Heather Ivester of Mom 2 Mom Connection surprised me on Tuesday by honoring me with (along with 4 wonderful bloggers) a Thinking Blogger Award.  Heather said that my goal tracking encourages her to focus on her goals also.  I know I've told her probably a dozen times that it is she who inspires me to go after my goal of being published.  Had I received this award before she did, I would be tagging her with it.  She definitely deserves the recognition for helping moms to see their true value in this world and showing them that they can reach their full potential through Christ.  I just love ya Heather and I'm so thankful I can call you, "friend".  Thank you so much.

Now, having this affirming award bestowed upon me comes with the task of turning right around and giving it away again.  Oh I just love it!!  Some of the ladies who would have made my initial list of possible recipients have already received the award (Blest, Carol, Catez, Gina, Heather, Iris, Janna, Keziah, LaShawn Barber, Mary, Rebecca, Sallie, Vicki...to name a few lol).  Since I don't intend to name one already awarded, I'm glad that someone else narrowed the choices a bit for me.  And now, I would love to present to you the award recipients I've chosen: 

Erik Lane @ Giddy Up! - Erik is my wonderful husband.  He is my first choice to receive this award.  His blog (being mostly of the technical nature) definitely causes me to use my noggin - tee hee.  However, what he writes there doesn't come close to showing his really deep thinking side - a side that I'm probably one of the few privileged enough to witness.  He's incredible and I just felt that my readership (no matter how great or how small) should know that I value what this man has to say above anyone else on earth.

Amanda @ following an unknown path - If you haven't gotten hooked on Amanda's life as a single woman in a foreign country, you are really missing out.  She brings beauty and encouragement to single women all over the world by showing how you can serve the Lord while waiting patiently on His timing.

Debi @ Just as I am - I think Debi is probably one of the greatest kept secrets in the blogosphere and I think it's about time I blab it all over the WWW.  This woman is so talented!  Her photography and graphic design skills just awe and inspire me.  Her digital canvas makes you sit back and ponder the beauty of God's creation.

Leann @ The Prattling Pastor's Wife - A fellow homeschooler, Leann and I have quite a bit in common.  However, it isn't what we have in common that causes me to "think" when I'm at her blog for a visit.  Leann is in culinary school and if you're new here, you don't know that I do not enjoy cooking whatsoever.  Leann makes it sound fun though and she has challenged me to try new things and to break out of the "what's for dinner" cycle.

Tina @ She Plants a Vinyard - I read several writer's blogs and so it was rather difficult to chose one.  I went with Tina because she's recently crossed over from unpublished writer to published novelist.  I find her candid discussions about the process informative and encouraging.  She has renewed my faith that hopeful writers like myself can still break into print if they keep at it.

Thank you so much for coming to my award ceremony today.  I hope you'll congratulate these bloggers by paying them a visit.