It's Picture Day

All the outfits are already laid out for the morning because IT'S PICTURE DAY!  The one day where the essence of our children being in THAT GRADE is captured...this picture makes or breaks the entire year :)  (Just kidding)...I love comparing their school pictures from year to year and looking at how much they grow up....how they change....but, the girls, not so much.

I guess it is just a mama thing....

I was thinking today how, as a parent, I have such a privilege to RAISE five girls ...BRING THEM UP...INSPIRE THEM TO TRUE BEAUTY... BLESS THEM.  I often think of my mama role in ways related to the responsibility factor (which it is)....

BUT, 

I need to focus a little more on the privilege of parenting.....capturing their moments of success, listening to their hopes and dreams, making sure they know I believe they are beautiful for all the right reasons....inside-out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VqTwnAuHws

Sometimes it takes a while to figure out what really makes us beautiful because we have to push through so many lies to get to a place where we understand what GOD sees as beautiful....I love that the Piano Guys cover this song by completely uncovering the piano and creating beautiful sounds from what is on the INSIDE....

that's pretty symbolic if you think about it :)