(The wind was blowing her hair into her face.)
In our world today it is so hard to remember that we are beautiful just as God made us. I try to make a conscious effort to refrain from "fat" comments about myself or my body when her little ears around. If I am having one of those days where I feel blah or like Friday evening where I may or may not have demolished soft pretzels and a yummy pizza (can we say carb overload?), I try to keep my thoughts to myself. Sophie is incredibly impressionable and soaks in everything like a little sponge. Whether she realizes it or not, I am her example of how to be a woman in this world. Even more importantly, how to be a woman of God.
I am still young....in the grand scheme of things. However, the number that is beginning to be associated with my birthday - not so easy to digest. I want differerent for Sophie. I want her to be proud of the blessing and gift of growing old. The symbols of our aging should be worn with pride and not embarrassement. Trust me, I know this is so much easier said than done!!! But as I said, these are things I work on every single day. I only hope to have the gift of working on them for years to come as well.
"The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
It is found in the way of the righteousness."
Proverbs 16:31
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Sidenote - A very proud and shallow mommy moment over the weekend that I would like to share. When I picked Sophie up on Friday afternoon she saw my necklace and goes - "Oh mommy, you are wearing your new necklace and I just love it!!" I.LOVE.IT. And yes, I know it is shallow but I was so very proud. It made me feel so special. For the record, I had showed Jeff my new necklace the previous evening and he did not notice I was wearing it the next day....or at least it did not warrant a comment. One of the trillion and one reasons I love having my best little girlfriend!!!
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