Beautiful.

Beautiful. Why do we crave this word? Women hold onto the dream that a knight in shining armor will utter this word to them breathlessly. Men hold onto this word like gold, only using it on special occasions. Why? I read the book Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge (which I highly recommend to all women) and it addressed this very issue. Since I am not a man, I dare not address it from their perspective so I will elaborate on ours. 


Women truly want to be beautiful, but yet always feel as if they are barely attaining beauty. Therefore, we crave men to fill this void and reassure our beauty for us. Captivating tells us to truly embrace our beauty without the help of man. Yes, this is so much easier said than done. I am a girl through and through and struggle with insecurities every day. But, I always try to just remember, how amazing is it that while I am feeling insecure or longing to hear that word "beautiful" that God is saying it to me all the time. I am truly beautiful to Him, always. He made me in His image and nothing can compare to that. So girls, hold your head high, and know you are beautiful, because you are. Do as my mother always says and Celebrate Yourself! Have fun fixin' up, doting on yourself, and holding your head high because girl, you are full of Beautiful Beauty.