Wow, I can't believe you have reached 6000 (Well I guess it would be more nearing 5000 real followers if we consider dead followers haha) I'm glad I was able to be one of the thousands of followers.
It is amazing to see the power of steem and how much it has been able to help you as well as many others, and I'm glad that with this blessing you have been given you are able to spread love to others.
Hopefully one day the same can happen to me where I don't have to worry about having enough money to pay rent, gas and electricity and I have greater financial security rather than living on the skin of my teeth.
I'd definitely enter your steemfest contest but as I told you I teach so steemfest clashes with the academic year. Hopefully, when I get some money together, I'll be able to come next year @stellabelle