And The Winner Is.....

Sarah C!!!  Thank you so much for all your comments.  I have enjoyed praying for you all this month.

I will be posting another round of prayer requests and praises in a couple of weeks, join me again then :)

Sarah, I will be contacting you to get your address.  Please feel free to contact me at elgifts@gmailm.com if you see this :)

Thanks again everyone!!

Hardest Thing You've Been Through This Year - "Sharing Your Cup #4"

I sat in front of my computer on a rainy Sunday afternoon (yes, it is raining in Vancouver) and could not decide what to write for this blog entry.  Then it dawned on me that lately I have had the blessing to get to know some new friends after we were asked to share "the hardest thing you've been through in the last year or so."

It might seem like an odd thing to share with strangers, but that night as the 6 of us shared our toughest obstacles, we all realized that we were not alone.  It might be that all of our struggles were different, but really we were in the same boat.  This world is not an easy place and we were ALL struggling in it together.

Today, I ask you to share something.  If you are up for this challenge to open up and share the hardest thing you've been through in the last year or so, you may just find a sense of peace like I did.   Leave your story in the comment section and just like the other Sharing Your Cup posts, at the end of the month I will do a random draw from the comments and send out a little gift to brighten up your month!  As well, a few other blog friends and I will be praying for you :)

Here is this month's cheer-you-up gift.  It is an 8x8 Canvass Frame and a reminder that you are never alone in your struggles when you have GOD & FRIENDS :

I will draw the winner on August 28th.

Thank you for sharing your cup!

www.extravagantlove.etsy.com

Canvass Frames in my Etsy Shop $5

And the Winner is......

MYSAVIOUR!  Congrats :)  I will contact you for your address.  Or you can email me too at elgifts@gmail.com

Thank you again for leaving your comments.  I hope this blog will continue to bless many more women and men.

I will do another posting a couple of days so please check back!

Share Your Cup #3

For those of you who are just joining us, welcome!  We are a small community of people who pray for each other.  Every month I send out a little prize/gift to one winner chosen from the comment section (just my way of blessing someone).  If you would you like to know the origin of this blog, you can read my first entry Sharing Your Cup.  Please take some time to write a prayer request and know that you never have to go through anything alone.  We are here for each other.

This month I want to share a song that caught my attention.  I love the tune and the words are so true.



I am looking forward to praying for all of you again.  I hope this month some of you will share some Prayer Praises as well.  We have been praying for jobs, family members, children, and just for each other in general.  If you have a prayer praise, please share that with us.

My prayer praise is that my I did find a job where I feel God can use my gifts to bless people!!  Thank you for all your prayers.  It was a roller coaster ride for me, but  I felt so good to know that I was not alone while searching. 

This months little prize is:

Leave a comment/prayer request/prayer praise and you will have a chance to win this post-it-note!! 

I will do the draw on July 31st.   Thank you for sharing your cup!

www.extravagantlove.etsy.com

And the Winner is.....

LIZZI!!  

Thank you everyone for sharing a comment or prayer request.  We have some big prayers, but God is amazing and can handle all that we bring to him.  I will continue to pray for all of you.

Lizzi, I will contact you for your address :)  Or please email me at elgifts@gmail.com.  Can't wait to get the notebook to you!

Pam, you are the winner of last month's prize!  I don't have your contact, can you please email me with your address?  elgifts@gmail.com - thanks!

Thank you everyone, I will post another round of "sharing your cup" in a week or so.

Sharing your Cup #2

Hello for those of you who are new to this blog and welcome!  This blog was created for people to share their burdens and joys so that we can all pray for each other.  It is always easier when you know you are not walking alone...

Last month we had a number of friends leave comments and prayer requests.   You can take a look here Sharing Your Cup .  A caring community is forming and I am very excited.

This month I wanted to share my prayer request with you.  I have been looking for a full-time job where I can do God's work with young children.  I was employed in a very secure position last year but decided to leave it to search for God's will for my life.  I have grown much spiritually, but do find at this point that I am very anxious and nervous about employment for September.  I feel I have waited long enough on the Lord and NEED an answer.

Of course, of course, I understand that when God answers is not my call. So if I can ask for some prayers for patience, perseverance and wisdom to know what God wants for my life, that would be so wonderful :0)  Thank you!  Thank you!

Now it is your turn to share... if you leave a comment or share a prayer request, you will be entered to win a little prize!  It is my way of cheering someone up this month.

This month's prize is a magnetic post-it note:

I will pick the winner on June 25th, 2010.

Thank you for "sharing you cup" with all of us.

www.extravagantlove.etsy.com

And the winner is......

PAM!!!!  Congrats!  I will contact you for your shipping information.

Thank you everyone!  I prayed for all the prayer requests and it looks like we have a few others who are praying with me too!!  I am very please with this new community that is starting to take place. 

I will post another gift in a couple of days.  Please check in again, let's continue sharing our cup!