My 1st Blog Award !

WOW, I got my first blog award ever! I think that's pretty cool. Thanks Susy!

I like reading Susy's blog, she is honest, funny, friendly and just plain cute! You Can check her out at...Shrinking Susy.

Part of accepting the award is:

*displaying the award
*linking back to the person who gave it to you
*paying it forward & nominating 7 blogs
*adding links to those seven blogs
*leaving comments on their blog telling them you gave them an award
*enjoying the award!!

So, today I am going to nominate a few of my friends. Unfortunately, Susy has already been nominated. So I can't nominate her since she would be the first!

* Team Victory ~ I have known these guys for almost 20 years. WOW, I can't believe it's been that long. I used to be part of a Praise & Worship team that Bronie was in. Her husband was the youth pastor of the same church. Great friends, just haven't seen them in ages!

* The Growing Adkinson Family ~ Another friend who has been a part of my life for several years. April is the mom to 3 of the cutest kids you will ever meet...just ask their grandmother! In fact, I can remember when April was a child herself. Somebody is getting old!

* The Rich Fam ~ This young lady was in the youth group I mentioned earlier. She is now the mother of 4 little ones. It's really nice to see God fearing parents raising their children.

* The Burns Clan ~ Mike and Misty are 2 of the sweetest people I have ever met. I owe so much to these 2. If it had not been for Mike, I never would have met my wife. That's another story for another time. But, I truly love these 2.

One thing you have to know about blogging, sometimes you never meet the people you have become friends with. Susy is one of these people. Maybe one day it will happen, then again, it might not. But I count Susy as a dear friend!

The other thing about blogging, is it brings friends back together. All of the people that I have mentioned above have been friends for years, but 3 of the 4 have moved away and it is only because of blogging that I have re-connected. Because of their blogs, I have seen there children grow. I have watched them suffer through hurricanes, the loss of jobs and other hurtful situations. But I have also witnessed the grace and compassion of Jesus Christ in their lives. Blogging is awesome!!!!!

The other 3 blogs I would like to nominate are:

* Recovering Fatty ~ I met Melinda just a couple of years ago, but I feel like I have known her for ages. Melinda and I have a common factor in our lives. We have both had Gastric Bypass Surgery. Her blog is open, honest, helpful, and sometimes down right entertaining. Especially when she shares of her adventures in as Betty Crockers Illegitimate daughter or going to Goodwill!

* Sunshine's Heart ~ Karen is relatively new at blogging, but what she offers is her heart! She has a way writing that makes you think you are reading a letter detaining the ups and downs of a relative living just down the road!

* Melting Mama ~ One word sums up Melting Mama's blog...Honesty with a capital "H". I really enjoy Beth's outlook on life, cause she tells it like it is! Melting Mama is one my favorite blogs!