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Oh yeah….. blog hopping, a thoroughly enjoyable pastime.
Suzanne
I loved reading some of the replies. There are so many creative women out there, it really inspires me to keep doing what I’m doing. Thanks for starting the conversation!
That’s crazy. I read and love all the blogs you mentioned. I’m going back to read all the comments. I’ll be visiting around. Thanks for promoting community in the blogging world, Maggie. Even though I’ve never met Edie, I’ve felt her loss this week and prayed for her as have so many others. Blogland is a nice place.
this is so much fun! I’m going to go back and read through all the comments this afternoon… yay!
Whoopiee! I reread some comments yesterday and hopped around because I couldn’t wait. I was too excited! But I will be sure to spend more time visiting more as the last I checked there was [only] 111 responses:)
happy day,
gina
im pretty bored these days! so you can be sure i will be visiting them all this week!!!! :D
Oh, trouble. I already read Ann Voskamp, but now you left me two more good links. Sometimes I think I have too much community! :)
Gussy. Seriously. Thank you for doing that. Not only do you make such a huge bang in the blogging world but you provide what everyone needs, community.
I am literally spending the rest of my day with some coffee, reading through all of those comments. So excited! Thank you, thank you!
mmm! going to check out that post – & i love elsie’s blog!
Gus! You should make a button linking to that community post for all of us to put on our blogs. It’d be neat to watch the community grow! ;)
[kell]
i was just thinking that!
I have been reading Enjoying the Small Things for a long time… and I open my reader every single morning hoping that she has posted. She writes such a beautiful story and I think she is my #1 favorite blog to read! Thanks for the others!
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