The Woman in the mirror...
A little background.. I am someone who tends to avoid mirrors. I have never thought I was very pretty and I use them to get ready and that is about it. Even when I use the restroom I will glance up to make sure I don't have something all over my face - and that is about it...
Last night the family was all watching a movie and I fell asleep on the couch. When I woke I went into my room to use the restroom and go to bed. I stopped on my way to wash my hands and looked up and saw ME. I don't think I have ever seen myself this way before. I saw a strong, beautiful, capable woman! I saw a woman who endures, who loves deeply, who tries her very best, who is honest. I saw a woman who is loved by her family, by her friends, and by her Father in Heaven and Savior. I felt it. I knew it. I went to bed last night feeling like a different person. A person ready to face fears and overcome. A person ready to triumph over all that life can throw at her.
The past 2 years have been some of the hardest I have ever been though. I have had to dig really deep into the depths of my soul for strength. I have worked hard to develop a closer relationship with my Father in Heaven so that I could do all that was required... I wrestled with Him often over growing pains I experienced becoming who He would have me be vs the woman I was comfortable remaining. But last night, that look in the mirror... that really showed me who I have become. And I like it. I am so grateful that I went through the growing, stretching, breaking at times pain to be where I am now.
That woman in the mirror can do anything with the help of her Savior and Father in Heaven. I knew it before... but not the way I KNOW it now! And I am so thankful.
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