33 thoughts on “lighting up the world…one candle at a time”

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   • hugmamma on January 7, 2012 at 11:51 PM said:

     Thank you so much for the mention. Passing the light around…that’s what we need to do…to continue giving hope.

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2. P.S.StayCurious on January 5, 2012 at 3:44 PM said:

   you really deserve the candlelight award hugmamma, your posts are awesome and so refreshing to read! also thanks for including me in here, quite touched by that love to you !

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   • hugmamma on January 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM said:

     You’re a young person whose writing captures the imagination. As a senior, I find looking at life through the eyes of someone almost 40 years my junior…a walk down memory lane, although not as colorful perhaps. But then again details fall away as the mind ages. Having you value what I write, lets me know I can relate to younger folk. Maybe not in all ways…but in ways that count.

     …spread the light…in your own way, always in your own way…hugmamma.

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3. sterlingsop on January 2, 2012 at 4:34 PM said:

   I’m humbled, honoured and inspired to receive your candle. Thank you so much for sharing it.

   I agree with you that we are all children of God and we should be out there lighting up all the dark and shadowy places in our world. Let’s keep that light shining bright!!

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   • hugmamma on January 2, 2012 at 6:00 PM said:

     the more we share the light…the more we’ll all be enlightened…so i agree…

     let’s keep the flames burning…brightly…

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4. Robin on January 2, 2012 at 9:33 AM said:

   Congratulations on your Candle Lighter Award, HugMamma. And thank you so much for honoring me with it as well.

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   • hugmamma on January 2, 2012 at 1:24 PM said:

     The honor’s all mine. Your light never wanes…it burns bright through the night. And I humbly accept…your congrats.

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5. kittyhere on January 2, 2012 at 8:31 AM said:

   Thank you for including me. I will add the Candle Lighter award to by blog. If anyone needs help with the technical steps of adding an award to their sidebar Nancy has written easy to follow directions: http://tinyurl.com/6to7bet

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   • hugmamma on January 2, 2012 at 2:05 PM said:

     Nancy is the answer to this senior citizen’s prayer. Am in the process of trying to apply her instructions. I can read…it’s connecting the dots that sometimes causes me mental lapses. I tend to overshoot a dot or two, then have to back track. If all else fails, I can count on hubby to help. If he fails then it might be that I’ve caused a glitch in my dashboard, in which case I’ll get the “happiness engineers” to have a look. My backup plan is to create an awards page. No more stressing about things which are just…things.

     having received the award from a fellow blogger and passing it along to others deserving of it, like you…is what’s important…

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6. jeanne on January 2, 2012 at 7:03 AM said:

   I humbly accept the candle lighter award…thank you for always being a light to our blogging community..Mahalo nui loa!

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   • hugmamma on January 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM said:

     You’re an islander at heart, jeanne…sunny and welcoming. You were among the first to make me feel comfortable on WordPress. For that I’ll always be grateful. And when I endured being spammed because WordPress was having issues with hacking…you extended a hand…and kind words. Both helped me keep my bearing and self-confidence to press on. I’ll never forget your generosity…

     mahalo nui loa and warm hugs…always…

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7. sweetdaysundertheoaks on January 2, 2012 at 5:28 AM said:

   Good Morning Hugmamma! What a beautiful post. You are so much more eloquent at accepting and passing on awards. They do befuddle me. I wanted to come over and congratulate you. Congratulations! Thank you for thinking of Under the Oaks and your comment at my blog was sweet and funny You are what this award is all about, what Kate had in mind when she designed it. Kate is a sweet and good lady. And so are you Hugmamma. I am so happy to have found you and your blog. It is a must read for me in the morning

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   • hugmamma on January 2, 2012 at 2:17 PM said:

     You make me feel like The Wall Street Journal, or some other must read. I’m humbled. Truly. I’d never imagined that others would find my writing as compelling as you say. I’d hoped, but not expected.

     Blogging has given this empty nester purpose, apart from enabling my husband and daughter to excel, and my pets to thrive. Writing has been, and continues to be, therapeutic. It has also given me an avenue to serve…others. If I can help one person with my personal experiences, then I will have made a small difference…in changing the world…for the better.

     hugs for your sweetness…and loving words…

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8. dogear6 on January 1, 2012 at 9:01 PM said:

   I relaunched my old blog tonight as a resource for bloggers and diarists. My first post with the new theme is how to add the badges to the sidebars.

   For anyone who is looking for writing prompts, journal jar ideas, book reviews and yes, WordPress assistance, consider signing up for a subscription.

   In the meantime, here’s the link memorializing how to do this:

   http://dogear6.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/adding-a-widget-to-your-sidebar/

   My regular blog remains at http://www.livingtheseasons.com

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   • dogear6 on January 1, 2012 at 9:02 PM said:

     I am tired. There’s no subscription – sign up to follow my blog.

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9. earthriderjudyberman on January 1, 2012 at 8:37 PM said:

   Congratulations for your Candle Lighter award. Also, thank you fo rincluding me. I’ve enjoyed reading your blogs and look forward to more in 2012.

