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My first Blogger Award!

It's been such a week already! First I was a guest contributor on Stone Soup Homeschool Network. Then I was picked to be on the at The Homeschool Village. Now I receive my 1st ever Blogger Award! God is good! Thank you to Tracy at A Slice of Smith Life for thinking of me and awarding me this honor! I will do my best to live up to the expectations of it 8) Also I will be passing it on!



To accept the Versatile Blogger Award the rules are:

Thank and link back to who gave you the award.
Share 7 things about yourself.
Pass it along to 15 blogs you've recently discovered and enjoy
Leave your recipients a note, telling them about the award

Now 7 things about me:
1. I am a mother to 4 blessings from above. Most of you "see" my three younger children. I also have a 22 year old son from a previous marriage.
2. I survived childhood cancer, by the Grace of God.
3. I have bungee jumped as an adult and a mom.
4. I love love love to party plan! (I would do this in another life for sure)
5. I was once a ball girl at a tennis match between John Macenroe and Bjorn Borg.
6. I have been "saved" since I was 24 years old.
7. My guilty pleasure is watching any of the Real Housewives shows on Bravo.

Now I am passing this award on to the following blogger friends:

Mary at Homeschool Success
Emily at Strobel's Happenings
Tonya at Live the Adventure
Tiffany at Fabulous Finds by Nimplergrove
Erin at The Journey at Our House
Tracey at Just Another Mommy Blog
Amy at Fun Days with Curious Kids
Carrie at Live Learn and Love Together
Kassi at Back Woods Fern
Lizzie at A Work in Progress
Erin at Baldwin Homeschool
Lisa at Cheerios Underfoot
LKB at Dandelions in my Vase
Heather at Learning Laughter Love
Jamie at Meadow Creek

Be blessed everyone!

Comments

Lizzie said…
Hey Melis, what a week you've had! I look forward to seeing your input at The Homeschool Village. Congratulations and thank you, I am honored. Off to post about it!!
7:13 AM
Rebecca (me!) said…
Congratulations! You picked some great blogs!
8:03 AM
Carrie said…
Wow, Melissa! Thanks so much for thinking of me!! ;)

That is so exciting about being on the panel at THV - way to go!! ;)
4:56 PM
Tracy said…
Congrats again Melis! It was fun passing on the award to you! That is really neat about being a ball girl for a famous tennis match :)
I'll have to check out the 15 blogs you listed :)
Have a blessed day!
Tracy at "A Slice of Smith Life"
http://www.asliceofsmithlife.blogspot.com
6:38 AM
MomofAJ said…
What a great week! Thank you for the award, I have passed it on.
5:27 PM
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