Liebster Award....Take 2!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Faith from Stories by Firefly tagged me for the Liebster Award and let's just say she comes up with some of the best-est questions ;) They're an awful lot of fun answering! :D 
So, let's get started! 

Ze Rules: 

Link back to the person who tagged you.

Answer their 11 questions.

Tag 11 bloggers.

Ask them 11 questions.

(and you should probably let them know you've tagged them ;)

What is your personality type? 

I took the 16 Personalities Test and it turns out I'm an INFP-T. (aka Introverted: 58%, Intuitive: 92%, Feeling: 93%, Prospecting: 61%, Turbulent: 96%) 

Kinda summed up here:

Oh boy, is this ever me! XD 

What part of writing a blog post takes the longest for you? (Ex. In my case, it takes me longer to find/stick in links and pictures than to actually write the post.) 

Well, that depends. If it's a tag, like this one, then it's usually the writing part that takes the longest. Mostly because I'm trying to come up with what to put down on the spur of the moment. And then there's the editing and deleting and retyping and more deleting...you get the point ;)  If it's a post that I've got more or less planned out in my head, then it's usually the pictures that take the longest, choosing the right ones and then downloading it. (btw jpg's take longer to download upload than screenshots :P) 

Would you rather smell fresh-cut grass or campfire smoke? 

Fresh cut grass! Especially on cool spring/summer mornings :D 

What's the last song you listened to? (And did you like it?) 
Tell Me A Secret by the Willis Clan. And yes, I did like it! 

What's the last movie you watched? (And did you like it?)

The last movie I watched was The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982). I've been reading the book over again for Literary Analysis and I decided to see if I could find the movie for it on Youtube. There were several different versions, but the one that drew me the most was the coloured ;) And am I ever enjoying it! Marguerite is absolutely beautiful and I can't get over those amazing disguises that Sir Percy pulls off. It's positively astounding! 

They don't even look remotely similar!!! 

But I will refrain from doing a movie review on here. Since this isn't a movie review, this is a tag, right? ;)

What's the last book you finished? (And did you like it?) 
I just finished The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. (did you know her full name is Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci?!) It's one of my favourite books and rereading always helps me discover new things that I had missed in previous readings :-) 

Do you have a reading goal for this year? 
No, I don't. I probably should though! Currently, all the books I've read were ones found either in the library or the thrift store. Or were needed for school. Or were rereads. But yeah. No specific list. 

Would you rather use a pen or a pencil? If you chose pen, what color of ink? 
Ohhh...definitely a pen! Fountain pen to be exact. They're so nice and smooth and flow-y. Black ink would be the most ideal colour. 

What's your favorite historical time period? 
Goodness, Faith, did you have to ask that question?! You just love finding the most torturous questions, dontcha? ;) Let's see - I really like WWII - but then there's Laura I. Wilder and the 1800's - and Ancient Rome - and basically the whole history of England - *throws up hands* It's impossible to choose a favourite historical time period! I'm a history lover.... I like 'em all! 

Describe yourself in one sentence. (It's almost a question.) 
I'm a 16 year old girl who loves Christ and my family, enjoys singing, photography, listening to music, baking, and analyzing, is rather quiet and not supremely talkative, loves curling up in a corner with a good book, values friendship, is sometimes quite the country mouse, loves writing and receiving letters, emails, and comments (hint, hint :P), adores babies, has a hard time choosing favourites, procrastinates, uses emoticons too much, and apparently also uses too many commas :P
('Course, Faith didn't say that it had to be a grammatically correct sentence, but I'm fairly certain that this is a run-on. XD)

Do you enjoy tags? (Or are you only filling this out because you feel obligated? B-))

Yes, indeedy, I do enjoy tags! They're lots of fun to answer, even if a certain someone makes some rather -ahem- hard questions ;) 

Thank you for tagging me, Faith! :D 

Now for the people I tag: 

