Mommy Bloggers Who Give Me Joy

Last week I wrote about feeling a little left out in the blogosphere not being a mommy blogger.  The Mommy bloggers have paved the way for bloggers to be seen as influential and worthy to be compensated and valued.  Now I am not a blogger who makes much money at all.  I do this because I love it.  Chasing Joy is my passion and I largely do it for free.  But it is an amazing feeling when I do receive payment for a sponsored post or when someone RSVPs for a Chasing Joy event.  I feel I have the mommy bloggers to thank for that.  
So, because I already shouted out my favorite non-mommy bloggers, now I want to shout out my favorite mommy-bloggers.  They are listed below in no particular order:
The Young Mommy Life  is a parenting website targeting young moms. The author is very inspiring, encouraging,  and motivating. She writes in a way that is inclusive of the youngest teenage moms.  However, her content is appealing to moms of all ages.  Being already over 30 I don't know that I will qualify as a "young mom" when I do have kids but I feel  I'll find lots of support and knowledge from her blog.  (Plus I may be biased because I met the author at my first Blogalicious when I did not know anyone and she hung out with me and wee took this silly photo :-) )
Dude Mom is the first blog that I came across that I viewed as successful.  By successful I mean the author blogged for a living and did not have a day job like so many of us.  She was also the 1st black blogger that I'd come across other than myself and my friend who blogs at Big Diva Headquarters. (since then I have discovered there are tons of us)  I discovered Dude Mom back with it was Parenting by dummies and the author was on as on what not to wear.  Her blog is a refreshing glimpse of motherhood.  She does not come across as though she knows it all or has everything under control.  But it is obvious she loves her kids and husband and has no problem poking fun at herself.  
LaShawn's Photo Blog is another great one.  This is a photography blog but the images she posts of her son are so beautiful.  Her love for him comes through in every photo.  She is an awesome photographer and I'm happy I did my own project with her. (I'll be telling you about it soon.)
I'm sure the list of my favorite mommy bloggers will grow when the time comes and I become a mom.  But for now these are my top three.  Whether you are a mom or not you should definitely check these blogs out.  
Are you a non-mom who reads mommy blogs?  Have you read any of my favorite three mommy bloggers?  What is your favorite mommy blog?