Miss Piggy, The Muppets
No, I don't condone giving black eyes, but I needed a little laugh today. Inner beauty has been on my mind. Last week after a great talk with my husband, I could see on his face that he saw me as beautiful for the first time in a long time. Not physically beautiful, but deeply beautiful. He was really listening to me as I shared my convictions and beliefs with him about things that are very dear to me.
There's a video that I love that goes along great with the kinds of things I've been thinking, called Deep Beauty, via mormonchannel.org. Watch and enjoy!
Below is one of my favorite pictures of myself. It was taken in the morning in my son's bedroom mirror at about 10am right after I changed a poopy diaper. I hadn't showered, brushed my hair, gotten properly dressed, or even brushed my teeth. But I'm in love with this picture because of what it shows.
In this picture, I see myself as a devoted mother. I love what I do. Mornings are my favorite times with my kids. They're rested and energetic. They're cuddly and fresh, and incredibly photogenic (plus, that's when the natural lighting is best in my house).
Above me- watching over me, protecting me, guiding me, loving me and my sweet children- is Christ. I imagine mornings must be good for him, too. He gets to see me rested and excited for another day. Mornings are when I am most patient and kind.
I am earnestly striving to be more like the person I am on these mornings- a more internally beautiful person. More patient. More grateful. More loving. More kind. More Christlike. That's what deep beauty is about. I am becoming more beautiful as I am refined by the fire of my trials, just as gold is purified from its imperfections by the furnace.
Final Thought
More purity give me,
More strength to o'ercome,
More freedom from earth-stains,
More longing for home.
More fit for the kingdom,
More used would I be,
More blessed and holy--
More, Savior, like thee.
More Holiness Give Me, Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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