Off Blog Friend Award

Will also be known as the Andrew Gold Thank You for Being a Friend award.

I just made this award up and if anybody wants to follow my example, go right ahead. If you want to make a cute image to go along with it, that would be great.

Right now I'm more grateful than artsy craftsy.

The winner of my off blog friend award is one of my best friends and most loyal readers. She doesn't have a blog of her own, but comments on mine regularly. Sometimes she will go and look at other's blogs as well. Her name is Brenda, and she lives in Rittman. I have made reference to her many times here, mainly in her role as part of the World's Greatest Band Boosters, or WGBB.

The reason I give her this award now is because she took time out of her busy day yesterday to help lift my spirits. I had just gotten through a very rough weekend and was really feeling sorry for myself. I sent her an email where I really opened up and was worried after I hit the send button that I was risking losing one of my best friends.

Brenda then sent me a very well thought out reply. That was a big help in lifting out of the funk I was in.

I once heard a preacher say during a sermon that a friend is someone who know all about you and loves you regardless. I can say Brenda is that type of person.

Thank you Brenda!

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