Vibrant Giveaway Winner {Aug. 2011}

"... I have come a long way in life
to be where I am today."

Even though I have personally only lived for around 15,000 days,
it has been such a quick 41+ years! Our walk, our journey in our lives, can feel either like it has been such a long one, or one that it has simply flown by.

The sentence above really touched me as read the comments left on the post, and as I drew from my little cracked antique pitcher the name of August's Vibrant Giveaway winner, the words came back to my mind and heart.

The words ring so true that even in the shortest of life spans, each and every one of our walks in this life is one of purpose, meaning and reason. To us, we feel we have overcome incredible obstacles, have surpassed trials and mountains of challenges to get to where we are now. But to God, the time we have been here is merely the length of a blink. A speck of what is to come. And all the moments in our path were meant for us, placed by Him and intended for His glory. After all, the one who knows our heart best is the one who created it.

Your walk is all your own, and as every hair on your head has been counted, everything you would ever do is also known. He weeps alongside you as your tears fall. He knows the longings of your heart. He is overjoyed by your triumphs, and no matter what you could ever do, nothing can separate you from His love.

{Vintage Button Bracelet by Vintage Butterfly artist, Missy Stevens
c/o: vintagebutterfly.missy@gmail.com}

What does all of this have to do with the prize of this beautiful vintage button bracelet? Serving as a metaphor for one's path, it resembles the marking of milestones as it shows signs of bumps and wear within its beauty. It has strength and endurance within its fragile and delicate structure. It reflects the long path you have walked to reach this place you are today, and whether you are at a point of triumph or trial, you are right where you have always been meant to be!

Congratulations goes to Sheryl May as our
August 2011 Vibrant Giveaway winner!

Wear it, enjoy it, and add charms and special mini memories to it if you like. May it be a continuing reflection of the footprints you are making in this world and the moments you want to remember!