A year ago today, a special maid from the wild ( ) land of Australia came dancing onto Holy Worlds. Her joyful heart, kindness, and faith were a delight to all who encountered her. Her talent for many things, including poetry and guitar playing, was shared on the forum and on her blog. And fortunately we still have BushMaid with us today.

If you have been blessed by the Awesome Aussie, let her know how much she’s appreciated on this thread.

And of course: Stay awesome!

BushMaid,

Also a year ago today, you burst onto chat and we encountered each other for the first time, and quickly found out we had a love of guitars in common. A friendship was born. Ever since then, you have been a good friend no matter what, putting up with me and encouraging me. Thank you.

We're all glad that our Aussie is here.
God bless,
Joel ><>.

*can only *


Your kind words made my day, Jonathan. How well we hit it off that day a year ago continues to amaze me. Your friendship has been a blessing to me, something I never put up with, and I am honoured and undeserving of it. Thankyou.


You make me smile, Smashy! Thankyou. You are a blessing, never forget it.

Thank you, BushMaid.

Bushmaid, I will be forever glad you joined this forum, even if just for the one time you comforted me when I was sad. I love talking to you, and your help on our little secret project *insert evil giggle here* has been wonderful. Thank you.

BushMaid/ShrubberyServant/Busheh,
You have been a great friend to me for about three years now. I've been blessed to know you this long. You're an incredibly sweet and thoughtful young woman, and HW has benefited from you. HW wouldn't be the same without you!!

And we have to thank Varon, too, for starting the thread on NaNo that got Kathrine, Bushy, and me over here.

*hugs her Aussie * You have been such a blessing to me, lovely. You have been a ray of sunshine, an encourager, and a wonderful HRM who leads by example. But more than that you have been my dear friend.

Thank you for staying awesome. *kisses her cheek fondly *

Thankyou, Amanda! You are a joy, and I love talking to you too! You are a friend I'm honoured to have-- and I am so glad that you are in my gchat box so I can glomp you whenever I like. *glomps*


Dearest Elly! Thankyou so much! You have known me the longest, and have stuck by me through thick and thin. I don't deserve you, my awesome little sister! *hugs tight*

And yes, many thanks to Varon for recruiting me. I would not be here if it weren't for him!


*hugs and kisses Airi back* Thankyou, my darling friend. You have been all of this and so much more to me. You are such a blessing in my life, and I am so thankful to God for giving us the opportunity to know each other.

Bush! You've been an awesome friend. I'll admit I haven't seen you much in chat. But you're still an awesome friend to me! *Hugs and gives Bush a fuzzy kitten*

Bushy,
It's been awesome all the times I've been able to chat with you! You write beautiful poetry, and are so sweet and kind. Happy Bushy day to you!!! I pray there are many more!!

~ZA

Bushy! Happy Anniversary! You have been a bright spot of Holy Worlds to me for as long as I've been on here. I don't know what HW would be like without you.

I'd forgotten all about that.

Cheers! And congratulations!

I'm not going to be able to read this thread without leaving in darker shade of pink...


Lady Aris! You are a such a sweetie, thankyou so much! I don't get to see you very often, but I enjoy all the times that I do! *hugs back and coos over the kitten*


*hugs Mirza* Thankyou, lovely! I could say the same for you: you are always sweet and kind, and it's always awesome to chat with you too!


Thankyou so much, Milly. You are such a darling! It brightens my day just to see you in chat, even for a moment. Thankyou so much for your kind words!


Thankyou, Varon! And thankyou for successfully recruiting me here all that time ago.

Bushiness! *squeezes Bushy super tightly* Happy HolyWorlds birthday! I am so glad you joined so we could become friends, and so this bright community could be blessed and become brighter by the aid of your beautiful self. You are greatly loved!!!

*showers Bushy with cookies*

(and thank you for noticing and starting the thread, Jonathan)

*gives Bushmaid Akubra-shaped cookies* Congratulations, BushMaid! You've been a huge part of HW ever since you joined; I don't think we'll ever let you get off Stay awesome!

Andrew

Get used to it, my lovely.

Bushy! I already congratulated you on chat on the actual day, but I'l say it again. HAPPY ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY WITH HW!

Bushy, you've always been such a great part of HW, and a wonderful order sister to me, even when I bug you with art gallery questions and stock photo resources. You've always made me feel welcome on HW, since I wasn't quite the one to bound into chat the way Jonathan said you did. I distinctly remember not long after I joined being in the chat room with you and a ML and council member (Who I forget the names of ) and the four of us ended up chatting for about four hours, and I really felt like I was a part of HW the way you and the others made me feel welcome in that conversation. You're so sweet and wonderful, and it's always been a pleasure knowing you! *Hugs Bushy and dumps glitter on her head*

*hugs Gracie back just as tight* Thankyou so much, my Gracie! I too, am so glad that you joined so I could have the honour of calling you my friend. You are a beloved sister in Christ! *munches cookies*


Akubra-shaped? Awesomeness! Thankyou so much, Andrew! I'm so grateful to HW for the opportunity to meet you; you're an awesome blessing, Andrew!





Azlyn dearest! *hugs tightly through the glitter* You were the first person to wish me happy "birthday", Azlyn! And let me tell you, you made me grin in real life, I was so happy someone had noticed! You are such a treasure, and I have loved seeing you in the chatroom from the second you joined. You are such a sweetie, and a joy to know! *hugs again*

Bushy!
You're an awesome colorer, and contest winner!
You're very good at cheering people up.
Whenever I see your bright purple name, and cheerful posts it brightens my day. I love you, Bushy! <3 *huggles* *glomps* *flytacklehugs*
You are a tremendous blessing to Holy Worlds!

Oh no. I'm really late.

I can still remember the night I accidentally invited myself to become a member of the late night group. And you've put up with me ever since.
Happy late anniversary, twinny! HW wouldn't be the same without you.

*huggleflytackleglomps* Thankyou my sweet Nessie! Your name brightens the entire forum! Thankyou for your joyful heart that makes my day.


*smiles* Thankyou Twinnie, but I never put up with you. You have been and continue to be an awesome brother in the Lord and you encouraged me so much; at times, simply by your smile. I'm always happy to remember the day you joined "the night gang".

It's all been said already. Jazz is just wonderful. *hugs the Awesome Aussie*

Awww! Thankyou, Matt! *hugs back*

I am extremely late, however I have to post.

Bushy, I am so glad I have the privilege of knowing you. You are an encourager, you are fun, kind and gentle. Holy Worlds would not be the same without you. Thank you for being the fun, cheerful, encouraging and uplifting BushMaid.

Thankyou, dear Elanor! You are such a blessing, and I'm so grateful that I got to meet you here and get to know you. I am so blessed to know that I have somehow been a blessing. *hugs*

*Smiles happily* *Hugs back*