compassion and Mercy; Hope for Faith; Hope for Wholeness and Wellness; Hope for Prosperity; Hope for Ecological Preservation; Hope for Oneness
“People do not have to give up or compromise their own religious, spiritual, or political beliefs to qualify for the Hope Unites Globally HUG Award©. They qualify for the HUG Award© when, without bias or prejudice, they use their resources and gifts to make the world a better place for everyone.”
For more information on this award, please visit: http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/
I became teary-eyed the first time I received this award, which isn’t difficult once you realize all it stands for…through my writing, my intent is to inspire, spread smiles, hope and love. Now, I’m even more humbled to accept this award a second time and will happily pass it on to spread the word about Hope for Our World. I’d also like to thank these people for helping to make the world a better place:
Alex – http://thepoeticgoblin.wordpress.com
David – http://francisbarkerart.com
Deb – http://365daysofcourage.wordpress.com
Jeannie – http://thewriternubbin.wordpress.com
Kaytee – http://10eveningflowers.wordpress.com
Lane – http://willofheart.wordpress.com
Martin – http://agapintheclouds.wordpress.com
Renee – http://positiveboomer.wordpress.com
Sharon – http://figmentsandimagination.wordpress.com
Talin – http://talinorfali.wordpress.com
Tim – http://thecreativejuicer.com
All sites are listed in alphabetical order. Please visit them, if you haven’t already. They have truly been an inspiration to me and I know they will continue to spread hope through their wonderful blogs~
Peace, Hugs and Smiles to you all~
Lauren
Beautiful Blogger, Very Inspiring Blogger & Sunshine Awards – Thank You, again! ♥
BEAUTIFUL BLOGGER AWARD
I am grateful to receive this award from four wonderful and exceptionally talented bloggers: George, verticaltales.wordpress.com, Soma, somkritya.wordpress.com, and Autumn & Gabby, autumnsunshineandgabrielleangel.wordpress.com. Being nominated once is wonderful, but four times leaves me speechless (probably good for some who know me :)). Sincerely speaking though, these are all wonderful blogging friends who I have learned to know over time and who I am still getting to know. I have enjoyed their talents of writing, inspiration, thoughts about life, humor, music and discography. If you haven’t already visited them, please do and as I always say, you won’t be disappointed, only in awe of their blogs and talents~Thank you all very much!
Instructions for the award:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Paste the award on your blog
3. Link the person who nominated you for the award
4. Nominate 7 bloggers or less
5. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominated
(Nominees will be at the end of this post for all awards)
VERY INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD
This second award was given to me by Soma, somkritya.wordpress.com, my dear, generous friend! She is funny, thoughtful and a beautiful soul. Please visit her lovely and inspiring blog, if you haven’t already! Thank you, again, Soma, I am honored that you thought of me for this wonderful award. It is my deepest wish to be able to inspire through my writing~
The rules for accepting this award is listing seven things about me (that you don’t know), so here we go:
1) I have 3 ear piercings in my left ear & 2 in my right.
2) I wear silver and gold jewelry, and I also love different gemstones.
3) I don’t own an I pod.
4) I will be searching for another dog to adopt within the next few weeks.
5) My absolute favorite dessert is carrot cake.
6) I have never been to Europe.
7) I love cookie dough.
SUNSHINE AWARD
I was nominated for this cheerful award by LearningandGrowing, learningandgrowing02.wordpress.com, and Ahmad, a7madkhalifa.wordpress.com. I have enjoyed their writing and spiritual thoughts and will look forward to getting to know them better. Please take time out to peruse their blogs and find enjoyment, as I have~I thank them again, for bringing even more cheer to my life with these nominations!
The Rules:
1) Include the award Logo(s) in a post or in your blog.
2) Answer 10 question about your self.
3) Nominate 10 to 12 other fabulous bloggers.
4) Link your nominees to the post and comment on their blog, letting them know they are nominated.
5) Share the love and link the person who nominated you.
1. What is your Favorite color? Blue, Purple (but I love them all, really)
2. What is your favorite animal? Dog
3. What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink? Vanilla lattes, water, peach or raspberry iced tea
4. Do you prefer Facebook or Twitter? Facebook, I don’t think I’ll ever time to tweet! 🙂
5. Whats your passion? Writing, spending time with family, laughing, music, and making the most of each day
6. do you prefer giving or getting presents? Of course, giving, but, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that it’s fun to receive! 🙂
7. Whats your Favourite pattern? Plaid
8. Whats your favourite number? 5
9. Favourite day of the week? Friday, looking forward to the weekend with family and friends, but remembering that each day is a gift~
10. Favorite flower: Carnations
Now it’s time for my nominations. The true enjoyment from receiving these awards is “paying it forward” or “spreading the love.” However, choosing is always a challenge with so many wonderful blogs. I may be modifying the number of nominees, so please forgive me. Here they are (I apologize if these are repeats for you), in no particular order:
http://ericalaganfanclub.wordpress.com – Eric
http://kellieelmore.com – Kellie
http://fromscott.wordpress.com – Scott
http://foreverpoetic.wordpress.com – Wendell
http://photobotos.com – Charlie & Tom
http://maryannepale.com – Maryanne
http://cenicitas.com – Nanda
http://jessiejeanine.com – Jessie
http://warriorpoetwisdom.com – Miro
From writing about life’s experiences through beautiful poetry with true emotion, not excluding a dash of magic, amazing photography and wonderful words of wisdom, their blogs will pull you in and you won’t want to leave~
I congratulate them and I also thank them for making my blogging experience more meaningful~
I wish you all much happiness and love~
Lauren 🙂
