Selfie Saturday....

So.....here it goes.......

Courtney wrote this amazing post, and I've been thinking about it all day. ALL DAY....

(Go on, read it.....I'll wait :) )

Self confidence is something SO important to me. I cherish it....I hold it tightly, and I desperately want my children to grow up loving themselves, just the way God made them.

See, I've always struggled with self esteem. The thing is, I was really confused. I thought feeling good about myself was directly connected to the size of my jeans for a really, really long time. And my jeans were big. and my self esteem wasn't.

It's funny how things work out though..... I had to work on myself.....work on my INSIDES, before anything would budge on the outside. I had to learn to be happy with myself in a size 26, before I had any success shrinking.

But I learned a lot during that time....

I learned that a knock-out figure may turn heads, but a sincere smile, an infectious laugh, and a joyful heart will keep them turned. That the sexiest thing a woman can wear is confidence in herself....and that a positive outlook & a beautiful spirit have a staying power that perfectly toned buns just can't match :)

I want my girls to know this....and I don't want them to ever feel like their worth is hinged on their waistband, as I did for far, far too long...

I will never be a size 2......I highly doubt I'll ever walk down a runway, or anything of that nature. and I'm perfectly ok with that...

Today I'm nearly 30 years old.....my jeans are a size 12.... and ya know what? I can look in a mirror today, and be really happy with what I see :)