I saw the Blogging with a Purpose award around the food blogging scene a while back and it immediately caught my attention. The reason is that I do my work, as we all do, for a purpose. My purpose is deeply grounded in my Christian faith, but it shows itself in the influences I aim to have on the health and wellness of others.
Since leaving my office job where I worked with a statewide organization in community health education, it’s has been challenging for me to find a place where I have the potential to truly influence people. By setting out to grow as a freelance writer I’ve been able to connect with others on, not just a statewide basis anymore, but now a global basis and I love it. My blog is a large part of this for me and I appreciate each one of you for reading and commenting.
With all that said you can imagine my delight when I realized that the wonderful Chef Bliss honored me with the Blogging with a Purpose award. Thank you! I am a fairly recent reader of her blog and I encourage you to stop by. You will love her Orange Star Cake!
I want to pass this on to two blogs I greatly enjoy and that are serving a great purpose in getting us all to eat more healthfully.
- A Life Less Sweet shares her journey as her family eliminates HFCS. If you need some advice about HFCS and alternative foods that don’t contain it, head over and check out her blog. We had some especially fun discussion about her recent Gatorade – Revisited post.
- What Does Your Body Good? is serving up outstanding recipes that are wholesome, natural and downright tasty. I repeatedly learn about wonderful dishes to try with lentils, hummus and whole grains including one of my recent favorites Hard Working Breakfast Grains.
Finally, here is my entry into the Eating Your Words Challenge hosted by Tangled Noodle and Savor the Thyme.
I needed to whip up a batch of my Breakfast Energy Bars this week and I thought why not spread the word (with prunes!) about physical activity because you will need some to burn off these, healthy, yet quite hearty bars. So Be Active!!
Congratulations on the well-deserved awards!!
Definitely make those energy bars!! 🙂
Congrats! Love the energy bars- very cute idea
Congrats on the award! Love the writing on the energy bars!
Congrats on your award! And those energy bars have both looks AND nutrition–a must-try! 😉
Congrats on your “blogging with purpose” award, I think you and your blog defintely deserves it! : ) And I love the purpose you described for the reason you do your work … that is what I want my purpose to always be in everything I do also!
And great idea for the eating your words challenge : )
Thank you, thank you – and congrats to you for receiving the “blogging with purpose” award in the first place! I’m always educated and entertained by your blog. Keep up the great work!
What a well-deserved and perfect award for you! The focus of your blog – to spread nutritional awareness without sacrificing the joy of food – has remained constant and constantly purposeful and I so enjoy reading each of your posts!
Thank you so much for participating in the Eating Your Words Challenge! We’ll be posting all the entries by Monday so I hope you’ll check out your work and those of your fellow creative bloggers.
And I haven’t forgotten about your PB contest, either! I finally came up with an idea and now just need to finally make it.
Great post! I really was happy to give you this award, I am glad it fit so well! 🙂 The energy bars look great too, and very creative!
Congrats. Love the energy bars pic!
Have a nice weekend —
Awww, thanks Lori! That’s so sweet of you. It means a lot because I am so passionate about what I blog about. I think helping people get healthy and whole is THE most important thing we can do. I’m honored!
congrats on your award. you deserve it!
Yummy, healthy and creative. Great job! thanks!
Boa idéia para o desafio! 🙂
VeggieGirl, Erica and 5 Star – Thanks! Much appreciated
dietdessertndogs – I tried them without brown sugar (just honey) this batch and they turned out okay. More crunchy, but okay.
lesley – Thank you. I try to always keep that purpose in focus. 🙂
cathy – You are welcome. I certainly feel the same about yours.
Tangled Noodle – Thank you for saying that. I really appreciate it. It was fun to participate and I can’t wait to see the round-up. No worries about the PB challenge. You still have a week. 🙂
ChefBliss – I was honored to receive it. Thank you!
Happy Runner, lauren and Jennifer – Thank you so much! 🙂
Michelle – You are very welcome! Love that you mentioned ‘whole’. I couldn’t agree more!
Cris – Muito obrigada!!
hah! i love the bars! they’re so cute!
The award is highly appropriate to the blogging you do (and naturally well deserved!) Meanwhile, I am going to take up the advice of your words-in-prunes right now by dragging myself away from my computer and getting outside for a good long walk 🙂
Heather – Thanks! Glad I was able to come up with something.
Daily Spud – Thank you. I appreciate those kind words. So glad I could inspire you. 😉 I’m headed out in a little while myself.