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   • earthriderjudyberman on January 1, 2012 at 8:39 PM said:

     that should be “thank you for including me.”

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     • earthriderjudyberman on January 1, 2012 at 9:02 PM said:

       The link you listed might get you to my site, but the link below is the one that WordPress apparently prefers:
       http://earthriderdotcom.wordpress.com

       Again, thanks for the mention. Sorry for the all the updates.

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       • hugmamma on January 1, 2012 at 9:14 PM said:

         Will make the correction. I did have difficulty in trying to list your link, so I’m glad you set me straight. Love talking to you, so I’ve no problem with all the updates. It’s like an ongoing conversation. Nothing wrong with that. hugs…

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         • earthriderjudyberman on January 2, 2012 at 7:17 AM said:

           Thanks for fixing the link. It’s always a pleasure reading your blog. An ongoing conversation – I like that. The blogs are a wonderful way to connect with folks with similar interests.

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           • hugmamma on January 2, 2012 at 1:31 PM said:

             The internet is probably the newest “Wonder of the World,”…the ninth or tenth, I think. To touch other’s lives with words…wherever they may reside in the world…is an amazing accomplishment for mankind. To befriend heretofore perfect strangers, without regard for color, ethnicity, religion, political persuasion, sexual preference, gender…is a blessing. And I, for one, count this among the blessings in my life…to know people, like you, who are of the same fiber as concerns compassion, hope, joy, peace, friendship. Knowing that we can link up…and spread our particular message is empowering…yet humbling.

             we can do it…one burning candle at a time…hugmamma.

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10. Anonymous on January 1, 2012 at 8:33 PM said:

    Well I tried attaching the award to my blog. I think something went wrong plus I lost the my comment that I had put on here. Oh well. Thank you very much again, just in case. Very sweet award.

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11. Anonymous on January 1, 2012 at 8:20 PM said:

    Well thank you so much for including me. Thanks to dogear6 maybe I can get it done this time. Someone else gave me an award and I could never figure out how to post it! Fibro fog makes the simplest things so difficult sometimes.

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    • hugmamma on January 1, 2012 at 8:44 PM said:

      You’re always included…anonymous. Won’t you succumb to a gravatar name that hints at who you are? But no matter, you’re always welcome to visit and comment…love if you do, in fact. And Nancy (dogear6) is a genius at figuring out WordPress applications. She’s got me out of more than one scrape during the last 2 1/2 years I’ve been blogging. And you’re so right about the awards…I could never get them onto my blog without strife…and stress. Maybe this time I’ll finally get it, thanks again to Nancy…

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12. thelaughingmom on January 1, 2012 at 7:05 PM said:

    Thank you for putting my blog on the list. I really like her message about the importance of being positive. You are a great flame bearer.

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    • hugmamma on January 1, 2012 at 7:08 PM said:

      and so i pass it on to you…another olympian for the betterment of humankind… hugs for your comment.

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13. dogear6 on January 1, 2012 at 5:43 PM said:

    I saw your note asking how to get it into the sidebar. I figured there would be others with the same question, so here it is:

    Right click the picture and save as a jpg on your computer, someplace where you can find it again.

    Upload the picture into your WordPress media. Towards the bottom you’ll see an URL for it. Leave that window open as you’ll want to copy the URL.

    In another window, open up your widgets (under the appearance tab in the dashboard). You want to use the image widget. Click and hold, then drag it to the right into the primary sidebar. You can drag them up and down to get into the order you want.

    At this time, a window will open up. If it doesn’t, click the little down arrow to the right of the image widget now in the primary sidebar.

    Paste the URL into the image URL line. In the link URL, you’ll want to put a link to information on the award from Kate’s page.

    Easy peasy. Seriously. You figured out how to do slideshows, you can this too

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    • hugmamma on January 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM said:

      you might have to become a guest blogger…you think? you’ve got the know how…and how! i’ll give it a go after dinner. from the looks of it…think i’ll get it this time. huge hugs…

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14. Kate Kresse on January 1, 2012 at 5:30 PM said:

    hugmamma…you make us all want to be better people. You are a lovely, wonderful, loving, inspirational lady.—Thank you for finding so many blogs/bloggers to pass the candle award on to . I am moved beyond measure.

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    • hugmamma on January 1, 2012 at 5:35 PM said:

      Sorry it took so long. But as you can see, I cannot do anything by half-measures. It’s all or nothing…in which case I often find myself coming up short…of awards in hand. No matter. It’s the thought that counts. Hugs for always blessing me with kind words. You are generosity personified, Kate.

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15. Roberta on January 1, 2012 at 4:57 PM said:

    Thank you so very much for including me! There are always divine appointments in life and we are just meant to meet certain people.. I am happy to have met you..Roberta

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    • hugmamma on January 1, 2012 at 5:32 PM said:

      Divine appointments…I like that phrase. Don’t be surprised if you see it resurface in one of my posts. Bless you for mentioning me in the same sentence as…divine appointments. My husband and daughter would chuckle. In fact…I’m inclined to chuckle as well. Divine. Not diva, but divine…hmmm…

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