Pay it Forward Challenge - WINNERS! and...a Baby Update!

ANNOUNCING: THE WINNERS!

1. Carol at Carol's Heirloom Collection
2. Molly at Hope for the Hopeless
3. Charee at Held in His Hands

Congratulations Ladies! Remember to host the Pay it Forward Challenge on your blog as well! Also, remember that I have 365 days to send you your gift! Although I'll try not to procrastinate too much! Please email me your mailing addresses at brittany.sweetnothings@gmail.com!


Also my sweet friend Alisha gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy, Silas, Sunday afternoon at 3:38pm! He had to be delivered via c-section due to his umbilical cord being wrapped around his shoulder...with each contraction, his oxygen count was going down. They got him out and he was just perfect! Baby, Momma and Dad are doing great! Mom is tired and sore but she is glowing! I will share pictures tomorrow!

Have a blessed day!

An Award and a Giveaway!

My friend Tanya at Miller Racing Family surprised me with this award! Thanks so much Tanya!

It is the Attitude/Gratitude award for showing a grateful attitude within my posts.

The rules are:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs that show an attitude of gratitude

3. Link to your nominees within your post

4.Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received this award

5.Share the love and link to this post and the person who nominated you for the award.

I'm passing this award onto:

1. Molly at Shamrock Fields
2. Beki at PamperingBeki
3. Jessica at I Got This!
4. Mary Anne at Marigold Manor
5. Sarah at Work In Progress
6. Rebekah at Beautiful Days
7. Charee at Held in His Hands
8. Momma at All This Is True
9. Faye at Just Something Nanna Made
10. Megan at Infertile Myrtle

In Other News...

Please go visit Tanya and congratulate her on her 100th post!

In honor of her post, she is hosting a giveaway! It is a red Bake N' Take cupcake holder! Go visit her blog here to read more!

An Award!!

I've recieved an award!

Thanks to Leah at Live Life Simply, Momma at All This is True, and Kari at Where My Treasure Is! So sweet of you ladies! Thank you so much!

The rules of this award are:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

My 10 nominees are...
1. Sharon at Rose of Sharon
2. Elena at Elena's Garden
3. Jessica at Team Keiling
4. Molly at Shamrocks 4 Him
5. Jen at Tatertots and Jello
6. Becky at Holiday in the Sun
7. Becki at Pamperingbecki
8. Sarah at Ten Years One Girl Two Boys
9. Barb at GlitterB
10. Rebekah at beautiful days

Enjoy your awards ladies! It was hard to pick just 10!!

Please don't forget to join me tomorrow for Worship and Praise Sunday. I'll have the post up at 8:00 pm (Pacific Standard Time) tonight!

Two New Awards!

I received 2 new awards this past week and they're both from Dana at Still Learning! Thanks Dana!

I felt so happy when she told me she had some awards waiting for me!

The first one is the Fabulous Award! With this award, I'm supposed to list 5 of my addictions. Here we go:

• My husband :)
• Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate
  
• Searching for new recipes
• Reading all your blogs!
• Did I say chocolate??
  

I'm passing this award on to:

1. Jennifer at Her Southern Charm
2. Barb at Glitter B
3. Charee at Held in His Hands
4. Sarah at Ten Years, One Girl, Two Boys
5. Melissa at Desiring to be a Godly Woman
   

This next award that Dana graciously gave me is for having a good attitude and gratitude!

I'm going to pass this award onto

1. Desi at Wires and Wool
2. Kelly at The Barefoot Mama
3. Beth at Beth's Blessings
   
4. Denyse at To Bee or Not To Bee
5. Sondra at Real Honest Life Unscripted With Teenage Boys
   

Hope you all have a great start to the romance week!

I Got an Award!

Thank you to Elena over at Elena's Garden for giving me this award!

"This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

I am passing this award on to:

My MIL Sharon at Rose of Sharon
Beth at Beth's Blessings

Sherry at Petticoats and Spurs
Sarah at The Simple Country Girl
Sharon at Captured Thoughts and Big Blessings
Jennifer at Her Southern Charm
Julieann at My Life as a Wife and Mother
Dana at Still Learning

It was so hard to pick just 8! I hope you have an amazing Saturday!

Brittany

My First Award!

Mrs. Ruiz at Still Learning has awarded me with this "Honest Scrap" award as long as I share 10 things about myself that are interesting....Well, here goes!

1. My parents went through a divorce when I was 12 years old in the middle of eighth grade. I took it so hard that went into a depression. I tried several "worldly" methods and even sought counseling. The only thing that got me through it was, at the time, my new relationship with Jesus Christ. Praise Him!
   
2. I was baptized at the age of 6 but truly gave my life to Christ when I was 12. At the age of 21, I decided to get baptized again as an adult.
   
3. I am a huge worry wort. :) My husband says I worry enough for the both of us!
   
4. I was born with my umbilical cord wrapped around my head! Blue as a blueberry! hmm that's why I turned out the way I did! :)
   
5. I moved up to Oregon, right out of high school at the age of 17, with my best friend. I just wanted to have a change of environment and don't regret my decision one bit! Oregon is so beautiful!
6. In the midst of my parent's divorce, I also started having panic attacks and struggled with those for 5 years. Guess what happened? Yep, tried different prescription medicines and the only one that helped was the Lord Jesus Christ. He really works wonders.
7. I help lead worship at my church and have been singing my whole life.
   
8. My husband and I created a CD together. Our group is Voice to Spirit and the album is called "Songs for a Broken City". It's a worship album in an electronic style.
   
9. I'm finishing school but a passion that I have always had is to be a stay at home wife and mother. That role will come when we're ready to have kids! Until then, I'm helping to support our little family.
   
10. God has truly blessed me with such a wonderful family and amazing friends. I don't know where I'd be without all their support.

So, there it is! Hope it was interesting! I'm supposed to pass this on and some of you may already have it but here you go anyway! You don't have to do it if you have already!

1. Sharon
2. Kathi
3. Julianne
4. Jennifer
5. Beth
6. Stephanie
7. Sarah

Brittany