Thursday, February 25, 2010

The True Measure

Assessing her waistline
Thought this was really good...

Whether it was back in seventh-grade or just yesterday, females compare themselves to each other constantly, if quietly. Are you there? Battered by the winds of insecurity or possessions?

At the root of these feelings is a fear that who we are is not enough. A deceptive voice that tells us we're threatened by others. And a profound desire to have, that tramples on the blessings God has already given us. If left to fester, these feelings can erode a woman's inner peace, and eat away at her family's views of God's provision as well.

You can pray your way out. God adores you. Every baby-scarred, bleary-eyed, doubting inch of you. Ask him to free you from self-destructive comparisons. Imagine a world where we celebrate each woman's strengths, without making them our own weaknesses.

Susan Besze Wallace

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

One


My baby girl turned one today.

I have been thinking a lot about what it means to have a daughter. A baby who will grow into a girl, then turn into a teenager, then transform into a woman...

I've been thinking about innocence. About confidence. About beauty. About strength...and all the other things I want Eva to have and to be...

I love my daughter! She is funny, outgoing and affectionate. Unafraid of large dogs or heights, she explores her world with wonder and abandon. She has a little vampire smile and sparkling hazel eyes. She adores her big brothers.

She is a gift.

Happy birthday, Eva!