beauty.

"Being beautiful is more than how many boys you can get to look at you, or how much makeup you can wear. It's about what you live for. It's about what defines you. It's about the heart that you have and what makes you special. It's about those little quirks that make you, you. It's about knowing that you are a creation of God, created in His image. It's about shining for Him, no matter what else is going on around you. It's about going against the flow, and living out what you honestly think. And that is a beautiful thing."

I wish every girl could hear this.  And believe it.  One of the things that really bothers me is walking by a group of middle school girls who are decked out in Hollister and Abercrombie, carrying their Coach purses, with more make-up on than I have ever worn in my entire life.

I hate to see girls this young pull out their Too Cool Card and miss out on being young.  I wish I could tell them to enjoy being young.  Especially since all I want to do is be that young again.  I don't want them to miss out on everything that is so great about childhood.  They just don't even realize that everyone older just wants to be younger.  I think it's actually kind of funny how nobody is happy with their age.  It seems like all kids do is wish to be older, and all adults just want to be young again.

I'm really excited to be a counselor this summer and have the opportunity to model for younger girls that boys, clothes, and make-up don't make you who you are.  God loves you just as you are, and I want girls to be able to see that.  No matter what age group I work with, I hope to help my girls realize this quote is true, that God loves them without make-up on, that I love them no matter what they wear, and that they are all beautiful.