so
I just saw a video of me flagging
and don’t see what you see
[sigh]
I saw
fat arms
flat hair
myself
and didn’t see much beauty
[sigh]
still growing
still believing
wanting to see what you see
all the time
Month: June 2015
You Are Beautiful
“You are beautiful:” those are the words I heard over and over again last night. As I was flagging at Straight Up Worship, Krissi came up and told me how beautiful I was. She just kept saying, “You are beautiful” and wasn’t quite sure why those were the only words she could say. I began to cry and told her, “Because those are the words I need to hear the most,” and God knew that, and even with all those words of beauty spoken over me, this morning, I saw myself as ugly.
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“Married to God”
a ring
a gown
a posture of freedom
“What Do You See”
when you look at me
you might see Moses
leading others to freedom
when you look at me
you might see Rahab Continue reading
Straight Up Praise
Last night, I grabbed some friends and went to “Straight Up Praise” at the Rock Church in Point Loma, and WOW, was it AMAZING!! I had never been there before and didn’t know what to expect, and the moment I walked in, I knew something was different. Continue reading
The Makeup of a Smile
At Kyle’s graduation, I snapped these photos of Carolyn. I love the difference a smile makes and showed her what her eyes looked like with and without a smile. It reminded me of the Padres game I went to with Nathan the other night. Let me explain. Continue reading
“Picture of Freedom”
when you know my past and hear me dancing with flags
do you picture me on “stage”
do you mix freedom with bondage
if you do, you’re being deceived Continue reading
“Fragment of Time”
beauty
wrinkles
dance on one’s face
to the rhythm of a smile
ageless time
breathes by moment to moment
creating a view all its own
the appearance of change
may tremble one’s heart
but the beauty of age
has a time of its own
wrinkles
beauty
“Hidden”
some
times
make
up
hides
the
truth
Worship Flags and Infinity Scarfs 