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My friend Lily at retrospectivelily.com nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Lily’s shares about her life and faith living with Friedreich’s Ataxia a rare genetic disease that causes her to have problems with mobility among other struggles. I appreciate how her zest for life and her faith in Jesus is clearly seen in her blog posts. She also shares about literature and movies. Please check out her blog using the link highlighted in blue.

1. What is your favorite book or movie and why? My favorite book is of course the bible. It has been my lifeline to Jesus along with prayer. My favorite fiction is Lord of the Rings because I appreciate the Christological themes weaved in and out of the story.
2. Where is your favorite place you’ve traveled? My favorite places are Romania and Brazil. Romania was the first country I went to for a ministry trip and the people were so special to me my first trips there because they were struggling to overcome the effects of living under communism for over forty years. Brazil, I love Brazil and my Brazilian friends. So fun!!! If I could move to another country, it would be Brazil.
3. How would you summarize the focus of your blog? The focus of my blog is my life following Jesus, sharing his love with refugees and immigrants, and living with autoimmune problems.
4. When and why did you start a blog? I actually started my blog in October 2009 to write posts about Jesus for international friends who had gone back to their country, but due to foggy brain from Celiacs, my creative side shut down 2010 to 2017. When I became gluten free, foggy brain left and my creative side came back, so in March this year I began writing again with a different focus. I am pleased my blog has gone from 27 to over 230 since then. I am thankful for my followers.
5. Do you have a religious faith? If you are a Christian, do you identify with a denomination? I am a Christian. I have been affiliated with different denominations during my life. My home church the past 24 years has been First Free Church Lincoln which is part of the Evangelical Free Church America.
6. What is advice almost anyone could benefit from? Jesus has all power, so look to him
7. Where do you live, and how is the weather today? I live in Lincoln Nebraska and the weather is more like December today on a November day. Snowy and COLD.
8. Do you have a college degree or a certificate, and if so, what was your field of study? Yes, I have a degree with a triple major in Biblical Studies, Psychology, and Organizational Leadership. I also have certification for teaching English Second Language.
9. Apple or Windows? I love my iPad mini because it is easier to write in other languages. I speak Portuguese and Spanish and chat with friends in those languages. For that reason- Apple.
10. What is a nostalgic cartoon, toy, etc. from your childhood? lol this will date me 🙂  The original Star Trek was my favorite TV show when I was 8, 9, and 10 years old. My favorite toy was my football and also my baseball mitt.
11. Who from fiction or reality, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with and why? From reality I want to meet Jesus in person. I would also love to have a conversation with the Apostle Paul because his ministry and commitment inspire me.

My 11 nominees are

1. Beverly at Becoming the Oil and the Wine. She shares about her faith in Jesus each day encouraging others in their faith. You can check out her blog at becomingtheoilandthewine.com
2. Quiet Moments with God. She shares about her faith. She is a new one for me to follow. You check out her blog at quietmomentswithgod.wordpress.com
3. Isaiah 62 blog is dedicated to keeping the victims of Boko Haram known to us to pray for them. You can check out the blog at isaiah62blog.com
4. Nat at Renegade7x. She mostly posts about fashion. I enjoy her posts about travel in Europe because I have been to Europe 8 times. The reason I want to nominate her is her willingness to share about living with anxiety. You can check out her blog at renegade7x.com
5. Voice of Peace. In her blog she shares about her faith, about overcoming the trauma of being assaulted. You can check out her blog at thevoiceofpeace.blog
6. Becoming His Tapestry. When you read her posts, it is obvious she embraces life and her faith. You can check out her blog at becominghistapestry.com
7. John Eli. In his blog he gets very real about his life, anxiety, and his faith. You can check out his blog at john-eli.com
8. Soy Uniquely Raqui. She shares about her faith living with anxiety and depression. You can check out her blog at soyuniquelyraqui.com
9. Jess at jesskidding. She shares lighthearted posts about things her child says and also about her faith. You can check her blog out at jesskidding17.wordpress.com
10. Beat Depression and Anxiety. She shares about her life, faith, and how her faith helps her with depression and anxiety. You can check out her blog at beatdepression776.wordpress.com
11. Jenn at Beauty from  Ashes. She shares about how her faith helped her to heal after losing a baby. You can check out her blog at beautyfromashes613.com

There are so many bloggers I enjoy that I wish I could also mention. I will in future posts.

My questions for my nominees:

1. What inspired you to begin blogging?
2. Who is Jesus to you?
3. What places have you traveled to?
4.  What did you enjoy about those places.
5. What movies or TV shows do you enjoy?
6. What do you want people to know about you?
7. Who are the people who inspire you?
8. If you could visit a time and place in the past, where and why?
9. What is your favorite season and why?
10. What is your favorite quiet place? why?
11. Have you experienced other cultures? which ones>

THE RULES

• Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to him/her.
• Answer the 11 questions provided by the blogger who nominated you.
• Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.
• Notify the nominees by commenting on one of their blog posts.
• List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo on your post.