A New Post!

Yes, I know I haven't posted on here in a while... but I did write a new post only not for my own blog. Today, I was a guest blogger on Nancy Rue's blog for teen girls. You can read my post by clicking HERE. Enjoy! :)

Beatuy Retreat Poem

Okay, so I had planned to post this on here right after I had posted it on the RL blog but, obviously, that didn't happen so I'm posting it now!

Written by Sarah Elizabeth
Copyright 2011
Beauty, beauty everywhere
Is it more than face or hair?
Clothes and make-up, give us more
Buying out entire stores
All of this, taking its toll
Outward beatuy's still the goal
Looking perfect might sound fun
But from those thoughts, we should run
Inward, outward keep it pure
Both parts matter, I am sure
For this purpose we were made
Not for covers that will fade
But we were made just to bring
Lots of glory to our King
This is where true beauty's found
In our hearts and all around
We've learned lots on this retreat
Beauty from God can't be beat

The Early Bird Gets the.... FUN TIMES! :)

I got to hang out and have an early morning Bible study with Mrs. Rue and my lovely blog sisters today! :) Woke up at about 5 am and gathered my laptop, Bible, journal and made some hot green tea and I was ready to roll! At 5:30, we started the fun and prayed, chatted, read, wrote, and discovered together for about an hour. I've learned so much from our weekend retreat - I only wish that we could all be together for real! Can't wait for the final beauty retreat session this afternoon!

Beauty of the Heart

Okay, so the other day on the RL blog, Mrs. Rue was having us vote on what the next topic should be. One of the ones that I voted for was worrying about weight and having to look perfect all the time. Well, after I posted my comment, I prayed about it and asked God to really help me get over thinking that I need to be thinner and prettier. Every time I've looked in a mirror the past few days, even though it's the same person that I see, I'm no longer looking at the outside. God opened my eyes and has been letting me see myself how He sees me. It amazing what a difference it makes! Instead of saying to myself, "Oh my word...I really need to lose weight." or "I really wish I was prettier." I see my God-given potential. Yesterday I looked in the mirror and said, "Wow! I'm really pretty!" and it wasn't with the attitude of 'everybody look at me because I'm so pretty' or anything. It was just like, for the first time I could really see myself as what God has created me to be. :)

I can see myself as loved by God and beautiful in His eyes. What do you see in the mirror?

~Sarah Elizabeth~