Link & Mingle: Social Media Link Up #2

The long of it is, the "Link and Mingle: Sisters in Blogging Social Media Linkup". The short is, the "Link & Mingle". Call it what you wish. :)

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella
Courtney | Baxtron{Life}
April | Dimples and Delights

and for this week's co-hosts, we have
Sarah | Life in a Break Down

Nikki | The Crafty Side of Sarcasm

Thank you, ladies!

Last week there seemed to be a few mix-ups, so in this week's link party, I'm including links connected to each header, to show you just what you should link up. :)

The "rules" are thus:
visit/follow/like as many links as you can,

link up to as many social media sites that apply to you (please link up only links that apply - blog posts and other links that do not apply will be removed),

share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish,

grab the button {below},

and have fun meeting new people!

We would love it if you followed all of your hosts and co-hosts, but that's not mandatory. Just have fun! :)

If you would be interested in hosting this party permanently, or co-hosting it periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}.

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

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Thank you for linking up!

Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!

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Meet & Tweet Twitter Hop!

One of my favorite things about blogging is the community. Especially Twitter.
It's a fun way to make some new blogging friends and keep in touch.


Here's how this Meet & Tweet works...

HOST

Laura from Our Reflection

This week's co-hosts are:

Amanda from Royal Daughter Designs

Cassie from Live.Laugh.L0ve.

Kendall from Songbirds and Buttons

Emma from Point Me at Lost Islands

Kim from Singledou[b]t

Sarah from All Things Blogs

The Rules

1. Mandatory you follow your hosts

{They are the first 7 in the linky.}

2. Follow at least 5 new people via Twitter

{Or more! Introduce yourself... Its a great way to make new friends!}

3. Shout Out

Tweet about this amazing HOP!

Tweet

4. Spread the word!

The more the merrier! Grab a button and add it to your blog.

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Please link up your Twitter account, not your blog.

Want to be a future co-host?
Email Laura at momsgonnasnap@gmail.com.

Lenting it Up

Lent has always been an enigma to me.  I've tried participating but it always seems to be a last minute decision based on the easiest thing to give up or add on.  This year, starting in late January I started thinking and "praying" about whether or not I would participate and if I did, why.  Food has never been a good fasting thing for me. It really just leaves me hungry or apathetic.  So I started thinking through the areas in my life that I felt had become a little too much.  Things like TV or Internet, social media, etc.  I wasn't ready to give up TV because its time I get with my roommate where we can just relax.  I think i definitely need to limit my TV watching but I wasn't ready to give it up completely for lent.  There was another area that I was finding that was getting in the way of some serious God time.  I found myself in the morning checking email, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogs, etc for hours instead of spending quality time with God or sometimes getting my "freelance" work done.  So i started contemplating this and debating it in my head.  I hadn't told anyone and even up until the morning of Ash Wednesday, I hadn't fully committed.  That was until I woke up and found myself being drawn to something other then God for the last time.  So I set forth to make it my Twitter Status, cinching the deal before I backed out.  So for this Lent season, I am staying away from Twitter, Facebook, pinterest, people.com, Pioneerwoman.com and anything that is not work related or relationship building.  I will read a few blogs of my friends but only those people who I want to keep tabs on. Right now, its just two people so I think I am good.