I was honoured the other day by CJ from Food Stories with some blog love!

I’m supposed to answer the following questions and tell you a random fact about me, and pass the blog love on to 10 other bloggers, so here it goes:

10 Answers + Random Fact:

1. Favourite colour: red
2. Favourite animal: I don’t have one…
3. Favourite number: 8
4. Favourite non-alcoholic drink: water
5. My Passion: Cooking
6. Prefer giving or getting presents: Not going to lie, getting is fun, but I really do prefer giving.
7. Favourite pattern: Don’t have one.
8. Favourite day of the week: Monday
9. Favourite flower: Sunflowers

• Random Fact: I just ordered a kindle e-reader and I’m super stoked to start using it…any ideas on what books to download?

Blog Love (in no particular order):

1. Cassie @ Mind in the Trees
2. Char @ Char’s Kitchen
3. Barb @ Love, Life and Whole Lot of Girls
4. Britt @ Blissful Britt
5. Honey What’s Cooking?
6. Destini @ The Healthy Wife
7. Haley @ Green Plate Dinners
8. J-Lee @ Domestic Engineer Extraordinaire
9. Serena
10. Steph @ Bite by Bite

Thanks to my friend Shonda for awarding me with the “Happy 101” blog award! 

Here are the rules:

1. Copy the award image into a post.
2. List 10 things that make you happy.
3. Tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day.
4. Put in a link to their blogs.
5. Notify the award receivers.
6. Recipients should link back to the sender’s blog.

10 Things That Make Me Happy (in no particular order…):

1. Jesus
2. Peter
3. Chocolate
4. Towels fresh out of the dryer
5. The smell of rain
6. Deep, fulfilling laughter
7. Cooking
8. Sunshine
9. Traveling
10. Reading a book I can’t put down

10 Bloggers Who Brighten My Day (in no particular order…):

1. Deanna: She blogs about recipes she’s been cooking up lately.
2. Tammy: She blogs about tons of things including updates on her family, recipes, crafts and inspirational thoughts.
3. Melissa M: Melissa writes about what’s going on in her life!
4. Stacey: Her blog incorporates a wide aray of thoughts from recipes to what she’s currently pondering.
5. Melissa F: She’s extremely busy but when she blogs she writes about what she’s thinking about, causing you to think deeply.
6. Jaclyn: Jaclyn is on a journey as she’s just become a Salvation Army Officer.  She writes about that process and her daily life.
7. Heather: She’s a Canadian living in South Korea and writing about all that entails.
8. Felicia: A Vegetarian, Biking, Running, Hippie!  Blogs about all of the above and more.
9. Brad & Serena: Let’s be real, it’s really Serena writing this blog.  They’re Canadians living in Kuwait and doing immense amounts of travel!  Follow along on their adventures.
10. Lisa: Lisa bakes, bikes and blogs!  She posts incredibly delicious recipes.

Shonda, my new blogging/facebook pal has graciously given me the honour of receiving the Prolific Blogger Award!!  What a fun surprise!!  

Shonda is an awesome mom who blogs over at The Knowlton Nest.  She is a great supporter of various blogs and she loves to post handy tips and recipes that work for her.  She’s also an avid reader who LOVES the library!  :)  

Thank you, Shonda!!!

To find out all about what it means to get this award, check out this link.

And now, it is my distinct pleasure to pass along this award to seven fantastic ladies!!  *Drum roll please…*

1. Tammy @ The Sabourin Family – My pal from our seminary training school!  A great mom and friend of mine who is very crafty and loves to hi-light her awesome family.

2. Angela @ Domestic Godliness – A new friend who I met through some blog surfing.  She’s a fantastic woman with some amazing ideas for keeping a natural home.

3. Melissa @ Wit & Wisdom – A good friend of mine that I don’t see often enough!  She shares her hilarious yet wise thoughts via her blog.  She always gets me thinking! 

4. Sarah @ Clay In His Hands – I like frequenting Sarah’s blog because she’s down to earth and has some delicious recipes, plus she posts some great photography!

5. SnoWhite @ Joy in My Kitchen – SnoWhite is a big dessert lover and her recipes always make me drool!!  I love going to her blog to see the pictures of the new and creative recipes that she’s been working on.  Always inspirational! 

6. Melissa @ Home Is Where Your Heart Is – Another good friend of mine from my seminary days!  She’s a mom who’s living her lift to the fullest in the Prairies and sharing about her ministry and her family.

7.  Stacey @ Another Step Along the Path – Stacey is a friend of mine who blogs about what’s going on in her life and what’s touching her heart and she shares some recipes along the way.

You are all fantastic bloggers!!  Share this award with some other great bloggers that you love.  :)