Taylor-Made Family

I'm out of school for the next 4 days and am just getting ready to head up to my parents' for Thanksgiving. One of the many things I'm thankful for at this time of year is family and friends. I hope everyone has a a very "thankful" thanksgiving, and may you enjoy this special time with those you love! As for me, I'm looking forward to spending time baking with my mom over the next few days.... I just bought everything for a pumpkin, pecan and cherry pies, and also sweet potato casserole.... YUM!! Tomorrow it'll just be my parents, Nate and Andrea and me for Thanksgiving dinner. Holly and Dan will be coming in Friday, and Brandon is coming in Saturday. We'll have a big family dinner Saturday afternoon when everyone is here! Friday we're going to go downtown Indy for the lighting of the Christmas "tree" (i.e. Monument... see pic below!)... that's always alot of fun!! Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment to express my thankfulne

I think it's crazy but true how much we (girls especially) base our definition of beauty on what we see in magazines, tv, etc... why do we do that?? I confess it's sometimes easy for me to fall into that trap of comparing myself... what if I lost 15 pounds or wore this makeup or got my hair cut in this way... and on and on?? This will never lead to a right attitude!! How do we keep a right perspective then?? Two thoughts come to my mind: 1) Stop the comparing, and replace it with an accurate (God-centered) view of ourselves. Beauty is good. God created us, and said it was "good". He wants us to take care of ourselves. It's important to me to exercise, eat healthy ...I want to continue those habits (or get better at them in some cases :). I even want to try to look my best...when I know Brandon is coming to see me, I've found I just naturally want to look nice....I can't help it! I think God is honored by those attitudes, but he hates when we compare ours