Friday, April 12, 2013

The "It Factor"

I've known Gail for almost my whole life, and I have never heard anyone speak a bad word about her. After all, what bad is there to say? Gail has this way of making each person she comes in contact with feel special - I believe she accomplishes this so easily because she truly cares about each and every person she becomes acquainted with. She just has that "it factor" - the quality we all aspire for - that makes it easy to put her on a pedestal. Gail is the picture of joy, strength, and most importantly, trusting God through trials and tribulations.

Photo by Jacqueline Leigh Photography
(Also, she's beautiful, right?!)

Jesus himself identified this "it factor" in Luke 11:33-36 (NKJV) when he explained, “no one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light...Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

The enemy tries to steal our light every day. Sometimes, things get so bad that {{forget the light switch}} Satan tries to blow the entire fuse box! Gail learned about Satan's thieving ways better than anyone when she endured the tragic loss of her son a few years ago. However, the light of God - the "it factor" within Gail - still radiates from:

every word she speaks
hug she offers
and smile she passes on from across the row.

Jesus's love is contagious, when you come into contact with Gail, it's impossible not to catch it! 

Let's all aspire to be like Gail this weekend, and let the "it factor" - the light of Christ - shine through us to inspire the people around us!

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19 comments:

  1. She sounds like a remarkable woman. One we'd all do well to aspire to be more like.

    Happy SITS Day!

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  2. She sounds like a wonderful woman...the type of person any of us would be lucky to call a friend. We should all aspire to the "it factor." Enjoy your SITS day today!

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  3. Happy SITS day! :) Gail sounds amazing...loved reading about her!-The Dose Girls

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  4. What a sweet post about your friend! I love it when I meet people like that, who radiate God's love and kindness and compassion. They are the best people in the world! :)

    Happy SITS Day, and I hope it is an amazing one for you!

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  5. Amen! Popping in from SITS to say have a wonderful day!

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  6. Happy SITS Day! Gail sounds very special and I'd like some of her "it" factor :)

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  7. Congratulations on your SITS Day and what a nice post!

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  8. Beautifully said. It's tough not to let that light be stolen. There are so many things each day which can drain it if we're not constantly filling it. It sounds like your friend know well how to keep her light shining. Thanks for sharing her with us.

    Congratulations on your SITS day. I hope it's a wonderful day for you.

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  9. What a great way to honor your friend, Gail. Happy SITS day! Congratulations on being featured blogger. Have a blessed day!

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  10. Happy SITS Day. Hope you have a great day. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Happy SITS day! I hope to be more like Gail. I choose victory over defeat! Great post!

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  12. It's nice to read something so positive.

    Happy SITS Day!

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  13. You are blessed to know someone so special. Reading this reminds me I have my own Gail in my life. Thank you for sharing.

    {{ stopping by from SITS }}

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  14. Gail sounds like a lovely woman, a true follower of Christ. Thanks for sharing your friend with us.
    Does Gail blog by any chance?

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  15. What a fantastic post - and this is so true, and nice to be reminded of it.

    Gail is the type of person I strife to be life, and have my challenges from day to day!

    Happy SITS Day, love the blog!

    Jeanine

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  16. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
    HAPPY SITS DAY
    Dawn

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  17. So true - great tribute to her:) Happy SITS day!

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  18. My moms name is Gail - and reminds me of her. She sounds like someone striving to live for Christ everyday.
    We lost someone very close to us a few years ago, in Afghanistan, and it hit my mom especially hard. I got to see her stand up and be the woman of Christ I know her to be, and the strength that she showed everyone involved in Joey's life...thank you for this. It reminded me to thank my mom today. To thank her for being a strong Christian woman for me to look up to. To emulate. :)
    <3

    Happy late SITS Day,
    ~Dakota

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