Some weeks ago, I was delighted and very encouraged when I received the Inner Peace Award from Jane Dougherty. Jane doesn’t usually ‘do’ awards but when she received this award from one of her followers she broke her self-imposed rule and passed it on to those she wanted to thank. Lucky for me then!
As a follower of Jane’s blog, I am drawn to all aspects of her wonderfully creative writing and so I was really honoured to think that she considered me worthy of this award. She must have known that I needed a healthy dose of ‘Inner Peace’ when she gave it to me as I was going through a difficult time. That, and she also paid me a really nice compliment by saying that I had a blog worth reading. Thank you so much Jane!
The other lovely thing about this award is that there aren’t any rules (yay!!) and it doesn’t need any work (other than displaying it proudly on your blog of course, after all, you earned it, you deserve it, so go on!) and you don’t have to worry if you haven’t the time to pass it on – we are all short of that commodity!
However, I have really wanted to share this award with you for some time and that time is now! After all, who couldn’t use some ‘inner peace’ sometimes (all the time?)!
Take it as my way of saying a very special ‘Thank You’ – for sticking with me when I was in a dark place, for taking the time to visit and read my blog and for your great comments and insight. For supporting and encouraging me, for making me smile. For being kind and thoughtful.
I just wish I could make this list longer than it already is, but then I would never stop as I do appreciate each and every one of you…
So then, here is my list of nominees, a mixture of ‘old’ and ‘new’, regardless, I consider you all as friends.
1. moggiepurrs
3. steverebus
9. Travel Words
12. Zhongguo Jumble
13. Unshakeable Hope
14. Confab
15. Eye-Dancers
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa
A View From My Summerhouse 
Sherri, I can’t think of a nicer award to bestow upon you. You are a delightful friend with a heart of gold. I’m so glad Jane Dougherty gave this to you. You deserve it. (And it looks beautiful in your sidebar!)
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Aww, thanks Bev, that is so sweet! I’m so glad that Jane gave it to me too, so I could pass it on to you all, it is such a lovely award 🙂
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Thank you Sherri, it is a very pretty award logo, and I am very humbled to have you consider me a friend. I enjoy your blogs and it is nice to know you enjoy mine. 🙂
Jude xx
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Thanks Jude, it’s great to know that you enjoy reading my blog and yes, I do very much enjoy reading yours too. You are very welcome & deserving 🙂 xx
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Dear Sherri, congratulations on receiving the Inner Peace Award. I too enjoy reading your blog & always look forward to reading it when my munckins have gone to bed. We all need a little inner peace when it comes to facing the challenges that are put in front of us. Cheers!
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Thanks Tieshka, and congratulations to you too, you certainly deserve it. It always makes me so happy to know that others enjoy reading my blog, likewise with yours too! A little inner peace certainly does go a long way. Cheers to you too my LA friend 🙂
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Dear Sherri, today my post is about accepting the Inner Peace Award. Thanks again for awarding it to me. The link is: http://jardinluxembourg.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/still-trying-to-find-my-inner-peace-the-inner-peace-award/ . I wrote a few words about you as well so do check it out when you have a moment.
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Well deserved Sherri, I’ve really been enjoying reading your posts and looking through your poetry too- Inner Peace is a lovely thing to bestow on anyone…thanks too, for all the lovely comments you’ve made since dropping in on my blog – three cheers for spamgate!
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Three cheers for spamgate indeed Jenny, I’m so glad that I ‘met’ you through it! Thanks so much, and I love your blog 🙂
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You are worthy my friend! Thanks for the award …to me! Inner peace …for me it comes from my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ …calm in spite of the storm! Thanks Sherri!
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How lovely to be called ‘friend’ and yes, the calm in the storm indeed. I love the dove of peace pictured on this award logo and all that it represents. Thank you Sheila, be blessed 🙂
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Thank you so much for your support! This encourages me alot! 🙂
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You are so very welcome and deserving Insung and I have a huge smile on my face right now knowing that this encouraged you so much…enjoy 🙂
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Thank you Sherri, I can tell you have been reading my posts closely if you’ve identified I need inner peace. It wouldn’t be due to the Petty Domestic Disputes series by any chance?
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Ha Ha!! That might have had something to do with it, I do remember those days so very well…hang in there 😉
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Thank you, Sherri. Receiving an Inner Peace Award is just about the best kind of award I can think of to have. I’m looking forward to checking out everyone else’s blogs too.
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You are most welcome Lesley, and I’m glad to read that you are feeling better now too! It really is a lovely award to receive and it’s my pleasure to pass it on. Enjoy 🙂
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Thanks so much, Sherri! And congratulations on the much-deserved award! I really appreciate the nomination.:)–Mike
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You are very welcome Mike, and so deserving, I really do appreciate that you take the time to read my posts, as I admire your writing greatly so it’s a great compliment to me. Thank you and congratulations right back at ya 🙂
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I feel your peace and it enhances me! Thanks for the award Sherri and congrats to you!
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What a lovely thing to say! You are very welcome and very deserving Sheila, enjoy and keep strong 🙂
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First of all, congratulations, Sherri! You really deserve this award! I love your honest and soulful posts, even though I don’t always find the time to comment at the moment.
Secondly, thank you so much for nominating me! You just made my (homesick) week! 🙂
So let’s hope we all may find some inner peace these days!
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Ahh Kristin, you are a star. You are so very welcome, I always love to see your comments here and I also love your blog. You helped keep me going with such encourgement and support when I was not in a good place and it means so much to know that you enjoy reading my posts.
Sorry you are homesick (and I know all about that feeling as you well know) but so glad to hear that I helped make things a little easier with a sprinkling of that inner peace! Keep smiling and enjoy 🙂 x
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Thanks to you Sherri I am reading several of thse blogs already and trying to catch up on life! Thanks so much for keeping me in the loop, kay
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Thanks for paying it forward. Peace!
Sweet greetings, Summer
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Sweet greetings to you too Summer, thank you so much for visiting my blog! ‘Paying it forward’, I love that…and the peace of God be with you too 🙂
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