Seeing Him in You

Wow, my sweet friend Laurel, at Laurel Wreath bestowed me with this neat “Blogger Reflection Award”:

Laurel, you humble me with what you shared with your readers why you find it worthy to present this award to me:

Iris at Sting My Heart. She has become my lifesaver, on days when Satan is attacking. She is my confidante when things of the heart are pressuring me. I always enjoyed flying home to see my family in Phoenix, now I have the added bonus of seeing Iris. I don’t think I would be blogging or writing as much if it were not for her encouragement. She is a friend you can be real with, lay out all your imperfections and she still talks to you…now that is a keeper in my book.

Now the instructions say I get to pass this on to 5 people and I quote:

“who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and have been a Godly example to you. Five Bloggers who when you reflect on them you get a sense of pride and joy… of knowing them and being blessed by them.”

“This award is for the best-of-the-best so consider who you pick, carefully. This award should not be given to just anyone. If you’re going to do the award don’t just write a few words and slap it on your Blog. Write real thoughts about these Bloggers and what they’ve meant to you. If the Bloggers you pick have already been given the award, don’t be afraid to give it to them again. They deserve it as many times as it’s given.”

It is so hard to just pick 5 women. There are so many women that have impacted my life, my view on things over the past year. I wish I could just give out a blanket award for all who I have come in contact with. But I do will hold to the rules. Here are my five recipients:

• Terri at In His Hands – she has shown me that you just have to trust in Him and His provision. Terri and her family are waiting right now to adopt a little girl from China. Although the waiting is hard on her, sometimes she even gets frustrated; she keeps her faith through it all. Terri’s support for others in the same situation is awesome.
• Lisa at the Preacher’s Wife – she makes me laugh. She is an amazing woman—raising 4 children, getting a degree in theology, being a preacher’s wife (which I know is not an easy task to share ones husband with an entire congregation), writing a Bible study…What really has impacted me though is her sense of humor. She is showing me that one should not take oneself too serious and laugh over the little mishaps in life.
• Carol at She Lives has hugely impacted my spiritual life. She made me dig much deeper into Scripture—go directly to the Source of our faith. When I have questions about doctrines, guess who I email? Although we are from a total different congregational background, it doesn’t mean that we can’t have civilized discussions. Carol blew some fresh air in my stuffiness.
• Linda at Middle Years – her love for God and her family is an example to me. Linda and her hubby are married for 40 years and are still so much in love with each other. Although I am sure that they had their struggles here and there, they made their marriage work—with Christ in the center.
• (I know I probably break the ‘rules’ with this one) Laurel at Laurel Wreath is not just a blogging friend. Laurel is to me more like a younger sister (I know Laurel you already have siblings). We talk about everything – I mean EVERYTHING. She knows, even without me telling her, that there is something wrong with me. Now sure how she does it, but she knows. My favorite part about her—she is honest with me. If I am on the wrong track, you can bet she’ll let me know 🙂 .

Okay, so this was much harder to pick just five. Because there are so many others that have impacted my life (as I mentioned above a blanket award would have worked for me). If anyone ever tells you that blogging women are not ‘real friends’, tell them that is not true. They go with you through everything just like your friends in your town/city.

So, thank you Laurel for giving me the award and me the opportunity to share the award with others.

The rules for this award can be found here, and I understand that you can feel free to bestow this honor on Bloggers that you want to honor.

Blessings on your Saturday and as always…