your life as a bible read...

last weekend during a two day training...one of the ladies in my class was a beautiful 24 yr old named denise...

denise does not see her beauty...she sees the beauty in magazines...and thinks that is what she needs to look like to be considered beautiful...

denise is a plus size dark beauty...i connected with her instantly...almost like a big sis...i really saw so much more in her than she did...so i continued through out the weekend to point out everything i saw in her...

she just graduated from college...dresses like a true fashionista...has the face of an angel...gorgeous jet black hair...and most importantly...a warm heart...

she sees herself as someone who is having a hard time finding a job...making it about her...and not the tough economy we are in...

she sees herself as someone who will never be a size 2...instead of realizing that beauty is not a size...

we became instant friends...and when i saw her on my first day of work...she uttered these words...
"i miss you!"...she wished that i was in her department...working by her side...

i know she will do great...because she has a heart...a warm loving heart...but more than that...she works in a department where women would relate more to her than someone who is a size 2...so i sat with her and pointed out how she could use that to help her sales...she told me she hadn't thought of it that way...

i remember as a little girl growing up...a song that played often from one of my parents many record albums...was "your life's the only bible that some people read"

out of all the songs...this one just stuck with me through the years...

the fact is...there are alot of hurting people out there...especially around this time of year...many lonely people...

as we are bustling around town...frantically trying to get our shopping done...our errands done...take a moment to brighten someones day...it really doesn't take much...

a smile...a hello...holding the door for someone who is grappling with many shopping bags...

i pray the Lord gives me many opportunities...to show His love...that many will read my life...and see Christ love beaming through...