"This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world."Last week, Kim passed along the Nice Matters Award to me for this blog--much to my surprise. Then to add to my surprise, Lori passed along this award to me for the Little Bits of Lindy blog. Both of these ladies love their families, God, and have a genuine concern and compassion for others. They are NICE and I wish I knew them in person.
If you know me very well, you know I have struggled with feelings of inadequacy. I honestly don't say that for sympathy or to sound negative. Most women have probably felt the same way. I just feel like I am surrounded by so many talented ladies, yet there isn't one thing I "do" that I really excel at or that defines who I am. I am not Lisa the great musician, Lisa the fabulous home interior, Lisa the amazing seamstress, and on and on I could go...
It used to really bother me. As I've gotten older, I have come to terms with that and have accepted that maybe I'm not defined by what I do but instead by who I am. Maybe I'll never be an award winning photographer or have my own cooking show but I hope I'll always be remembered as a nice person because nice DOES matter...
This award is to be passed along to seven other NICE people. I pass it along to:
Lynn at Somewhere in the Sun
My cousin Karen at Mommy of Boys
Tamra at variety is the spice of life
Jaime at A day in the life...
Jill at O'Bryant Family
Cristie at Bits and Pieces
Kim at Lifesong
6 comments:
I don't even know what to say...I'm so honored by this. I read your post with tears because I so understand feeling inadequate. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Wow Lisa! Thank you! I'm very toushed by your post and can fully understand your feelings of inadequacy. But I do know that you are blessed with many gifts in the person you are and the one that I value and look up to the most in you is your relationship with God and how you bring that to others and your family. You are the person that I know personally that I look up to the most in this area and pray that people might see a glimpse of this in me as I know you shine in this way to others.
I actually have to disagree here... You are Lisa, the incredibly kind encourager and the thoughtful woman!! You always leave such compassionate and thoughtful comments on my blog and they touch me. I appreciate all comments but some are truly thought out and some are not. Yours always inspire me. I am certain that you are much more talented than you give your self credit for.
I am always shocked when people compliment me on things too because I do not feel inside as others see me on the outside. So I do know how you feel. I just disagree. You are very special!
kim
Lisa - I loved this post. One, because you always have such faith and are demonstrative about your "nice" ness - it comes out, when you post, I feel it. Two, because you openly and heartwarmingly discuss inadequacy, I struggle with this daily. I thought I had licked it some time ago, and then I began blogging and some days I feel like everyone does things better than I do. And three, it gives me a chance to encourage you in the loving God-filled way you do for others all the time - you are a true inspiration and I would aspire to be the kind of friend you have been to so many. I wish you a beautiful day and hope for you that you see yourself as others see you.
God Bless
Heather
Lisa, what a sincere post.
I know at least one thing you do well is encourage with great faith, and that, my friend, is not something that is easy to do for many.
Most of the times, we don't know how we affect others and how we're "helping". For some it's obvious, for others, it's not. They're both equally important.
Thanks for faithfully visiting my blog and commenting...and encouraging! :D
Awwww -- that's really NICE of you! If only I'd checked your blog sooner....
Lisa, you are a true gem. You're an encourager and cheerleader and lighthouse all rolled up into one, with about 8 million other attributes as well!
Whenever I feel inadequate, I try to remind myself that God is not only my Creator, but my Perfector. His grace is sufficient because I am not.
Love you!
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