Today I found out that my sister-in-law,Annie, nominated me for The "Blogger Reflection" award! Annie had this to say about my blog and the reason for her passing on the award to me:
ann. . . . this is my SIL who I have come to know more than ever before through the world of blogging. She began by just commenting on Izzy's progress and then started her own blog when caring for her mother in the last months of her life. Ann always has something deep to talk about and is ALWAYS a prayer support and warrior for Izzy. Her daughter Elizabeth (my niece) is also a deep thinking blogger.
I actually started my blog while I was caring for my Mom in the last months of her life, as Annie said, but I also started my blog because of the inspiration I drew from Annie's and her postings about Izzy's recovery after her near-drowning accident. I never even knew there was such a thing as a "blog" before Annie, much less imagined that I had anything to share with anyone else about my life!
After my Mom passed away in February I knew that I wanted to continue blogging because I have found that it is an outlet for me where I can express my feelings - good and bad - without the fear of being judged by anyone for the feelings I might have on any given day. I have found many other blogs that are now regular reads of mine and I enjoy checking on my regulars to find out what's going on in their lives and still try to find new blogs to visit as well. I have met some bloggers that I would really like to meet in real life! Who knows, maybe one day I will!
Here are the rules for passing this award on: The reason for the title is because this award should make you reflect on five bloggers who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and have been a Godly example to you. Five Bloggers who when you reflect on them you get a sense of pride and joy... of knowing them and being blessed by them.
1. Copy this post.
2. Reflect on five bloggers and write a least a paragraph about each one.
4. Go leave your chosen bloggers a comment and let them know they've been given the award.
5. Put the award icon on your site.
Here are the 5 I've chosen for this award even though I may not personally know the writers, but have been following their stories for some time.
1. Amy at "Living with Leukemia" . . . I chose Amy because of the strength and the faith in God that she has shown throughout her journey with Leukemia for the past year. Since the beginning of her journey she has been through so much - chemo, transfusions, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplant, so much for anyone, much less such a young woman to bear. Amy is married and has a son, who shares the same birthday as me - November 29. I can't imagine a life where much of the time she is either ill from the chemo or extremely tired from other treatment and many times is separated from her husband and son because of her illness. In every update I feel through Amy the love she has for her family and the love she has for our Lord - never losing faith and always believing that He is in control. If you haven't visited Amy before, please visit her now and say a prayer for her healing, her comfort and for her family!
2. Tammy at "
Praying for Parker". I know many already know of Tammy and Parker because I see his button around a lot of places! Tammy is mommy to Parker, a beautiful little boy who has had a lot of obstacles between himself and good health! Tammy inspires me a lot through the updates she posts on Parker and through those posts the love that she has for him is so evident in everything she does for him! It seems like there's always something going on with the little guy but if Tammy ever gets tired, I haven't seen it in her posts!
3. Kim at "
LifeSong". I never come away from Kim's blog without a feeling of complete trust and comfort in the Lord. She has such faith and writes beautifully. Her family is adopting a baby girl from China - something my daughter and her husband are praying about and believe that will be a path they will travel as well. Kim writes about her family and asks for prayers for other "bloggers" that have a need. I actually found
Amy Wilhoite, (see #1) through Kim's blog and have been blessed by both!
4. Michael, my son-in-law at "
God is Good All The Time". Michael is a Godly man who's not afraid to share his faith with others. He is a man of strong moral character which is evident in the way he presents himself to others. He loves his wife (my daughter) and loves my granddaughter and I know that I never have to worry about them as long as he's around! Michael's posts are sometimes quite controversial because of the theme of the post. He loves to talk about God and issues confronted by Christians in their daily walk. He has strong views on homeschooling, children and many other topics that are pretty interesting.
5. Elizabeth, my daughter. She actually has two blogs - "
homeschool" and another one that she has for her home daycare parents, so they can be involved in their children's day even though they aren't with them. Elizabeth posts pictures of the children taken during the day as well as posting about the things they're learning. She also works with the children teaching them sign language and posts signs on her daycare blog for the parents to learn in order to communicate with the children! Her blog open to all is about issues she feels passionate about such as her faith, homeschooling, children and other topics.
I do have one other blog that I would like to ask that you visit - if you never have - and pray for Jim and his family. The blog is "
Pray 4 Jim" and it's about the battle Jim is going through with colorectal cancer. He has now reached a point of extreme weariness and a need for constant pain management and his wife is posting his updates. This is a family of faith and even in the midst of this horrible disease they know that their healing and comfort can come only from God. Jim is young and has young children and it's difficult to see what this family is going through. The entire family needs to be lifted before our Lord in prayer that they can have comfort and peace to get through each day. It should be a reminder for each of us that God never promised us tomorrow. We have only today. Please pray for Jim's family and tell those you love how you feel now.
I hope you visit each of these blog sites that I've listed. I think you will come away from each one with an appreciation for the people behind the blog. I've met many "bloggers" since starting my own site and hope to meet many more.
Annie, thank you for the award. Coming from you, it means a lot! I hope my blog is a place to find God in one small little corner of "Blogville".
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