Since Alyssa and Jon live an hour away, we try to get up there every once in awhile and visit Alyssa during the day. We love to go to a movie, if there is a decent one showing, go out to lunch, and shop a little bit. We always take my mom. My mom is always up for a good time, especially when it involves her daughters and granddaughters.
I love spending time with
my daughters. They are truly a gift from God. I was a strict mom with them and
disciplined them as I saw fit when they were growing up. I cared more for their
inner beauty than their outward beauty. As you can see, they are both very
beautiful.
Ken and I tried very hard
not to make too big of a deal about their outward beauty. We knew that outward
beauty is fleeting but inward beauty is eternal. We wanted them to have a heart
for God and live to serve and please Him.
They both have grown up
to love Jesus. They both want to live for Him and trust Him with their lives.
Whether or not your girls are beautiful on the outside or not, they can have
wonderful lives if they follow and obey Jesus. A wonderful life has nothing to
do with how beautiful you are on the outside but how beautiful you are on the
inside.
I am getting old. I have
gray hair that I have to dye every three weeks. I have a lot of wrinkles. {I
have been raised in Southern California and I love the sun!} My outer man is
definitely decaying just as my girl's outer man will decay someday. So I work
even harder on becoming more beautiful inside.
God tells me I am being
renewed day by day. His mercies are new every morning. I am so happy that this
life isn't all there is but an eternity in heaven with a whole new body awaits
me!
So whether you have
beautiful girls or not, don't make a big deal about their outward beauty. Make
sure you focus on their inward beauty. I have known a lot of women who are
beautiful on the outside and real ugly on the inside. I much prefer to be
around those who are beautiful on the inside.
Your beauty
should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the
wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your
inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great
worth in God’s sight.
I Peter 3:3,4
I Peter 3:3,4
