.Photo Award.

Just a quick little post today before the big giveaway post tomorrow.

Last night Tracy from, Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures, informed me I won her Candlelight and Nighttime Photo Party. Before I toot my own horn, I need to share there were only 7 entries :) BUT I am still proud of the nighttime photos I captured. Do you remember them? You probably saw them here.

This is my cute award, thank you Tracy! Check out her blog for next week's party: angled photos. A certain girl you all know and love will be the judge, wink wink!

That's all for today! Check back tomorrow for the Little Things Giveaway :)

.We are Flattered.

Today has been a fun day for the Miller house.

We are simply flattered. 


Adam was informed earlier today he had been featured in an article written for MRP Marketing by J. Bader. After reading the article, Adam called me and expressed his gratitude of being noticed for his hard work. Adam's line of work as a Video Director for Hello Studios and as the editor of Aetuts+ keeps him extremely busy. As explained in my Hobbies post, Adam LOVES his jobs. His two jobs are his two favorite hobbies, how lucky is he? Even though Adam is truly energized by his work, it is tiring and can be overwhelming. It is the little things in life, like the article feature from MRP, that encourage Adam and fill him with determination to rise up and better himself in his field of work. I cannot express the amount of respect I have for my husband and how proud I am of him for all he has accomplished at such a young age. The Lord has blessed him and has allowed amazing opportunities for Adam to learn and grow in the video and motion graphics world. Reading the feature on his work, I am happy, just so happy for Adam. I always express how talented he is and this and that but let's face it, I'm the wife..even though I really mean those things, it's my job to affirm him and his work. When somebody else, someone like J. Bader, elaborates on his work in a detailed, complimentary way, it stands out and is special..really really really special. I am thrilled for my husband and had to share this with you all. Here is a screen shot of the article:

{read full article here}

In other news, my blog has had some recent traffic directed from a website called Pinterest. This is probably old news to most of you, but I just "discovered" this amazing website. From what I gather, you can create your own page to act as your personal bulletin board. This page, allows you to collect ("pin") different ideas from the web such as DIY, crafts, home decor, fashion, you name it and displays them in an organized manner. The days seem to be over when cutting images from magazines and gluing them onto poster boards were the only way to show off our "inspirations"--now, it can all be done online! What a fantastic time saver that is easy, clean, and organized! It gets cooler..My blog has it's very own page! This means other people, people I do not know, "pinned" my crafts to their pages, to their personal, online bulletin boards! I am flattered friends :) Here is a screen shot of the crafts that have been pinned:

{see full page here}

Thank you to everyone who has shown love and support to my blog. I started this blog as something to help pass the time while Adam worked late a few nights and it has turned into something incredible..it's an outlet, my outlet. Writing. I love it! Crafting. I love it! Sharing who I am and who Christ is molding me to be is fun! And I hope you all love it! There is so much to learn in life (and even in my writing style!) and so many mistakes still on the way..thank you for joining me on this journey called LIFE.

Adam and I "Feel Good" today, we hope you do too! Thank you for sharing in our excitement..until next time ;)

.Happy Night.

Tonight our calendar reads: 
Adam late night

So far my day has been productive..I caught up on a few tv shows thanks to hulu, completed 2 loads of laundry, and got my house cleaning finished for the day. Problem?--It's only 7pm and my hubs is not due home until 10pm.


Thankfully, I now have a blog to keep up with and follow the many many wonderful lives of fantastic bloggers. After reading all of the new posts for the day, I went back to my blogger dashboard to call it a night..and then I noticed my friend Anna just posted. She was awarded the Stylish Blogger Award by one of her blogging friends. I read through the entire post, enjoying the 7 facts about her, and was pleasantly surprised when I got to the bottom of the post. Anna nominated my blog for the same award! I know this award has been making it's way all over the blog world and I am so happy to say it made it's way down to VA to my little blog. Thank you Anna for passing this along, it certainly made my "Adam late night" a "HAPPY NIGHT" (as well as giving me something to post to help pass the time!)

Friends, here it is:

Because I received this sparkling award from a dear friend, I decided I should play the game and stick to the rules! Here are 7 random things about me:

     1. My name is Katherine, but everyone calls me Katie. I used to be a 

          Morrow, now I am a Miller. My middle name is Theresa. Put them 

          together and you get KTM. Say it out loud.."Kay" "Tee" "Em"--

          Katie M! (If you got that, I sure hope it made you smile or at least 

          smirk!)

     2. I love the Lord with all my heart, soul, and mind and believe Him to be 

          my personal Savior.

     3. My family means the world to me..did I also mention it's HUGE and 

          very, very close?! Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Parents, 

          Siblings, Nieces, Nephews, and those few honorary "members" I LOVE 

          you all!

     4. My heart is filled with God's love and I "love" spreading it to others and 

          believe He has given me a special love for children and

        teaching.

     5. Sorry to break the news this way, but I am the luckiest girl. I 

        married my best friend.

    6. I think Shiba Inus are the most beautiful breed of dog. Please see 

          here ;)

     7. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. What is better than just coffee?--Hazelnut

        coffee.

It is now the time for me to pass along this award to 15 blogs I have enjoyed reading. These particular 15 are rather special..they belong to just a few of the amazing women God has put in my life. These women have encouraged me to blog and to keep it going. Thank you ladies for the love, support, and for sharing your stories on your beautiful blogs. 

     1. Anna at Blissful Whimsy

    2. Naomi at I started the day she laughed

    3. Aimee at the Queen of Prussia

    4. Traci at Holm Family of Four

    5. Dominique at Where the Sand meets the Sea

    6. Kirsten at In a New York State of Mind

    7. Annie at Ninja Wifery

    8. Rachael at Meet the Wadsworths and All kinds of yumm

    9. Hillary at Hodge Podge of Happiness

    10. Danielle at A Life of Perpetual Probability

    11. Rachel at McLean Ever After

    12. Brooke at The Gordon Gazette

    13. Cassandra at Fly with Me to Distant Lands

    14. Kim at The Jet City Disconnect

    15. I do not know this woman personally, but her story has changed my  

           outlook on life. Kelle at Enjoying the Small Things

Friends, you ALL have just received the Stylish Blogger Award. I hope this brings you some little happiness tonight. Thank you and sending my love to you. 

I am also happy to report it is now 8:25pm which means I am getting closer to wrapping my arms around this sexy man..

Happy Living--Happy Crafting

and remember 

--Little Things Bring Smiles--