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My Independence Day went well, other than the horrible sunburn that I acquired from sitting for two solid hours in the sun.  Yeah...I'm a genius.

But seriously!!! IT HURT.  The absolute worst pain I have ever had, and may ever will have. I did put sunscreen on, but not much and it was very old (more like ancient).  Anyway....it didn't actually start hurting until a while after we got home and I showered.  Which was prolly dumb....but I BEG OF YOU to remember this:

Wear sunscreen.  Apply it often.  And make sure it isn't old.

I definitely learned a lesson out of it which is this :

It really honestly doesn't matter what other people think of you.  You don't have to be tall, thin, blonde, tan (!), southern, northern, green, skinny, loud or polka-dotted to be cool.  Remember the verse in the bible that says something abt the Lord looks not at the outside, but the heart? Well it's true.  God doesn't give a flying rip abt what you look like, He cares abt your heart.  If God cares about your heart (not the organ, more like the inner soul), shouldn't we care it?

What you listen to, talk abt, who you hang out with, what you read, what you do....it all makes up the contents of your heart.  So - is it honoring to God? That's something to think about, for me personally too.

And now about how you look....... I mean, God does care.  He doesn't want you to neglect your body, and just chow down on junk food and be all gross.  BUT you don't live up to any standards to Him.  We're created in His image, right?  So clearly - we're all beautiful, whether others think so or not.

I know what it feels like to be disregarded/avoided just because I don't look right (not tan, not skinny, no makeup.....).  And I do understand when you say "I know God loves me just the same, but I still feel bad when I don't look right!!!"  I had that problem too and am still struggling with it, major.  But, I'm learning that I honestly do not care what those tall and gorgeous girls are thinking when they snub me.  I have fabulous friends and an amazing God who love me no flipping matter how I look, makeup or not, tan or not, skinny or not.

Remember this:  You are too gorgeous/handsome, because there is always at least one person who thinks so. And He's Jesus.  And He's the only one that matters, besides me ;)