Day 16: letter to Ari

Dear Ari,

The world is going to try to tell you what beauty is.

What shape,

color,

size

Beauty comes in.

It's going to say beauty is about how you look.

Or even beauty is all about loving yourself.

As much as I want you to love who God made you.

That's not what beauty is.

Beauty comes from a selfless love.

A love that chooses to believe the good when surrounded by the bad.

A love that loves though no one else will.

A love that stands for justice, even when it's standing alone.

A love that hopes against hope.

A love that chooses to follow Christ and love like He loved.

Beauty is so much more precious than so many make it out to be...

Love God, Love others.

That's beauty, sweet girl.