they call her love.

as i type this, i'm sitting at my desk in my room with big tears that are threatening to ruin my mascara.
i just watched the "dove real beauty sketches" video that has been circulating around the web. tears. chills. wonder. conviction.

if they drew a sketch of me, i'd be sure to pick out the flaws. that pessimism has been my constant friend since high school, always pointing out the bad before people have the chance to say it. in reality, it's not my face that is flawed, it's my self-perception. throughout the years, i have been so harsh and over-analytical of every inch of my face and body. more this, less that, darker, lighter, thinner, smoother. i have convinced myself that the first thing people see are my flaws. what a revelation to watch the descriptions of what other people saw. 

just like those ladies said, i have some work to do. i've let those critical words seep down into my heart and rob me of the joy of just being me. my Heavenly Father - in all His glory and greatness - made me. He knit me together in the womb. with careful precision, He created me: amber. whatever flaws i think i have are not a reflection of who i am. i am wonderfully made! oh, to think of how those hurtful words i've told myself have affected my Creator.

i am more beautiful than i think. 

you know what's really ironic, but actually just God's divine fingerprints gracefully placed in a way that is all His own? i was messing around with photoshop last weekend, and one of my favorite songs, "she is love" by parachute, popped into my head. i was inspired by a line in the song and made this iphone lockscreen wallpaper for my phone. in light of the dove video, i want to share this with all you lovely readers so that you can be reminded that you are beautiful and loved and precious in His sight.

download HERE.

download, e-mail it to yourself, and save to your phone. you'll have to adjust it slightly once you set it as your lockscreen.