Voting ended this morning at midnight 12:00AM (CST). There were 140 votes cast. Only one vote per voter was allowed. Angel of Woman Honor Thyself won with 54.3% of the votes (76 votes). The runner-up was Debbie of Right Truth with 25.7% of the votes (36 votes). Congratulations to Saint Angel and Saint Debbie!!!
I can say without reservation that Saint Angel and Saint Debbie are well-deserving winners. Saint Angel has been a faithful reader (often leaving comments) and she has always given this blogger encouragement . And Saint Debbie offered advice and hands-on help when I needed it this week.
This has been a wonderful experience for me as well as for the many of us who wanted to have a way just to say “Thanks” to those veteran bloggers who have selflessly helped us navigate this crazy blogosphere. In reality everyone is a winner. Every nominee is a winner because they have gone way beyond the call of duty by demonstrating a selfless commitment to help other bloggers solve their blogging problems. Everyone who made the effort to place a fellow blogger in nomination is a winner for just showing gratitude. And everyone who dropped by to vote is a winner because they cared enough to say “Thanks.”
This was a brain-storm-not-even-a-shoe-string effort that suddenly came together when the idea first dawned on me a little over one week ago. We couldn’t have pulled it off if it weren’t for a couple of blogger’s who helped design The Blogger Halo Award Logo. I want to thank Saint Debbie of Right Truth for designing the logo that delightfully captures the sudden joy we all feel when a total stranger extends a helping hand to pull us up through another blogging challenge. I also want to thank Saint Spree of Wake Up America for creating the hot-link code for the logos, and for always being there to patiently answer my endless questions. Saint Spree's constant hands-on help was the inspiration for this award.
To the other nominee Saints that I personally haven’t come to know as well yet, I just want to say that you now know that someone out there cared enough to nominate you and to vote for you because you cared enough to lend a hand when someone was in need.
This experience has taught me so much about the real kindness of humanity - especially of those who reside here in the blogosphere. It’s all about sharing what we’ve learned from others along the way and about building a real sense of community.
This morning I’m looking forward to the 2nd annual Blogger Halo Award. I hope you are too! We’ll have plenty of time for refinements and improvements. If you have suggestions or would just like to help, contact me at faultlineusa@yahoo.com .
Any nominee who would like to have a copy of the final voting poll screen shot, contact me at faultlineusa@yahoo.com and I’ll sent it to you.
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awwwwwww thank you thank you thank you..and just my luck my site and server are down this morning..LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks so much to everyone!!!
womanhonorthyself:
ReplyDeleteYou are most deserving! By the way, I wonder it everyone's server hasn't gone down today? I just tried to edit the e-mail me and it wouldn't take. My high speed is up and down all morning. By the way, the correct e-mail is faultlineusa@yahoo.com.
This was a great idea on your part and thanks for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteYou are a sweetheart and Angel and Debbie are VERY deserving of these awards.
Congradulations to Angel and Debbie, they're both very good reads and regular stops of mine.
ReplyDeleteIt is fitting that Angel gets the Halo. Congratulations! It truly is a great group of bloggers who were nominated and I'm sure we are all just glad to be nominated and included in the group.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Spree for her technical genius and thanks to Faultline USA for creating this award.
Congratulations Angel! And congratulations to Debbie! You both are so deserving!
ReplyDeleteI luv you two!!!!!
Thanks again so much..sorry I couldnt even post on this because my server was down all morning..seems ok now!..lol..fingers crossed!!!
ReplyDeleteMany of my readers from Florida complained about problems with your voting link. Something about hanging chads. Is it too late for a recount?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Angel and Debbie on their Blogger Halo Award!! They are much deserving with wonderful and informative blogs!!
ReplyDeleteFaultline, I agree with you also, Spree has been a Godsend to many, always willing to lend a hand to a fellow blogger!
To you, Faultline, THANK YOU for this wonderful idea!! You, in your own right, are definitely a deserving Saint!!
Thanks to everyone for all the great comments. I'm glad you all enjoyed the contest. Shortly after I posted the winners my server went down. It's been on again off again most of this week.
ReplyDeleteBernie - I've sent you a screen shot of the final tally :)
One Country Voice - Good to hear from you. Thanks for the nice thoughts!