How my Blog Name Came About

Today I’m joining in with Kiki and the circle linkup to share the history behind my blog name. I hope you will take a minute to visit Kiki's blog. She is a blessing to lots of women on the on-line world. 

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I have shared a bit before how my blog name came about {original post here} but that was quiet some time ago and I have lots of new readers and friends since then. Today I wanted to take the opportunity again to share how I chose my blog name. 

I'm sure you have all heard the famous quote and seen lots of cute crafts with the famous saying, "you are so much sunshine to the square inch." That famous quote does play a part in my blog name but there is much more to it than that. 

First, to my family I am often referred to as being the 'sunshine girl'. 

I have my granny to thank for giving me this name. I was born in Brazil to American parents and my extended family didn't have the luxury of driving to the hospital to meet me. They had to purchase a plane ticket and travel far to meet or spend time with their grandkids. 

The first time my granny came to meet me I was already a few months old. My crib was solid wood with a heart cut out of the side frame. When she came into my room to meet me, apparently I peeked through the cut out heart and gave her a huge smile. She replied with "you're my sunshine girl!". 

When I moved home to America my granny and I spent lots of time together and just about every time we were together she would tell me that I was her sunshine girl. My parents, to this day, call me that now too so that is how I got that family name.

Secondly, I picked my blog name because of the spiritual gift of encouragement that God has given me.  

Did you know that the moment someone accepts Christ as their Saviour they are given a spiritual gift? It's a gift to use to minister to the body of Christ. You can read more about them in Romans 12. Mine is definitely encouragement and I hope that through this blog I can encourage those who stop by to read what is written on the pages here. 

Finally, I picked my blog name as a reminder to share the gospel. 

I hope that through this blog I can share the message of Jesus and His redemptive love for others. I want to share Christ to every 'square inch' I can. I do know that sharing has to be done wisely and you can't just beat people over the head with the gospel but I do hope that this blog can be a place where the gospel is known. 

This doesn't have anything to do with my blog name but aren't these pictures so pretty? They are from my days in Korea and that country will always always hold a special place in my heart!

What is the history behind your blog name?

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