Bravely BeLI(e)VING

Ever have that moment. When you feel fantastic. Your cloths fit perfect, your face (make-up or make-up free) looks great, your hair is shiny and smooth. Not a hair out of place. You feel amazing in your skin! You check yourself in the mirror and you feel BEAUTIFUL. You walk with confidence because today you did it right. Perfectly put together.   Picture time and you click, click, click...perfection...Or not!   Check out the picture you know the camera adds an extra 10 pounds (that you really didn't need), and realize you have makeup lines your face is ghostly, dress is wrinkled, hair static-y and a little too much oily shine (how can you even have static and oily at the same time!). Time to redo, and redo, and redo. Lean forward, suck it in. Remember those photo to do's. Bend slightly, head slightly down, don't giraffe your neck, head forward (man do I feel like a turtle). Don't concentrate on the fun of the moment but be a robot and be mechanical. ...

Today I change. Today is the beginning of a new beginning. Today is the day that I can say I can start new and refreshed. Today I can be the best me that I was meant to be A year has gone by and I have yet again turned another year older. Is there a pause button? Is there a way to stay 18, 22, 28? To stay young forever. Stop the ageing, stop the children from growing up, to stop the feeling like I am loosing my youth. In the past year life has been so altered. It is glorious and painful. It is humbling and cry worthy. In a year from this day in 2013 life has had miracles, it has tested me time and time again. The devil has tempted me, he has told me my faults, he has told me time and time again that I will not make it and that I am not good enough. But let me tell you the Lord has prevailed HE has lifted me and strengthen me. He has tested me too, yet I know that "Holy is the Lord God almighty!".  You wouldn't believe the year that has been so filled with stumb...