Robin at Pensieve is just a lovely sweet darling of a woman. She is the first person I ever met from Twitter, and on that day, we talked like old friends and hugged hello and goodbye in a Wendy's in East Tennessee. She is a dynamic storyteller, has a way of writing and speaking in bold and italic and with exclamation points. She is a sister in Christ, she has been to India and blogged for Compassion International. She contributes to the Incourage website, she hosts great blog carnivals, she was in TIME MAGAZINE for her words on sponsored tweets on Twitter, she has a great sense of style and a contagious laugh. She is down home charming. See, I could go on and on. Go read her blog and get to know her, please! Pensieve

SaraSophia at tout-est-des-roses is amazing. She is ethereal, lovely, delicate, forthright, thoughtful, genteel, generous, pixie-like, grounded, a friend of nature, an inspiring blogger, and a bright, shining, sparkling example of beautiful womanhood. She is a homeschooling mom of 4, having also been homeschooled herself. She writes in such a way that you feel like you are reading the words of a fairy, she really is quite bewitching. Seriously. I've never met anyone quite like her. I think you will enjoy what you read, what you learn about her, about nature, and about art, when you visit her blog. Sara is involved in blogging with The Sister Project , and that was where I first learned of its existence. Go check it out too. She loves to connect like I do, and I hope I can continue to get to know this new kindred spirit I found. tout-est-des-roses

Amber is a doll. I love reading her "raised in the down home south" stories. I love the way her storytelling draws me in and captivates me, like in her recent post on the Mother of God . Having met her in person at the conference in Asheville, I can tell you that she is as genuine as they come. She is a sweet sister who also blogs with the aforementioned Sister Project, a loyal friend, and someone I would like to know better. Please go visit her and tell her I sent you :)

SarahMae is another honey of a girl. She recognized me from my Twitter avatar from 20 paces away in the Crowne Plaza hallway. She was wearing her Incourage t-shirt, and just gave my soul wings when she hugged me. Such a sweet sweet angel. She has a dynamic way of expressing herself, her poetry and posts seem filled with love and worship, and longing. She has that hunger for the Word that I just don't know how to have. I hope by spending more time with her, learning and fellowshipping, that I can get a glimpse of that, too. Oh, and she's going to start her own conference!!!!! Go visit her!

Jen at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam is who I wanna be when I grow up. She has sections about her frugal finds and turning trash into treasure, she has a frugal fashionista section that will inspire you to go goldmining at Goodwill at your very next opportunity, and moments about her homeschool life and speaking engagements and the BEDLAM that comes with being a mom of many. *sigh* I could spend a good long time on her site!
Sarah Markley caught my eye when she was featured on the Incourage website, telling part of her story of infidelity and the redemptive work God is doing in her life as a result. She is very eloquent, very genuine, and offers a message of hope to everyone.
Spectrum Mother. Her blog entries are most often chapters and stories from the book she is writing. The book is about her life, and the stories are so often heartwrenchingly sorrowful. Sometimes they are hopeful, other times soul-crushing, and often introspective. But her storytelling is SO beautiful. Even when the content is sad, the story is extremely compelling. And Marcie is a treasured friend of mine, too. Spectrum Mother


































