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A struggling tween, I looked in the mirror and saw freckles, frizzy hair, and thick glasses.
He looked and saw beautiful.
Graduating from high school, I looked and saw braces on crooked teeth, permed and frizzy hair, too much weight for my height.
He looked and saw beautiful.
Halfway through college, I gazed proudly in the mirror, I saw tamed hair, straight teeth, contacts replacing glasses, but a heart that was seeking worldly things.
He looked and said, still beautiful.
Nearing an unpleasant decade, overweight, lonely, and searching for a new dream, He still whispered,
Beautiful.
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It’s Five Minute Friday on a Tuesday. I couldn’t help it, but words started coming together as soon as I heard the prompt, Beautiful. ← Check out a few other posts when you have time.
And let’s all be thankful for a God who sees us as beautiful, no matter what we think of ourselves. This reminded me of a 31 Days post I did on body image, When You Believe the Lies are True, which includes a great song by Mandisa that ties in perfectly with this post.
Claygirlsings 
shortybear
/ July 10, 2013Shine on precious princess, daughter of the King.
Patty Mejia Burke
/ July 10, 2013You are so right. No matter what the mirror shows – or what society “thinks” we should look like, we are all beautiful daughters of our Lord, aren’t we? Beautiful post. Thank you for visiting me!
thehesaidshesaidexperience
/ July 10, 2013Nice reminder today, thank you- Kari 🙂
betweenbluerocks
/ July 10, 2013Are you familiar with Gungor’s song “Beautiful Things”? Give it a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR7VOKQ0xJY
It’s ministered to me, often and often, and ties in well with your post. Also, Isaiah 43:4: “You are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you.”
Thanks for this; it’s encouraging!
claygirlsings
/ July 10, 2013Yes – excellent song! Thanks for mentioning it!
heather bell
/ October 14, 2013Wow, that was so lovely. So true. I love it!
http://bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com/2013/10/beautiful.html
claygirlsings
/ October 14, 2013Thanks for visiting and commenting!