Greetings, faithful readers. I trust I find you all in good health, spirits and disposition. I would like to acknowledge (at long last) the awards which kind blog friends have bestowed upon my humble blog. To make this introduction rather monosyllabic, yet appreciative, I would like to thank my friends, the lovely Rose, the gracious Willow, and the roguish () yet charming Ryann for their wonderful sweetness in honoring my blog and I. You three are delightful!

  Rose awarded me this, and I am honored to receive it!

Now it is my duty and pleasure to bestow this award upon five people who, I feel, really deserve this honor:

Underthesky: Because she's my mother, and glad am I that it is so.

Eric: Because he deserves it, and also because he truly has a purpose.

Mrs. Suarez: Because she has a purpose worth noticing, because children should be schooled at home.

Paul: Because his purpose is to be him, and that is a purpose in itself.

Myrtle: Because on her personal blog she has all the awards I have to offer, so I gave it to her on her other blog. Love you!

  This was awarded me by Willow, and it is a pretty addition to my blog! Thank you!

Underthesky: Didn't I say? She deserves it!

Frodo and Legolas: They are extremely intelligent and thoughtful girls; I can always reflect on their posts! Also, they already had the 'Blogging With a Purpose' award, or I would have given them that too!

Mrs. Novak: She has a beautiful blog, and she is very sweet and gracious; I owe her many thanks for multiple favors. Mrs. Novak, this is sort of like a thank you present for publishing me, and also for being so patient!

Chloe, Lois, Rachel and Hannah: These girls probably write some of the mot reflective entries I have ever seen! They really care about what they write.

Mrs. Igarashi: I think we all know why she is reflective--love you, Mrs. Igarashi!

 And guess who awarded me this little doozy....that's right! RedHeadRyann....you rock, girl!

Cornflower: She's my sister, I love her, she deserves this, and she rocks!

Kylie: This is the only award of these three that she doesn't have, and as the giver, I am delighted to do it! She has been a wonderful friend since we met, and we even had a comment conversation while we were both in our pajamas!

Grace: She writes excellent movie reviews, she responds very promptly, and she is the only person I know who lives in Israel! "It's a small world after all....."

Jess: It seemed a fitting award to give her, and she is a great girl! Hope you enjoy this, Jess!

Lady Rachel: This was also the only award out of these three that she did not have, (popular) and her blog was one of those that would fit. She is very smart and a grand writer!

Well, I would like to congratulate all those that I have chosen, and I am proud to have you as my friends!

Farewell, dear Readers!

Love from Within,

~Mariel~

P.S. Cornflower has a new post, and could you possibly stop by? She would love that! Thank you.