Sherry says so. ; )  Actually our summer days tend to feel like a slow waltz  but you get the idea.  Sherry was nominated for the Rockin’ Girl Blogger, as well she should be ’cause, girls, she DOES rock! 14 kids keeps you hoppin’. <g>  Sherry manages to keep her composure and posts grace-filled, inspiring thoughts over at Lady of Virtue blog.

I am supposed to list 5 other blogs of Rockin’ Girls I know so here goes:

Ironically one of the rockin-est bloggers I know is not a blogger at the moment (though you can still read the archives). It may seem incongruous to nominate a blogger who is no longer a blogger but the message here is crucial.  The most impressive thing we can do with our blogging is to keep it in its place. Home and vocation come first. If the blog enhances those things, fine. If not, then really the coolest thing a girl can do is give it the heave-ho. 

Next come the Jen’s – or Jen and Gen to be more specific.  Jennifer writes about their wild ride homeschooling and moving around with the US Air Force. I have watched Jen pull this off with style for 13 years now. She never ceases to amaze me. Plus it just seems fitting that this week when we celebrate our Independence we celebrate these families behind the scenes who are enabling our troops to do their job.

Genevieve’s dh is a civilian yet they are just as mobile. Gen and I started to be phone friends three years ago when my dh was deployed. Has it been three years now Genevieve??  I think it has! Her flexibility and detachment to the world and all its trappings is admirable to me. She has repeatedly helped her family transition to new places and new adventures.

The Longest Year blogger is a new favorite. She brought back my own struggle over the years to keep it going when Allen was on the other side of the planet – wherever that happened to be at the time. She coped like I coped – through art and with good friends and neighbors. Get a glimpse of the inside story here.

Theresa at Lapaz Farm is amazing. She is a master homeschool teacher and at the moment is touring Alaska with her clan. If that doesn’t rock, nuthin’ does! You will want to check out her notebooks and be sure to see the nature journal entries done by her as well as the ones her kids have done. Theresa is an accomplished artist who does not realize how gifted she truly is.

And because I have historically had trouble following directions I will add a 6th – Cathy Zielske, scrapbooker extraordinaire and a real life rocker chick. Her Declaration of Independence from Generalized Expectations is hysterical.  Let’s be real here. You owe nobody in cyberspace a thing. Blogging is fun, it is inspiring, it makes you laugh and sometimes cry. But we are not owed a blog entry from anyone. She says it all about accountability right here, "I have only three (people to whom she is accountable) and those are, in fact, the people I live with."   Like I said at the start, Family First.  Blogging?  Somewhere waaaay down the list.