Today in the Bloggernacle

Thursday, Jan. 15:Weblog awards: A hearty congratulations goes out to the c jane enjoy it blog for winning the Best Major Blog at The 2008 Weblog Awards with 14,870 votes. Go c jane!Mental illness: \"This Needs to Continue\" declares daveloveless, who was bowled over by the wonderful response to the post on \"Mental Illness: Postpartum Depression.\"  He explains in an email: \"Personally, the response I've seen on my blog has been so positive and uplifting that I've decided to continue the series on mental illness by basing future posts on the experiences and stories of others. I've asked for people to submit their experiences so that they can be posted anonymously, and I was hoping you might help by asking your readers to share their stories with me.\" So please, if you have a story to share, click on over. Who knows who you might help?Social misfit: \"The Ugliest Girl in the World\" tells the touching story of being labeled as ugly, called names and rejected by peers. And then the turnaround moment of two courageous young men that forever changed the author's life. Read this inspiring story of how one small kindness made a huge difference. I echo the advice that \"You may want to share this wonderful guest post with your children.\"Temple road: \"The Road to the Temple\" chronicles, with incredible images, how the church literally had to lay a road to the Mormon temple in Aba Nigeria during construction. And check out this conclusion: \"Overcoming the obstacles on the road to the temple is really what the temple is all about. Cleaning up the mud in our spiritual lives; building bridges to worthy temple attendance; those are the things that make the final product — the quiet solitude of the celestial room — so meaningful.\"