According to an online translation tool Liebster can be defined as
- n. sweetheart, beloved person, darling
adj. dear, darling; beloved, liked very much; affectionate, loving
adj. favorite, preferred above others; liked or loved above others
The purpose of this award is to showcase the hidden gems of the blogging world. Blogs with 300 or less followers can be given the Liebster by a previous winner. The new winner then finds 3-5 deserving blogs to bestow the award on.
In a sense it seems like a high honor and I know that Cristina meant my Liebster that way and I receive it in that way. But in another sense it seems like a blog version of a chain letter.
Since I like to fill this space with praise of others in the blog-o-sphere. I don't mind awarding some Liebsters to deserving blogs. I would like to say that my no means do I expect my Liebster winners to feel like they need to pay this award forward. If they feel they know blogs that are deserving of this award. I say go ahead let the world know. If they choose not to continue the tradition that's fine too.
Here is the criteria I used for doling out my Liebsters.
1) 300 or less followers. In researching the award, I found that most references to it said 200 or more followers. But Christina said 300 in her post and since she is my sponsor I am going to follow her lead. Two of the blogs I have given the award to don't broadcast their follower stats. I am giving those two the benefit of the doubt.
2) Blogs I love. Each of the recipients below are blogs I have mentioned in these pages before. Many I have dedicated 1 or more post to. I did not scramble to come up with names, the quality of these blogs scream out to me for recognition
The 5 blogs I have chosen are all written or co written by men. This is somewhat coincidental. However, since the blogosphere (at least the corner I live in) is generally filled predominately with blogs written by women. I thought it might be nice to have a testosterone filled wing in the Liebster Hall of Fame. Again, the quality of these blogs not the gender of the writers was my main criteria in bestowing the award.
Here are my 5 Liebster winners in no particular order.
I became familiar with this blog by reading his work in the Carnival of Homeschooling. I felt an instant affinity since we both have the same last name, Dad. We also share an affinity to reading aloud as I have been reading to my children since they were in their mother's womb. I continue to read to them now, even now that they all love to read to themselves.
I like his book reviews and his passion for reading a out loud. Even though he is preaching to the choir, when it comes to me. I still find much of what he says inspirational.
Allen Levi's Blog
Allen Levi is a hero of mine. I have written about turned singer here from time to time. He sang at my 40th birthday party. I love his blog and even wrote a song about how I wished he would blog more.
On July 23rd Allen's brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Allen continues to produce great posts with updates on his brother's progress. The last installment where he compared his brother's sickness to a trip he took to Afghanistan was especially poignant.
While his writing is deeply personal it is also very accessible. I encourage you to go pay him a visit. It just sometimes takes him a while to come to the door.
I absolutely love this blog. I have been a frequent follower there, since I became a revolving host of the Carnival of Homeschooling. The carnival is the brainchild of the Cates. I could write a whole post about how fantastic the COH is. Im fact, I have.
Why Homeschool goes well beyond the scope of the Carnival of Homeschooling. It has some of the best variety in the entire Internet. It is well written, and thought provoking. I love this blog so much, I was pleasantly surprised to find it does not yet have 300 followers and thus qualifies for the award.
Out Walking is the first blog I ever remember reading. I found it as part of a google search. Like Allen Levi's blog there is much more quality to this blog then quantity. He has posted only six times since September 1st of this year, but each one was well worth waiting for.
Today's post, Oh Melancholia really struck a chord with me. The teasing he gets from his son is very similar to the beating I take because I cry a lot.
The author of Families again is an HSBA rival of mine. He and I have been nominated in the best Dad category for each of the last 3 years. The main difference being, is that he has won it two of those years (including this year) and I am still in Susan Lucci mode.
I am a big fan of Families Again. The author does a great job of balancing between product reviews, Compassion updates, and other interesting topics. He used to host A fine meme called Men's Monday Meme. As a former host of a failed an erstwhile meme, I know the pain of spending time to prepare a weekly meme and then only having 1 or less blog link on to it. If you don't find his blog at the link above, he has probably completed his switch to the blogger platform. I gladly became his first follower at the new location earlier today.
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I hope you enjoyed my Liebster Awards. Thanks again to Cristina for giving me mine. Just so you know, Cristina. That if anyone else gave me my Liebster, you would have been the first to receive one from me.
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