The Blogger Recognition Award

Hey everyone! I've been awarded The Blogger Recognition Award!
Thank you so much for nominating me, M from The Life of Little Me! :)

So here's what I'm suppose to do:
1. Thank the person who nominated me, and provide a link to their blog. Did that!
2. Give a brief story on how I started my blog, and a one or two tips for other bloggers. :)
3. Choose 15 other bloggers to nominate for this award.
4. And comment on each of their blogs to let them know I nominated them!
Here it goes:
Why I decided to start a blog:
I started my blog because I really wanted to spread the Word of God, and inspire and encourage other girls. I had been reading a couple of other blogs, and I realized, I wanted to start my own. This is all happened in a span of a day! I just woke up, and felt the calling to start my blog. By the end of the day, my blog was created, I had my first post, and even my first comment! :) I was so excited! ;)
I really want to encourage other girls through this blog with inspiring Bible verses and stories, and get to know other wonderful girls who also blog. :)
Some advice ;) :
My advice is just be yourself when blogging. My recent post I did is called 13 random facts about me. I enjoyed doing this post because my readers got to know me better. It's sometimes hard to tell a person's personality when you're reading their blog, if they're not being who they truly are. :) Like I said, I'm really weird, silly, and clumsy. I like sharing little bits of random things about myself so my readers can get to know me better. I love it when other bloggers do posts about random facts about themselves! :)
Another piece of advice: I personally prefer to respond to my readers comments. Not everyone has time to do that though. :) I like letting them know I read their comments, and really appreciate each and everyone one. Comments always make me smile. :)
So I nominate for this award:

1. Jessica Joy from (Almost) Perfectly Pink
2. Libby from  A Noble Calling
3. Brooke from Blooming in his Light
4. Clare from Clare's Spot
5. Kara from Cooking with Kara 
6. Bree from Cover Up for Christ 
7. Olivia from Fresh Modesty
8. ? From Gentle Joy Photography
9. Emily from Ooh! La la! Cakery 
10. Christina from Our Wood Home 
11. Clara from Reasons to Smile
12. Mikayla from The Bubblegum Ballerina
13. Stephanie from The Enchanting Rose
14. ? from Wholesome Joy Photography
15. and Julia from Writing for His Glory
I can't wait to see all of your guys posts (assuming you're interested, of couse :))!
P.S I've been nominated for another award too, so be expecting that sometime soon! :)
Have a great day!
~Katie