Comments on: My Ugly Angel http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jan Greenwood http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 Jan Greenwood Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:18:20 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1529 I am so blessed by this post, Brenda. I can hear your voice as I read. I am always amazed by your humility and gentleness of spirit. Having been in your home, I love experiencing your gift of hospitality and fun. Your little angel looks beautiful to me - I am grateful she now represents something beautiful to you! Gigi - that's pretty awesome. Congratulations on being an amazing wife, mom, mom in law, gigi, pastor, friend, leader and minister. You are an amazing woman. Love, Jan I am so blessed by this post, Brenda. I can hear your voice as I read. I am always amazed by your humility and gentleness of spirit. Having been in your home, I love experiencing your gift of hospitality and fun. Your little angel looks beautiful to me – I am grateful she now represents something beautiful to you! Gigi – that’s pretty awesome. Congratulations on being an amazing wife, mom, mom in law, gigi, pastor, friend, leader and minister. You are an amazing woman. Love, Jan

]]> By: Marissa Star http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Marissa Star Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:31:21 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1477 Brenda! Thank you for your beautifully honest heart ... there are so many truths in this story! I'm glad your daughter redeemed the ugly angel and now the ornament that represented something else can know be a gentle reminder of how incredible good God is to us, using everything, to bring our hearts closer to him. I can see where I too have had "ugly angels" and am looking forward to the journey that transforms them to something very beautiful in my heart. I want to thank you for writing for DIB and rendering a part of your heart and life with us. May God richly bless you as you keep on writing! Great Love! ~Ris (Marissa Star) Brenda!

Thank you for your beautifully honest heart … there are so many truths in this story! I’m glad your daughter redeemed the ugly angel and now the ornament that represented something else can know be a gentle reminder of how incredible good God is to us, using everything, to bring our hearts closer to him.

I can see where I too have had “ugly angels” and am looking forward to the journey that transforms them to something very beautiful in my heart.

I want to thank you for writing for DIB and rendering a part of your heart and life with us. May God richly bless you as you keep on writing!

Great Love!
~Ris (Marissa Star)

]]> By: Celeste Barnard http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Celeste Barnard Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:13:54 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1473 thank you! It is so freeing to be able to say "that's just me" and not feel like you have to apologize! We don't fit in a mold or a box and once we embrace being the person God has made us to be- There's freedom in that!! :) Thank you for sharing your story! Bless you! :) thank you! It is so freeing to be able to say “that’s just me” and not feel like you have to apologize! We don’t fit in a mold or a box and once we embrace being the person God has made us to be- There’s freedom in that!! :) Thank you for sharing your story! Bless you! :)

]]> By: rebecca gates http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 rebecca gates Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:24:21 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1443 I identified with this in so many ways. I'm not your cookie cutter homemaker. I have struggled to make the meals no one eats, and have a tidy house only to realize that it's all going to be a mess again in the morning. We are all happier to eat out and let a few things go for mama's sanity. ;P It's the pressure I have put on myself to fit into what I think is expected of me; kind of an "earn my keep" mentality. I am thankful to have a husband who loves me for who I am and enjoys me more when I am not trying to be Martha Stewart. I find that I am a better mom when I am not trying to keep a perfect house. Thanks for the encouragement and transparency of your blog. I don' t have an ugly angel for my family to cherish, but they will be filled with memories of eating out as a family and loving a variety of foods including sushi, Pho, IHop, and so much more... I identified with this in so many ways. I’m not your cookie cutter homemaker. I have struggled to make the meals no one eats, and have a tidy house only to realize that it’s all going to be a mess again in the morning. We are all happier to eat out and let a few things go for mama’s sanity. ;P It’s the pressure I have put on myself to fit into what I think is expected of me; kind of an “earn my keep” mentality. I am thankful to have a husband who loves me for who I am and enjoys me more when I am not trying to be Martha Stewart. I find that I am a better mom when I am not trying to keep a perfect house. Thanks for the encouragement and transparency of your blog. I don’ t have an ugly angel for my family to cherish, but they will be filled with memories of eating out as a family and loving a variety of foods including sushi, Pho, IHop, and so much more…

