"Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30 

Beauty in the Broken 

• Growing up I was insecure, but came across as very confident and was often misunderstood.
• I  am not who I appear to be.  You won't know the real me, unless you're close with me.  A lot of the times I think people's first opinions of me are wrong.
• I am very offended and hurt when someone criticizes my character.
• I am shy, but an extrovert.
• I am and always will be a Christ-Follower.
• I believe that no one has the right to judge, we can't see the heart, God can.
• I have struggled with selfishness when it came to my life, but have recently realized "once again" that this life is not our own.  We should not live it for ourselves.  I recently read in a friend's blog that as Christians we are to take the path less traveled.  It feels like a drag a times, God promises us that it's worth it. 
• I am literally heartbroken when I see a friend turn away from God. 
• I often think that my problems are unimportant and should not be bothered with, to the point where I don't know how to express my feelings. 
• I think only a couple people out of close friends and family truly understand why I choose to act and live the way I do, and that's okay.  God knows my heart. 
• I try to live solely on faith, not religion. 
• I wish I had more non-Christian friends. 
• My husband is one of the only people who can make me laugh when I'm feeling miserable.
• I don't give myself enough credit and give up way to easily if discouraged. 

Serenity Prayer 

God grant me the serenity 

to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and the wisdom to know the difference. 

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time; 

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; 

Taking, as He did, this sinful world 

as it is, not as I would have it; 

Trusting that He will make all things right 

if I surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy in this life

and supremely happy with Him 

Forever in the next. 

Amen