Victoria N. from Blessed Beyond Measure
Rebekah Morris from Rebekah's Reading Room 
Miss March from Sunshiny Corner
Sarah from Trusting in the Lord
Sawyer from The Maretzki Family
Emma from A Lantern in Her Hand


I've taken a few of the questions Faith asked me just 'cause they're really interesting ;) 
Anyhoo - your questions are: 

1. What is your personality type?
2. What part of writing a blog post takes the longest for you? (writing, pictures, links, etc)
3. Your favourite song from this week?
4. Has spring arrived for you yet? 
5. Tea and toast or a bowl of cereal for breakfast? 
6. Favourite singer?
7. What is one of the wildest, most beautiful dream you've ever had? (can be either a daydream or a ... night dream. *crickets chirping* Is there such a thing as a night dream? ) 
8. Playing the piano or running outside with a cool summer's breeze blowing in your face? 
9. Favourite author? (or if it'll make it easier, favourite book? ;)
10. Emails or letters? 
11. Do you like collecting things? And if yes, what? 

Guess What. . . . ?!?

Guess who just got her license?!

A Few of My Favourite Things

Rebekah  tagged me for the A Few of My Favourite Things tag. Thank you, Rebekah! :) 

The Rules:

-Write down ten of your favorite things

-Tag at least three others!

Okie dokie, here are a few of my favourite things! 

1. My Family!

I could never make it without my family! 

2. Books
I have finally figured out that I do like to collect things. Books! I don't think I could ever get tired of collecting books :) Or reading 'em! 

Don't judge; I like to dream ;) 

Imagine if you owned a library like this! :D Ahhh..... 

3. Music
Music. It can be so powerful at times, and it's a magnificent way to praise God! Listening to it, singing it; it's just something that will always be in my life. Music is so beautiful, especially when harmonies are added. It's a gift that God's blessed us with, and I'm SO thankful He gave it to us! 

4. Friends

I don't think you could ever live a truly happy life without good friends by your side! Good friends are with you through thick and thin, you can trust them (and talk their ear off XD ) I'm so thankful for each and every one of my friends, including those from the blogosphere! ;) You're all so special and  I'm so glad I met you! :D

5. Surprises
Who doesn't love a good surprise? Life is full of surprises, some good, some bad, some good and bad. But all in all, I like 'em pretty well :) 

6. Nature
The fragrance from a newly bloomed flower, the sound of waves lapping the sand, the smell of freshly cut grass, the tips of tiny green shoots breaking through dark soil, raindrops reflecting the golden gleam from a setting sun, and the cheerful songs of birds flying through the sky. All a result of our Maker's creation. God must really love us to bless us with such wonderful things, don't you think? 

7. School
Okay, so not all of my school is .... well liked (hint, hint - math), but for the most part, I love learning about new things. Literary Analysis has probably got to be my favourite, though. First, because there's LOTS of reading; second, I found that it's really fun to dig deep into something and well - analyze! :D 

8. Animals

Sooo...animals probably belong under the nature category; but I'm giving their own section. 'Cause I say so ;) 

9. Babies
Babies are SO adorable! Puppies, kittens, chicks, calves, foals, and especially human babies! :D
I've missed having a baby around here, actually. Tiger Lily and I have been asking Mom if she's going to have another one ;) 

10. Thrift Book Stores!!!
Clothing thrift stores are pretty awesome, but my favourite has got to be thrift book stores.  It's SO nice finding copies of books that are almost brand new but are priced at a dollar or two each. Sometimes even $0.25!! There is hardly ever a time when I go into a thrift book store without coming out with a pile of books. Actually, I just went to the store on Thursday :) I found the 3rd book from the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay, for only $1! It was barely used and it was a hard cover. Later on that day, I looked it up on Amazon and found it priced at $19! I could probably ramble on and on about thrift stores and how much you save there....but I'll spare you all from myself and stop :P 

And that's the end! Of course, that isn't ALL of my favourite things...but then the tag said only a few, right? ;) What are some of your favourite things? 

