There are so many words that I’d use to describe our blog — honest, relevant, informed, silly and maybe even a teensy bit snarky. But would I ever use the word hot? Sure, for a person…but for a blog?

Well, someone out there would, because we’ve just been named one of the Hottest Websites of 2009, as picked by The NonProfit Times and Portland’s own NTEN.

As you might guess, this is a HUGE honor. It’s not our first award (*blushing*), but it is our first recognition on a national level. Not counting, of course, all the nice e-mails we get from readers all over the country.

If you haven’t been reading Cross Blog, I’d suggest catching up with the infamous Blog-Off ’08 and Robin’s interview with @PortlandRain. You might also like my recent Top 3 list and our Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Ups.

As always, thanks to all of you for your support over the past year. The only thing we love more than the blog are our readers!