]]> By: Angela Pond http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 Angela Pond Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:20:52 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1442 Brenda, Thank you for sharing your story with us. I know that I can relate. So many times I have felt like everyone else is more gifted than I am, and somewhere God gave them all the "more important" gifts. But God in his great goodness keeps whispering to my heart that He just wants me love those that I am around through his love. Isn't that all we really want is to be loved? He is so good! Thank you again for being so open and transparent. You are such an inspiration to so many! Angela Brenda, Thank you for sharing your story with us. I know that I can relate. So many times I have felt like everyone else is more gifted than I am, and somewhere God gave them all the “more important” gifts. But God in his great goodness keeps whispering to my heart that He just wants me love those that I am around through his love. Isn’t that all we really want is to be loved? He is so good!

Thank you again for being so open and transparent. You are such an inspiration to so many!

Angela

]]> By: Karen Oakley http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 Karen Oakley Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:23:40 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1440 OH HOW I CAN RELATE TO THIS!! I will forever be grateful and amazed at how you continue to teach me. Not only as a child (loving me and being a wonderful stay at home mom to me too!!) but now as an adult facing these very same issues. I felt like this very story today and I asked God to heal my heart, restore my confidence and find joy in the beauty He provides me, blankets me in, and showers on me!! Love you dearly - beautiful story!! Hugs and love, Karen (Hewitt Daughter) OH HOW I CAN RELATE TO THIS!! I will forever be grateful and amazed at how you continue to teach me. Not only as a child (loving me and being a wonderful stay at home mom to me too!!) but now as an adult facing these very same issues.

I felt like this very story today and I asked God to heal my heart, restore my confidence and find joy in the beauty He provides me, blankets me in, and showers on me!!

Love you dearly – beautiful story!!
Hugs and love,
Karen (Hewitt Daughter)

]]> By: jerri howeth http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 jerri howeth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:25:30 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1439 I love you Brenda!! I love you Brenda!!

]]> By: Maria Horchner http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Maria Horchner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:51:39 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1438 Oh Brenda - I LOVED your Destiny in Bloom article. Yes, the battle of accepting Who We Are is a great theme and daily reminder. Me too, being of corporate grooming, believed many lies that "I just don't measure up to the teacher stay-at-home mommies out there." OHHHH so thankful God sees me differently! Sooo thankful that I can fight daily to be me! Thank you for the reminder to bask at the beauty of the Ugly Angel and Rejoice for Her!!!! Oh Brenda – I LOVED your Destiny in Bloom article.

Yes, the battle of accepting Who We Are is a great theme and daily reminder. Me too, being of corporate grooming, believed many lies that “I just don’t measure up to the teacher stay-at-home mommies out there.” OHHHH so thankful God sees me differently! Sooo thankful that I can fight daily to be me!

Thank you for the reminder to bask at the beauty of the Ugly Angel and Rejoice for Her!!!!

]]> By: Jean Littlefield http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Jean Littlefield Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:36 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1437 Loved your angel story. What an important lesson for each of us to grasp...God created each of us to be unique and we are the only one who can walk in His perfect plan for us. I may want to look for a "life lessons" ornament for my tree. And you are a special angel to so many. Thanks for oveflowing into my life! Loved your angel story. What an important lesson for each of us to grasp…God created each of us to be unique and we are the only one who can walk in His perfect plan for us. I may want to look for a “life lessons” ornament for my tree. And you are a special angel to so many. Thanks for oveflowing into my life!

]]> By: Lynnell Tysl http://destinyinbloom.com/my-ugly-angel/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 Lynnell Tysl Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:27:15 +0000 http://destinyinbloom.com/?p=1110#comment-1436 Brenda I so love your writing and YOU!! This story SOOO hit home for me just the other day!! You are so gracious and I just could see ELizabeth saying Take her out of the Trash!! THanks for sharing your story and I pray that your Christmas is so very blessed as you have blessed me! Love you Brenda I so love your writing and YOU!! This story SOOO hit home for me just the other day!! You are so gracious and I just could see ELizabeth saying Take her out of the Trash!! THanks for sharing your story and I pray that your Christmas is so very blessed as you have blessed me! Love you

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