Recently our church held the annual Daddy-daughter dance. Sophie and I had so much fun. I wanted to share some of the pictures from the night. Here is a picture of Sophie and I before we left for the dance ... we had an appetizer and a glass of sparkling cider. How gorgeous was my date????????
This is one of Sophie at the dance. She should have been exhausted ... I had been dancing with her for about an hour at this point.
Here is a shot of the the room filled with Dad's and their daughters!
So what do you say to a group of girls growing up in Southeast Charlotte? Where plastic breasts are acceptable and keeping up with the Jone's is a family sport! I was blessed and honored to be able to speak to these girls and I got to tell them about how GOD's creation is much like a piece of orchestra music ... where the song builds and builds with each addition of a musical instrument the song starts with a bang and then builds to greater and greater heights much like how GOD created the light, then the earth then the land, the sea and then the animals and fish and birds and then man ... but there there is a crescendo ... to the story ... GOD created Woman! The crescendo is the key and the heart to the song ... just like Women are the key and heart of this world! So I got to tell these girls ... that are becoming women ... that they are GOD's most treasured part of creation. I also tried to make the point that none of the girls was beautiful because of what they were wearing ... how their hair was done or their nails ... but because GOD thinks that each and every Girl and Woman IS beautiful. I closed with a verse ...
Psalm 45;11, the KING is enthralled by your beauty
5 comments:
What an awesome message to be sending those girls! Your family is making great memories! :)
I loved the analogy of creation as a symphony...I had never thought of it that way before.
Ditto what Beth said. How easily girls can be sucked into looking good, whatever the cost. That is awesome that you were able to tell of God's love to them and that they are beautiful in God's eyes. This is so crutial. Hence why our daughters name means "beautiful woman". I don't know if you're a John Eldredge fan, but he (and his wife) really emphasize the importance of women knowing they are beautifully created by God.
I'll get off my soap box now. :)
p.s. where are you moving too?
Thanks to both of you ... yes we are trying to instill in our kids that they are created by GOD ... therefore they ARE beautiful! ...
Of course if you ask me they really are beautiful both inside and out ...
Glad your back to the blog, mark. love these beautiful photos! With no little girls to dress up, i sure enjoy the girliness of others' girls! mel
I am also glad to see you are blogging again.
You have such as wonderful family...
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