Spray, Pray and Play Today!

Just a few quick thoughts running through my head at lightning speed....

My wonderful husband came home this week with a new 100ml bottle of my favourite perfume!
How delicious!
And I've been spraying every day!
There was a time when I would keep the really nice stuff for just special occasions....but not anymore.

Today is an occasion! It doesn't have to be the same mundane stuff every day!

By jingoes if I'm going to attack the 3 day old dishes stacked up with milky residue, I NEED perfume! Or something to remind me that I'm really Living!
When we lived in North Queensland we had sunshine 360 days a year! And that means it was hot most of the time! I kept my makeup in the fridge, seriously! And perfume exposed to heat goes bad, seriously! I'll never forget pulling out my candelabra only to discover all 3 long slim candles bent over in perfect "J" formation.
Wouldn't happen now.
I make a decision daily to use the really nice candles, the nice makeup, wear the nice underwear, the nice dresses, the nice shoes, the special expensive perfume my lovely fella blessed me with. What's the point of having it if I don't use it anyway?
I choose to live now, to enjoy now, to be a better person, wife and mother!
I may be wiping snotty noses, cleaning up vomit, treating for head lice AGAIN, but I'm doing it with a nice fragrance.....
I hope that in some small way I leave a lingering reminder of the fragrance of Christ as well.
I try to press into him daily, much like I used to when I was a lot younger with the nice perfume samples in girly magazines. I used to open the sample and rub it on. I'd like to think that I don't just give him the "normal day to day mundane" stuff in my life but make each time we meet an occasion.
I have to say at this point that the fragrance of Christ does not completely obliterate the B.O. of life, but it does make it heaps more bearable!

Press into him today. Because Life is an Occasion!

What Do You See In Your Mirror???

People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile. --Lee Mildon

When you look in your mirror what do you see?

Do you notice your face or your hair or maybe how you look in your clothes? Maybe you are one of the very few who look in the mirror and think “I’m okay!” Let me tell you, you are a rare breed if that’s you.

Maybe you’re like me and kind of avoid seeing your reflection, even accidentally. Some days I feel perfectly happy and then I catch sight of myself and all sorts of things fly into my mind, making me think I’m not good enough. What happened? I started comparing myself with other’s expectations of what is “attractive”. What would it really be like to see yourself through other’s eyes? Would they even give a thought to your appearance? Or do they see you underneath. Are you judged before they get to know you, or are you seen for who you really are?

It’s been said, you wouldn’t worry about what other people think of you if you realised how seldom they did!

What matters most is what you think of yourself.

If you are struggling with that, consider: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, Before you were born I set you apart” Jeremiah 1:5. You are one of a kind! A Unique, living breathing, glorious creation. There is no duplicate of you in the world! You are truly original. Logic dictates that you have your own unique style, tastes, likes and dislikes….all the tiny little quirks that make you! Celebrate them, enjoy them. God made ‘you’, don’t spend your time and energy removing ‘you’ from your now much busier world of being a Mum. I encourage you to rediscover your style, the tastes, personality and activities that you enjoy. Then make the most of what you do have!

If someone compliments you on what you are wearing take notice of the design and colour and wear it again. I encourage you to try a few simple dressing pick me ups: for those times you want to feel feminine and attractive add a dab of perfume. Wear a soft scarf or even a bright one. Put on some lip gloss. Wear that nice underwear or delicate slip you have in your wardrobe for no special reason. Be comfortable, the discomfort of ill fitting clothing or shoes is never attractive! A smile is! Kindness, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, purity and self-discipline are all admirable.

I pray you will allow yourself to BE the person you were made to be. And have some fun uncovering you! You are loved for exactly the person you are.

God Dress You

True Beauty....

People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.

--Elizabeth Kubler-Ross