I tag: 
Olivia
Hamlette
Lea

Counting Our Blessings // Rebekah Morris

How are you all finding this series? I've been enjoying it immensely! Reading all these blessings that y'all have been sharing has truly been an honour :) 

This week's special guest - Miss Rebekah Morris! 

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Thank you for letting me come by and visit with your readers, Blessing Counter. I love "meeting" new friends. But let me introduce myself. My name is Rebekah A. Morris and I am from the United States. I've gotten to visit Canada a few years ago (since one of my best friends married a canadian), and enjoyed my visit. I'm a homeschool graduate, author, aunt, and daughter of the King. Though I think I should have put them in a different order. I play the piano and violin, hand quilt (when I get in the mood), knit baby hats while listening to audio books, and have too many projects on my "to-do" list.

I love a good book and would spend much more time reading if I could find some extra hours. (Anyone have any they want to get rid of? ;) ) Writing and publishing my own books is still a bit unreal to me as I never dreamed that I would become a published author. If you are looking for some new books to read, you can check out my site at www.readanotherpage.com. I also offer writing tips there.

If you are a writer, just remember to always write for the glory of God and not just something that "will sell."

Some of the blessings I'm thankful for are:
• A family who is quite tolerant of my eccentric ways. :)
• NEO – How would I ever write if I had to compose on a glaring computer screen? By hand I guess. I did write a lot of my first book, Home Fires of the Great War that way, so it is possible, but NEO saves so much time. :)

• A way to self-publish my books because they wouldn't fit in the "normal" publishing houses.

I hope you'll come by and visit.

Inkling Explorations - Miss Lavender

Heidi has a monthly link up that she holds at her blog and I've finally decided to try it. It always looks so fun and this month's theme was too hard to resist! :)

This month's selection is: A description of a lady in literature 

(You can read more about the link-up here) 

I had originally planned to find a description of Anne from the Anne of Green Gables series. But there are so many descriptions of her, seems like! It was too hard trying to choose just one. And then I came across this absolutely lovely description of Miss Lavender Lewis. She is such a darling old lady and one of my favourite characters in the Anne series. This particular excerpt comes from Anne of Avonlea.

Miss Lavender's namesake! 

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She was a little lady with snow white hair beautifully wavy and thick, and carefully arranged in becoming puffs and coils. Beneath it was an almost girlish face, pink cheeked and sweet lipped, with big soft brown eyes and dimples. . . actually dimples. She wore a very dainty gown of cream muslin with pale-hued roses on it. . . a gown which would have seemed ridiculously juvenile on most women of her age, but which suited Miss Lavender so perfectly that you never thought about it at all. 

Do you like Miss Lavender? Wouldn't she be a simply amazing person to meet? 

Spring is Here! ...... I think

Aren't daffodils so pretty? They always remind me of spring! And the day we got them, the sky was blue, the spring peepers were peeping, the birds were chirping merrily, wildflowers were beginning to bloom, and the trees were budding. 

Lovely daffodils, don't you think? But then take in the big picture...

Lots of snow out the window!
I don't know.... do you think the background should be lots of white snow or lush green grass beginning to sprout? 

But this morning we woke up to 5 inches of snow. 

Poor wildflowers. 

School Time

 Lots of busy little workers this morning! Today's lesson: Phylums Anthophyta, Coniferophyta, Pterophyta, and Bryophyta. (Kudos to you if you remember what kind of plant goes in each phylum ;)

Included a little nature walk today as well, finding the different plants for drawing.

And of course, this little guy wasn't going to be left out! :D 

The three younger ones weren't the only busy ones! Spiderman was constructing some pretty awesome gliders too.

Apologia is really awesome! The books are really descriptive and colourful and the projects in them are so much fun. It really keeps everyone occupied :)

Have you tried Apologia before? Did you like it?