If you haven’t gone by “A Walk through the Valley” yet…please, please, please, please do.
Rebecca of “A Walk Through the Valley” is a really sweet and faith-filled woman and someone, I call a dear friend.
She truly epitomizes what a friend is and we’ve been through mountains and valleys and floods and blessings (Not literal, but figuratively, lol). So it’s very personal and sweet to find out that she has passed on the, Brillante Weblog” to Sunflower Faith.
- Brillante Web Award from “A Walk through the Valley”
I’m really just flabbergasted, because I can’t even begin how many times, I felt,”Sunflower Faith” and what I wrote is sub-par compared to what I consider to be heart felt, well-written, faith inspired and faith filled blogs, compared to mine and I feel like a child just looking up in awe to well spoken mentors and bloggy friends.
It’s funny and also humbling to just revel in God’s timing and providence. I was, okay, I was moping, there I said it, lol, today because I had felt hurt due to some circumstances that I felt could have been handled in better ways and our Lord, our wonderful Father, pulled through like He always did and in a semi-Godfather manner, took me by my shoulders and shook me and went,”Dont worry bout nothing”.
Okay, He didn’t exactly do that but I think if He was in His funny mood, He would try to pull an Al Pacino impression just to show He can do it better than Al Pacino.
Imagine my surprise to check my email and see a “Hey you” follow by a notice that the Brillante award had been given to Sunflower Faith.
Suddenly I felt humbled and said a silent prayer of thank you to our Heavenly Father and a reminder of what was really important.
1 Thes 2:2-4 ‘…with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition. For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts.’
Lord, thank you, I really needed to be shaken out of my mopiness today and be reminded of what was really important.
It wasn’t so much as the award itself that reminded me, but a friend who thought of not even me, but Sunflower Faith and why I write it, to remind myself really, in black and white, well, more like electrons, about the ultimate reason, Our Heavenly Father.
Really.
I have faults too. I forget. I get mopey, and it helps to have those days when God just kinda give me a soft knock on the shoulder and says,”Don’t worry about it, I’m here”.
Rebecca, thank you, really.
I needed this.
Not so much the award, but a reminder of what was really important today because I seriously was worried not about pleasing God and in the process, let myself get all mopey.
So I’m thinking. Rebecca did this for me.
Who else can I do this for.
Off the top of my head.
- Lynn of “Spiritually Unequal Marriage“. I’m keeping you and your family and your ministry in my prayers.
- Melly of “Mini Pauses“, mostly because I’ve been txting her cellphone like crazy lately and she knows why. LOL
- AmyDeanne of “The 160 Acre Woods“, I just can’t look at another Diego cake the same way anymore, as a matter of fact, so tempted to ask for one for my birthday; now if I can only tell my husband without bursting out laughing. He still is wondering what’s the connection between me, Diego and hysterical laughing.
- Erica of “Amazing Adventures“. My prayers are with you and your husband. Life is an amazing adventure when we allow our Heavenly Father the reigns. Sometimes it gets too much of a thrill ride, but the best part is that He’s not going to take us where He hasn’t already conquered.
- Denise of “Shortysbear Place“. She has an amazing amazing site and her faith and love for our Heavenly Father, just keeps me so humbled and head bowed. I pray I have half your strength.
- Laurie of Magnolia Heartbeats. Girl.Just.Wow. Your blog has taken off and I am so happy to see how God has blessed your blog and how beautiful and just deeply written it is. I am so humbled to know you as well and thank God for your mentoring and humoring of me. How do you do it?
- Joy of “Joy of Desserts“. My dentist loves you. My husband is thinking of grounding me from your blog but it’s worth defying to come back to your site to keep drooling over more recipes. The kids can’t figure out what mommy is making but it’s sweet so it’s gotta be good and if the dogs could taste some of the recipes themselves, they might decide to move in with you instead. Keep up a great site!
- Gentle Reader, if you are reading this, please please please please, and another big please. This award is seriously for you. Honestly, this blog is nothing without your words of strength, encouragement, conviction, advice and support. I know I’m not the best writer out there and I am surprised if I don’t put half of my gentle readers to sleep, but I pray, through you, and with you, we keep growing in this amazing journey and walk with Our Heavenly Father. Just thank you, dear Gentle Reader, thank you, for YOU.
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Twinks, your post here brought tears to my eyes! I love you so much! I thank God for bringing us together – someone I can truly call a Sister! You are just beautiful! ((HUGS))
I know the mopey feelings… I know all of your feelings… I have them too! So often I fell less than others that I read and I have to remind myself that I am writing for God and not for man – it is about my walk with Him and it isn’t to impress, it is just to share and praise the One we serve.
Love ya, girl!
And you’re welcome! You are truly the perfect one for this award!
Rebecca(Quote) (Reply)
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Congrats sweetie. Thanks so much for passing it on to me, I love you so much.
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Oh, Twinkle Mom, you are so precious. I love your blog, your writing and your friendship most of all. You are the best! Thank you so much for the award. It’s precious, honey, and means a lot to me.
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I am always blessed when I leave here………… Have a God filled weekend…
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