so like every-other saturday i work at this place called "sharkey's cuts for kids" its a children's haircut place. well upstairs they have this room where little girls can have bday parties and us (the "glamour girls" lol) do their hair, makeup, and nails. they dress up and we dance with them- we basically make them feel like princesses or hanna montana- whoever they want to be and give them a taste of royalty for a day. -thats a blessing in and of itself-
well one saturday i had to to a party all by myself. and it was just for one little girl on her 7th bday and she was with her aunt and grandma. it was kind of weird just playin with one little girl and i was wonderin why her whole family wasnt there... so after we were done her aunt came to me and told me thankyou and said that her mom had died 3 years ago and that this was one of the only opportunities that she gets to feel "beautiful". she lives her dad and brother so she never got to do any "girly stuff"....
i was just in awe of the situation. i know this little girl will barely remember when her mom died b/c she was young- but the life she will have w/ out a mom- i cant even imagine it! i have never been thru something like that so i cant relate to her or people reading this who have been thru something like that. But what i can tell u is this- God wont leave you hangin...
i was talkin to care j. about this and i asked what she would tell someone who had been thru this and she told me her favorite verse was Jeremiah 29:11
"For i know the thoughts i think toward you, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
If you are reading this from that little girls point of veiw:
i can tell you with out a doubt (b/c the Bible says so) that GOD WILL NOT LEAVE YOU IN THIS ALONE! God has always been there for me even tho my problems are trivial compared to hers. God will fill any void in your life- he can be a mom, a daddy, even a lover who pursues you and loves you. He is your everything and dont doubt for a second that he doesnt know how u feel....
If you're reading from my point of view:
"Each time anyone comes into contact with us, they must become different and better people having met us. We must radiate God's love...intense love does not measure... it just gives." - Mother Teresa
(thats my fav quote of ALL TIME!!! lol)
Do you make it a point everyday to make everyone's life a little better than it was before? Are you striving to make the world a better and more beautiful place? I heard meghan land say once- "you are maybe the only Bible someone will ever read." that is sooo true! Make it a point to show a little love to everyone you meet- b.c you are the hands and feet of Christ. workin a sharkey's gives me the chance to make little girls take a step out of reality and into their wildest dreams. we make them feel like absolute royalty. --- what can you do? Where does God want you to be?
Ecc 3:11 "He hath made everything beautiful in its time"
by the way- her name is Elizabeth, please pray for her...
love you guys!
~Peace
