I recently drew your attention to an online scrapbooking class that my friend, Tania, is offering (see this post). And by the way, it's not too late to sign up!
A few weeks ago, I visited Tania's blog and learned that she was featuring a giveaway for a beautiful gratitude journal she'd made. This was the very journal she'd pictured months ago...the one I had oohed and aahed over...and okay, coveted.
Tania's blog readers were invited to sign up to win this beautiful journal, so I was quick to leave a comment to be entered into the drawing. Within a day or so, Tania notified me that I had won! I can't really describe the joy that welled up in my heart that night...the biggest smile overtook my face! You wanna know why? Yes, of course, I was thrilled to have won! But even more than that, the timing of this was so completely of God! That particular day, my heart was hurting especially much with missing my far away friend, not to mention my college girls. I tearfully told my husband that everyone eventually moves away. Yeah, the drag about my pity parties is that I'm the only one who shows up!
But God (that's one of my favorite phrases in the Bible) always knows our heart's needs (see a previous post)!
My beautiful new gratitude journal arrived on my doorstep today. I relished and savored the opening of my box: a gift from my heavenly Father and Tania. As I untied the ribbon and tore away the pink tissue paper, I beheld this beautiful homemade journal...not only with my eyes, but with my heart. Pictures truly don't do it justice. It's even more lovely in person.
Thank you, Tania, for your generous handmade gift. I'm more than a little bit awed at how God orchestrated the whole thing! You can be sure that I will delight in using this sweet journal to recollect and remember God's precious blessings. It will chronicle the people I love, the ordinary moments we share, and unforgettable memories we make. Furthermore, it will tell the beautiful story of God's faithfulness in loving me, correcting me, forgiving me, and being exactly what I need. 
5 comments:
I am SO glad that you won! And thrilled that God knows how to love YOU! He knows how to touch your heart, at the precise moment, and with the perfect touch! I just want you to know that I love you, too....I'll take lessons from my Father on how to demonstrate it!
Have a blessed day!
By the way, I love your Easter eggs...I am quite impressed, my friend!
Congratulations, I don't know of anyone more deserving of this wonderful gift!
Pray you and your family are doing well and hope you have a wonderfully blessed Holy Week.
Happy Easter,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22
P. S. The eggs below look yummy, hope to have time to give these a try this week:) Blessings always, K
Oh Nikki, it's so beautiful! I am so happy for you!
I'm so glad you won friend! What a sweet blessing. ((((Nikki))))
Hugs to you!
Leslie
i.....i, just, love you.
*smooches*
i'm so very humbled by your words.
and really, i am SO glad that *you* won and that God was putting the pieces together when we were unaware. now go fill it up!
(ps....you like how it's plastered in pinkness! that was just for you-----no boys allowed, LOL!)
ENJOY!
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