Thinkers

Three weeks ago, the funny and thought-provoking L.A. Daddy gave me a Thinking Blogger Award. It took me awhile to respond. My thinking is a little slower these days.

Anyway, I'm happy that I made him think. At least my writing didn't kill off any of his brain cells.

And now I'd like to pass the love along by awarding the heralded status of Thinking Blogger to five blogs that I really enjoy reading. These are all blogs that you should be reading too:

1. Hann over at Zingela is an Australian mom, by way of South Africa, who is raising two tweens and a toddler. She has an uncanny way of writing about everyday life that makes it sound like an adventure. And she has the most awesome clothesline on the web, bar none.

2. Hooray For Saturday is a stay-at-home dad of two young children, a boy and a girl. He writes honestly, without trying to be snarky or outrageous. He takes fantastic photos. And he loves his family. Actually, he's a lot like me, only he can throw a Frisbee a lot farther.

3. BrodH20 is a fellow North Idaho blogger, only she's a mom and I'm not. Another huge difference between us is that she can really write. And she makes a living doing it at our local paper. Since she can't just turn off the words when the day is done, she started a blog to write about her kids and family. I think she's one of the best mommy bloggers out there and is deserving of a larger audience.

4. Jeff at Out With The Kids likes to "parent differently" and he proves it in his posts. He and I may disagree on a few subjects (Disney and The Wiggles) but I learn a lot from reading his down-to-earth perspective on parenting.

5. Synaptic Disunion is written by Toadman, a father of three who paints beautiful pictures with his humble words about family, work, and life. He just welcomed a new son to his family, so stop by and say congrats!

Thanks to all of you for making me think, even when I didn't feel like it.



If any of you five would like to play along with these awards, the participation rules are simple:

1. Write a post with links to five blogs that make you think,

2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,

3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote (here is an alternative silver version if gold doesn’t fit your blog).