Dear Bloggers: I have found so many delightful, talented, encouraging, friendly, and smart friends among you! (You pick the category you want to be in; I’m pretty sure it will be true.) You all add so much “newness” to my life. You teach me much. You say nice words to me. You give me opportunity to delve into the lives of young generations. You show me windows of wonder by the way you use words. You expand my view of various cultures and countries. You show me Jesus in ways I have not seen. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
Many of the people who “followed” during my first six months are no longer active with me. I checked some. I found a couple who were following to increase business, a couple have been inactive for several months, one has an expired blog domain.
Some who began following over six months ago, are apparently still active and I have now learned enough to know how to follow them back! I have taken care of that oversight:
Lenee Cobb, https://awritershelper.wordpress.com/ Shelton Whitman https://sheltondwhitman.wordpress.com/ Rebecca Whitman https://rebeccawhitman.wordpress.com/ KLRegisterhttps://klregister.wordpress.com/
My longest active follower! A high school student, Owlivia https://untaintedandodd.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/316/
Next is Linda, shoreacres, a most delightful, talented, and intelligent lady without whom I might not have survived. https://shoreacres.wordpress.com/
Yinglan, a most prolific writer and reader who shows me glimpses of a culture I have never known. https://yzhengblog.wordpress.com/
And the last of my longer than six months active followers is a multi-language speaker, Katia, a exercise instructor, piano teacher, plus much more. http://mindblowme.com/
Newer followers are too numerous to mention except as a group. You all are included in my first paragraph. You give pleasure to my life! Thanks.
Sweet aroma 
Thank you ever so much for your kind comments, Oneta, and for mentioning both my blog and my father’s. Dad has been struggling with his sight and I have been struggling with my time obligations, but I have several new blogs in process for rebeccawhitman.wordpress.com.
Thank you again and Happy Thanksgiving, dear friend!
Thanks for your response, Rebecca. I will catch you now when you are posting. Sorry I was so late with the follow. Also thank you for letting me know about your dad. Give him a “hi, I’m missing you” message.
I will pass along your message to dad, Oneta. Thank you for following and being such an encouraging avid reader.
Thank you Ma’am 🙂 It’s a pleasure knowing you too. Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the moments.
All good blessings back to you.
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Dear Oneta 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂
It’s such a pleasure to know you and read your posts and stories.
Thanks for being part of my life and making it more beautiful.
Thanks for the recommendation, I have followed them all 🙂
Love and light ❤
Anand 🙂
Happy day for giving thanks and joy. Have a great day.
Indeed. Cheers 🙂
Very thoughtful, Oneta!
Have a great holiday, Judy. Catch us up with your activities as soon as you can do so.
Aww, Oneta, thank you for the lovely introduction. It’s great to get to know you too. Have a happy Thanksgiving. 🙂
You keep me hopping, Yinglan. Trying to catch up with you. Well not really trying very hard, but I getting you read always, I think. Have a nice day.
I’m posting less nowadays, hoping to give some people to catch up and I’ve redesigned my website to promote my older posts. I just hope people aren’t finding my site more confusing than before. Have a nice day.
Sounds like you are having a positive day. Nice list of things for which you are thankful. Have a good holiday.
Yes, I am. This is a bright day. Have a great holiday.
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Vibrant, I’m sure I approve for the sake of those who understand this message. I don’t know what it means when it just has Sweet Aroma between the signs. Does it just refer to home page? Or what?
Thank you for simply being you. May Strength and Amazing Grace ever fuel both your writing and your joy for life and living. Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Those are very kind words, Faye. I thank you for this blessing. Part of the joy of being attached to the Vine. You are inspiring.
Happy Thanksgiving Onetta !
It’s a pleasure to read you and you always teach me something.
Turtle Hugs
Dinner is over; dishes are done. ‘Bout to play games and have some fun. God bless my family; God bless my friends. Remember to give thanks long after the day ends! So long my Turtle.
What a lovely post, Oneta. Thanks for the mention, and thanks for your commitment to providing fun, inspiring, and just down-home-comfortable posts. Do you happen to know how we found each other? I can’t remember — but I’m certainly glad we did! It seems you had a lovely Thanksgiving, as did I. It was a little quirky, but there’s nothing wrong with that. Now, it’s time to get back into the routine, and prepare for another holiday that’s rumored to be coming down the road!
Thanks so much, Linda. Well, your question about how we contacted sent me on a spin. Our first comment exchange was on April 7, “The Great Graham Cracker Miracle.” I told you I was pretty much in the camp of the teacher who said, “because it was Jesus.” You responded back to me that you had been to my blog, etc. We ended by an exchange about you knowing what to do with skinned knees – put dirt on them! Now how could I ever forget you after that! I don’t know why I went there in the first place. But I find that I have read every blog of yours from July on. My favorite right off the bat were the “River Called Time” and the “Van Gohg’s Vase.” Now I have a big problem. In this little research project, I found many blogs before July that I have not read! And I have to admit I will not get to them until Santa takes his empty sleigh and goes back north. I’m going to give some attention to that other Christmas hero too. Certainly hope he doesn’t pack up and follow Santa!
I’m back!👍
Yes, I see. I’m so glad. Thanks for your likes as you played catch up in my posts. So kind of you to ;let me know you have been there! Food for the blogging soul!
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