Shout-Out Saturdays - Positive Steemit Members

So @crazybgadventure started a new initiative called #shoutoutsaturdays where everyone can post about people who are making a positive contribution to Steemit. These are people who we value and are in our "must read" list when they post. I have quite a few people I feel this way about. So strange since I've never met any of them, yet they still seem as close to me as some of my real-life friends. Today, I'd like to point out a few of them and keep it going each week with some new people. Feel free to give them a follow, as I know they would appreciate that!

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When I started using Steemit, I quickly met up with @crosheille since we both were posting about crafting on Mondays. I am happy that we were because we have A LOT in common. She is also a homeschool mom, Christian and encouraging woman. She currently has 4 kids with one on the way. And I think I convinced her to come visit me sometime in Panama! Imagine meeting a Steemit friend in real life! Wowie!! She is the leader of #needleworkmonday which anyone is welcome to use as long as your project involves creating something with a needle...crochet, knit, embroidery, quilting...

Another person I met pretty much as soon as I started Steemit was @ethandsmith. This guy was encouraging when I was first commenting on his posts since his reputation number was way higher than mine! He helped me get going and I enjoyed the comments we had back and forth. Then he encouraged me to join a Discord group he was in, promoted me to be the rule checker for post promotion...and shortly after, invited me to join him and some others in starting our own Discord group. He posts pretty fun podcasts about posts he likes in the group as well as ways he is helping his wife improve her classroom (and other teachers out there). And he's working on his PhD. And he plays in a band. And his days have 26 hours in them. And he never sleeps...

Thanks to @enchantedspirit (who is one awesome lady) for including me in her first post. She and I work hand in hand on The STEEM Engine discord group. I check the posts for compliance with the rules while she checks them for curation. I enjoy her sense of humor and her relationship with the Weasel...to be a fly on the wall in their home...

Now, if I could convince these people to move to Panama...

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If you're interested in writing about some of your most valuable Steemian friends, be sure to use #shoutoutsaturdays on Saturdays and thank @crazybgadventure for thinking of this. I would love to see more people tell who they enjoy following and why!