While I have been documenting the comings and goings of my "oh so normal" and "non celebrity" family, some friends of mine have been giving and receiving the Liebster award..... My cute mommy friend Brittany was so gracious to award our little "Maedgen Moments" blog with this award. Brittany was the "cool, yet nice" senior cheerleader my sophomore year in high school. We all wanted to be like her and I have to admit that not much has changed from my point of view! She has two precious girls and has been an inspiration for everything from home remodeling to fun kids activities! I"m pretty sure her home is where it's at in San Angelo!!:) Thanks so much for the award!!!
Here is where the term Liebster came from and how it is supposed to be passed on....
Liebster is a German word meaning 'dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome'. To keep this award going (by passing along to other new deserving blogs), the recipient must now recognize five other bloggers with less than 200 followers that have really stood out in the crowd.
Here is where the term Liebster came from and how it is supposed to be passed on....
Liebster is a German word meaning 'dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome'. To keep this award going (by passing along to other new deserving blogs), the recipient must now recognize five other bloggers with less than 200 followers that have really stood out in the crowd.
So.... I have been thinking about how to spread the fun recognition and it was a tough decision. Thankfully, some of my "blog friends" have already been awarded the Liebster, so I had fewer to choose from....Here they are in alphabetical order....
Joanie is a friend of mine I met through Brody and his friends. She is married to a fraternity brother of Brody's. Their first daughter, Ava, is only a week older than Carter. I remember running into them at Babies R Us when we were both about 18 weeks pregnant! Since then, the Esparza's have added sweet Lucy too! They have such a warm family and their girls are so beautiful! Joanie is getting more into photography, so maybe she'll be open for business soon!:) Check out her girls matching turkey shirts and Lucy's birthday shirt.... wonder who made those???:)
I met this family through Carter's school. It was only a few weeks into the new school year and while at Chick Fil A, I noticed this little girl and I knew I knew her from somewhere. I felt kind of weird starring at her and not knowing how I recognized her. Finally, I asked her mom and we pieced together that the kids were in the same class at school. Since then Katelyn has switched to different days at school, but we have been able to see them from time to time. We hope to eventually move closer to where they live and continue having fun play dates with them. This momma is BUSY!!! She has two girls about 16 months apart and is due with her third precious girl, any day now! Can't wait to meet Alexis!
Mary Liz is a friend I met one summer when she came Second Term to Camp Mystic. She primarily went First Term, but I think a boy might have been involved and enticed her to stay longer....:) We have multiple over lapping friends, so it has been so nice to keep up with her growing family, via the blog world. She is a wonderfully creative writer and a very real and honest mommy! I love seeing her adorable boys as they grow and discover new things! PS: she married that Mystic boy and now lives on grounds and is an active part in the camp!
I LOVE this family!! Again, a connection through Brody and his fraternity brother where I totally got the benefits of knowing the wife! Jaime and I met back when the boys were in college and we got along right from the start! She is such an inspiration in all that she does, from PT school, to Arbonne, to moving multiple times, to her Christian faith!!! They had a surprise delivery of their second son, at only 23 weeks and 6 days gestation. (I think....? Due late April, born December 28th) They have had a tough road, but he is healthy and thriving!!! We had the pleasure of meeting Peyton when he was just a tiny newborn in Houston and then got to visit them this past summer when they were back home in Colorado! This family is so dear to us and we have loved counting them as friends for over 10 years now!!!
This next blogger momma is a friend I met in a bible study while in Dallas. I honestly don't know her extremely well, but I have been touched by her story and wanted to share it with you. It's a big world out there and you never know who might have helpful connections or advice. They too had a premature baby and their road to recovery is not over! This family has held it together through more trials and challenges than I'm sure they care to count. Both their girls are beautiful and this mommy has a heart of pure determination and selflessness!!! Please give them some blog love and lift them up in prayer!
I hope you enjoy checking out these new blogs and possibly finding more interesting reads. As a side note, I hope no feelings are hurt by my choices.... I love all the fun blogs I read, but picked based on those that had posted recently and often.... I keep a "blog roll" of all the blogs I follow on the left side of the page if anyone is interested! Happy New Year!
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