My first blog award :)

Thanks to Christine for my very first blog award! Christine is blogging to help raise funds for Kiril from Reece's Rainbow.

There are two rules to accepting the award:

1. Accept the award, and post it on your blog, together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they've been chosen for this award.

Fifteen is a big number (and a few of my faves have already been nominated). So you can label me a non-conformist rule-breaker. But here are my EIGHT nominees...

1. What Box? You've probably read posts about or friends the Davis family. Well this is my good friend Deanna! Deanna has such an amazing heart and is a gifted writer. She writes about day to day life, and on occasion she reflects on their 3 years of mission work in Germany.
2. The Never Ending Story This is Stefanie (& Bill's) blog about their 4 Ukrainian cuties. Peter was adopted in 2006. William, Patrick, & Joseph were adopted in 2008. And they're now in the process of adopting from Ukraine once again! (We're hoping we might get to see each other while in country next year!)
3. The Great Adventure I've gotten to know Marcie through blog, email, and telephone over the past year. She & Josh just returned from Ukraine a few weeks ago with their precious daughter Isabel. They used one of our fabulous facilitators :)
4. Just Living 'the dream' I love reading Shad & Jen's blog! This is another family that I've never met in person (we hope to meet one day, though!) but I feel like I know them. It was awesome to watch as they brought home Grace & Grady from Ukraine. And I so enjoy following along with the happenings of their 5 kiddos!
5. No Greater Gift Quite some time ago I was captured by the face of Ruslana on Reece's Rainbow, and began praying for her. And a few months ago I found out a family had committed to her. It's been great to follow their blog - and also exciting to watch as they were led to adopt an infant with DS while waiting to travel for Ruslana. They're about to leave the country to get Ruslana, so their blog will be private for a while. But please pray for this sweet family and their journey!
6. Georgia on my Mind, Ethiopia in my Heart Chad & Candy are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia. Candy and I met on fb through a mutual friend - it's funny how many people you meet through the word "adoption"! Candy has such a fun sense of humor, and it's awesome to watch as they wait for God's plan to unfold.
7. The Dahlbys Heather & I met in high school, and she is one of my sis-in-law's best buds. We reconnected during our journey to William, and now we enjoy keeping up with each other through our blogs. Heather is a fantastic photographer, and I always enjoy seeing her 2 blond headed cuties and their latest adventures!
8. Isn't She Lovely Shay is another friend with a great eye for photography! Her oldest daughter is my bro-in-law's girlfriend. Shay's youngest daughter was born in China, and this family is in the process of adopting another daughter from China.