“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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Hairy Legs, Tears, and Laughter
Yesterday, Carolyn was doing homework on the computer, so my writing had to wait. I “could’ve” attempted to write from my phone, but trust me: that would have taken SO long, so I decided to wait, and let me tell you…this story of transformation is well worth the wait. Continue reading
Kingdom Identity
Yesterday, Nathan had picture day at school and wanted to color his mo-hawk with some gold spray. Carolyn helped him with it, and by the time they were done, it looked really cool, but wouldn’t you know it…kids made fun of him.
After football practice, he was telling me how almost all the kids made fun of him…laughing at him, saying he had “blonde” hair. We started talking about the cruelty of kids and how they tease. Continue reading
Worship Flags and Infinity Scarfs 