I decided to participate in this Tuesday 10 linkup at the last minute! I wasn’t planning on writing today (because I have a lot of work to do for school) but I am in a holding pattern right now. I had to hurry up and wait and now can’t finish my assignments until other things are completed…by other people. There are many blogs that I love. However, I had to narrow it down to ten (boooo) and chose to do the ten that come to my mind first.
1) Living with Juvenile Arthritis – “Juvenile Arthritis blogs” was the first search term I ever used to specifically find a “blog.” This is a subject near and dear to my heart because my Princess Pea has Juvenile Arthritis. Having a child with JA can make a parent feel confused, crazy, and most of all, isolated. Kim Poston Miller tells it like it is. She continues to educate me about JA and has also helped my blogging tremendously. I have met other great bloggers (and great women) through Kim and count her as a friend.
2) Momma on a Mission – Ashley Mikula’s Momma on a mission is another JA blog that I met through Kim. Whereas Kim’s experience with two (TWO!) teens with JA often shows me what I can expect and gives me chronic pain management tips that she has already tried and tested, Ashley’s Monkey is about the same age as Pea. Ashley’s blog has many crafts and family adventures that are geared towards children that are Pea’s and Pork Chop’s ages. Plus, her photography is beautiful!
3) The Missing Niche – Karen Solomon’s blog spotlights families with Special Needs and also has a weekly Human of the Week Spotlight. I am, at once, educated, heart-broken, and inspired by each post she publishes. She also has a way of interjecting her special brand of humor into each post in a non-insulting-to-the-subject way.
4-5) Uncompromising – Sandy Sandmeyer’s love of God, her husband, and her family inspire me. Sandy’s heart shows through in every blog post and social media interaction I have had with her. She is also a warm and helpful person. Her reviews on Sandy’s POV are always genuine and trustworthy.
6) Mommy A-Z – I fell in love with Gracielle’s blog when I stumbled across her DIY Instagram Magnets…right after I dropped $30 bucks on instagram magnets I ordered online. Her sense of style is evident in her blog design, her blog posts, and her theme parties. She is funny and her photos are gorgeous.
7) Tamara like Camera – I have no idea how I found Tamara’s blog. Probably through a comment on another blog because she is the comment queen! Actually if she wasn’t so darn nice, I would hate her! She is professional photographer and her photos are BEAUTIFUL. Not only that, (this is why I want to hate her) but she is an amazing writer. Each post she writes evokes emotion. You feel every emotion she feels while reading her words. It really isn’t fair that she is talented in both writing and photography.
8) Writing, Wishing – I have learned so much about blogging, writing, and motherhood from Alison Lee. She is able to translate simple moments in the life of a mom into beauty with her words and her photographs.
9) Gfunkified – I like Greta’s blog because, well, I like Greta. I think I found this blog when it was her SITS day. Greta’s inspires me to get on the treadmill. Her enthusiasm for running (albeit slowly, her words!) and her discipline are infectious. She shares photos of her family and her life and I can just feel her “goodness” radiating from each.
10) The bloggess – Whereas all the others on this list would recognize me or at least my name, I am sure Jenny Lawson wouldn’t know I exist lol! My sister mentioned her blog to me when she was reading her book for her book club. Now, I just can’t stop reading and get excited when I see a post from her in my feed. She is just crazy hilarious and brings BIZARRE to a whole new level. There is a reason why she has millions of readers. She’s definitely a rock star.
There ya go! My top ten favorite blogs. There are a bunch of bloggers that I missed on this list that I read as soon as I see a new post so if you notice that you aren’t on this list but see that I comment on your posts, know that you too are loved!
I am joining the #TuesdayTen Linkup with two other bloggers that I immensely enjoy, Rabia @the Liebers and Lisa @ The Golden Spoons.
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Rabia @TheLiebers says
Somehow I missed this list when you first posted it…sorry! Some of these I have heard of (and love); some of these I haven’t heard of, but I’ll check them out!
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Gracielle says
AAAHHHH!!! Thank you so much 🙂 This made me smile from ear to ear! I just stopped by to read The Bloggess and I got sucked in for a good 10 minutes. It’s different from the mom blogs I read…but I like it! I’m already a fan of Alison’s and Tamara’s blogs and I’m going to check out the others. 🙂
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Herchel says
Yay! I hope you enjoy them :). They are some pretty awesome bloggers. There are a bunch of others that I would have loved to feature this week so I may start a weekly or biweekly round up. I’ve been having a little bit of writers block this week so this blog hop was perfect 🙂 I got to spread some love and didn’t have to sift through my rough drafts.
Chris Carter says
This blog hop is just so FUN!! I am just new to your site as well as seeing so many new blogs you have chosen! YAY! I love meeting new blogging friends!! So lovely to meet you Herchel!
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Herchel says
I agree Chris! I love finding new blogs to read and sharing the ones that I already know and love. It’s great to meet you too:)
Herchel says
Thanks Lisa! I hope you enjoy them. I’m glad I joined this week.
Tamara says
Herchel, this made my whole day! Thank you SO much!!!! You’re such a beautiful writer so no need to want to hate me! (haha)
I love Gracielle’s blog as well as The Bloggess, Writing, Wishing and GFunkified and it looks like there are some other gems to discover too!
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Herchel says
See what I mean about being too nice to hate 🙂 I do love your blog.
Sandy Sandmeyer says
Awww…thanks Herchel! I so appreciate you and I’m so glad that we’ve become friends.
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Herchel says
I am too, Sandy!