- My friends over at Culture11 are kicking off their 2009 Ladyblogger Awards. A panel of REAL LIVE JUDGES will evaluate / narrow down the list of nominees, and voting will begin January 19th. You can find a list of judging criteria right here. This is a perfect opportunity to nominate a blogger who might not have a lot of traffic but consistently provides excellent content on her blog.

In other Culture11 news, Shannon and I are working on a really fun project with them - so stay tuned.

(edited because I completely mixed up the award procedures thanks to my mad reading comprehension skillz)

- I’ve been listening to Andrew Peterson’s “Resurrection Letters Volume II” for a couple of months now, and y’all, it is so stinkin’ brilliant. Check it out for yourself.

- Travis Cottrell is recording a live worship CD in Atlanta on January 25th, and guess what? You are totally invited.

- How much do I love Antique Mommy’s post about finding joy? I LOVE IT TIMES A MILLION.

- Jon’s starting a book club. I know that some of you people like to read books and - this is huge - EVEN FINISH THEM, so I thought you might want to check it out.

- Missy has written a post about how she met her husband, and it made me so happy when I read it. I think it’ll make you happy, too.

- Over at Toddled Dredge, Veronica’s brother-in-law wrote an absolutely beautiful post entitled The Tenth Day of Christmas: The Eyes of the Blind Shall Be Opened. Veronica denies it, but I’m fairly certain that entrance into her family requires a mandatory writing exam. They’re a talented bunch.

- Melanie has a great post up over at AllAccess.

- Less than one week until this (I finally watched the movie over the weekend, and I believe I’m overinvested emotionally already).

And less than two weeks until this.

My joy, it knows no bounds.

- The Best in Baby Scrapbooking

- Holiday Garland Show & Tell

- 50,000 Shoes in 50 Days - a donation of only $5 will buy two pairs of shoes for children who need them. And look! Fabulous prizes!

- So yesterday a certain recipe came to my attention. And y’all, I jumped in my chair when I saw it. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT, TOO (I mean, clearly Snickers would make it even better, but still).

- And this recipe? Just hand me a fork and we’ll call it supper.

- Over at all access, I’m talking about a conspiracy.

- And for all you Office fans: Andy Bernard Presents: A Tour of Schrute Farms