blogging is a "good thing"

 blue skies and redbuds . . .

swallowtails and cherry blossoms . . .

 does it get any better than this?

we have a new centipede challenge over at jbs mercantile from special guest, julie kirk!  i've mentioned julie here a time or two and have recently pointed out her current "push-up bra approach to blogging" series.  julie's challenge ties in well with her series, of course.  you simply have to create a blog post to "share one good thing that blogging has done for you."  leave a link to your post HERE on our message board and leave a link to your post HERE on julie's blog and you'll be entered to win one of two $25 gift cards to jbs mercantile!  we have lots more challenges too; the more you enter the more chances you have to win.  instructions can be found HERE.

also, even if you don't have the time or inclination to enter, i would encourage you to head over to julie's blog to check out her series on blogging.  she's put in a tremendous amount of work and it shows.  she's a fabulous writer and is using her talents to benefit children through "save the children."  awesome!

and now i must share one good thing that blogging has done for me.  there are, of course, many, many good things that blogging has done for me, but for today i'll go with the lovely sense of community.  we find the blogs that spark our interest and then capture our imagination.  we spur one another on to bigger projects and deeper thoughts.  it's like putting our best work up on the world's refrigerator.  i love that.

how about you?  won't you share?  :)

today was glorious, by the way.