February 3, 2014

SECRET ADMIRER-ING.

Happy February, friends! I've got some great things planned this month and I know I'm off to a great start when I've got a great group of ladies taking over my sidebar.

To help you get to know them a little better, I've asked them to each answer the following question in honor of Valentine's Day. And I'm pretty sure you're going to want to read their answers--just as much as I want to know yours!

So tell me, who do YOU secretly admire?

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I'm totally secretly (maybe not so secretly) admiring all of my amazing blog friends! I kid not, everyone just blows me away! It never fails, that upon heading to one of their blogs I leave feeling inspired, moved, happy, cheesy (sometimes), and just all around satisfied and motivated as a blogger. From their personal posts or weekend updates, to DIYs and crafty blogs, I love how consistent each one is as well as how unique! NO two blogs are the same! I look forward to having some spare time during the week so I can catch up on their lives and get a little inspiration for myself! Keep up the great work, ladies!

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Strangers. Is this weird? I always find that the people I notice most are ones who have something small and defining about them. Once, I stopped at a crosswalk to let a woman around my age cross. Instead of your typical wave, she cooly held up the number two - "peace." I instantly wanted to be just like her: confident, suave, the kind of woman who could have whatever she wants from the world but doesn't need it. If that IS weird, we'll just go with Tina Fey.

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  I don't have any "real life" crushes, but I am totally crushing on actor Theo James right now. He stars in the new Divergent movie that comes out in March and I just think he is so cute!  And in real life, he's British! I just love British accents. Swoon!
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Robyn
i secretly admire my parents, and parents in general. now that i'm married & working full time i struggle so much to get everything done that needs to get done every week. how my parents ever did it with me & my sister running around i will never know! there is so much to "adult life" that it really leaves you with little time for yourself & your family. parents make so many sacrifices that we don't realize until we grow up & have our own kids. my parents somehow managed to raise two kids while still putting their marriage as a priority & i think that's pretty admirable!
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So this is not super secret, but I admire Elisabeth Elliot. I pray that someday I can write that poignantly about loving the Lord and that I can encourage women like she has. 

So who do YOU secretly admire? A celebrity? A cute guy that lives next door? Or maybe a blogger?

18 comments

  1. WOO we're so awesome :) Thanks for having me, and I love the little design changes (you did make changes, right?)

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    1. Thanks for having me, too! And thanks, this old blog was in desperate need of a few changes. I wanted to lighten and simplify the place and really was just wanting a change, too. So yes, I did make the changes--and thanks for noticing! :)

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    2. Yeah no kidding, love the new looks! So fresh!

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    3. Aw, thanks Christina! That means so much to me, especially since "fresh" and simple is what I was trying to accomplish!

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    4. Totes agree. I would follow this blog without even reading a word based on the design. One day I'll have to call on your services (when I exhaust my Powerpoint resources ;) )

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    5. Thank you so much, Kaysie! That is honestly the biggest compliment I've ever gotten in regards to my blog design. :) I've never thought to use Powerpoint before--I just might have to try that out sometime! :)

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  2. love this girl! I too admire my fellow blogging friends and their awesome posts, that totally speak to my heart! Lately, it's always just what i need to hear, I love that when that happens. And then i remember that God always knows what i need :)
    Also, isn't Courtney, from Titus 2 Minutes?, i think you have her as Carrie.

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    1. Same! The blog world is amazing. :)

      And thank you so much for noticing that! I totally knew her name was/is Courtney but somehow my nighttime brain typed the wrong thing. I just fixed and thank you so much for letting me know! :)

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    1. Thanks! I was trying really hard to make it different and exciting and a little more creative, too. :)

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    2. p.s. It totally helped that I had such a creative bunch of swappers, too!

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  4. Aw, what an awesome group of ladies (including you!). Loved reading about their secret admirers. :)

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    1. They're pretty awesome, right? And I loved reading about their secret admirers, too. They were so creative with their answers! :)

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  5. holy cow. Christina is just THE sweetest person, isn't she? she's my (not so secret) admire-ee?. :)
    all of these girls seem so lovely. You've got a good sidebar roudup, lady. ;)

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    1. I know, right? She really is the sweetest lady out there (with some pretty amazing sweet treat recipes, too!). Also, these ladies are definitely lovely and a great group to have on my sidebar, too!

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    2. Shayla, you were definitely one of the bloggers I was referring to! :D

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  6. thanks so much for having us!!! loved reading all of the other ladies admirings!!! :)

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    1. Thank YOU so much for swapping with me! I, too, loved reading everyone's answers to this post. Ya'll are so creative!

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