Many thanks to Liz at A Dusty Frame for this award! This is the Lemons to Lemonade award. Here are the details:
Now, the way the “When Life Gives You Lemons, make Lemonade” Award (for short, The Lemonade Award) works is:
1) You must link back to the person you received the award from.
2) You have to nominate 10 bloggers who are deserving of this award!
Lemons to lemonade…it’s all about giving God the glory, is it not?
Genesis 19:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Shouldn’t we all turn every lemon in our lives into lemonade, no matter how small the lemon?
The biggest lemon in my life, by far, has been postpartum depression. God has blessed me incedibly through it, as well as taught me and stretched me far beyond my imaginings. The biggest blessing, however, is being able to minister to other ladies and help them get through what I went through. You can see my glass of lemonade at Out of the Valley.
Gosh, I’m so bad at picking people to win an award. You know, I believe that each and every person has a situation in their lives where they have had a lemon and turned it into lemonade. So instead, I challenge each of my blog readers (all 10,000 10 of you) to take this award, post it on your blog, tell everyone about a situation (no matter how big or small) where a “lemon” was turned into “lemonade”, how God sustained and helped you through it, and then come back here and link your post in the comments.
Bold challenge, I know. I guess I’m feeling bold this morning. Must be the rain and storm outside.
I do believe it’s all about giving God all the praise and glory for every work He has done in our lives. I, for one, do not do enough of that acknowledgment. Thus, I challenge you as much as I challenge myself.
What is your lemon to lemonade story? I cannot wait to hear it!