Lord I am what YOU say I am!  Not what others say I am.  For so long I took to heart what was said to me or about me and  if it was bad, it rang louder than all the good.  No longer will I choose to listen to the devil and his twisted words.  I am a child of God and He has created me to believe in myself and to see myself through His eyes.  Every part of me is made for a reason. 

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.  My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.  How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!"  Psalms 139:14-17 NIV

Having children brings to light the beauty of God and how he has created us to be happy and free of pain.  My children shine so much light into my life.  They are full of joy and love.  Ryan and I make sure that we do not shatter their spirit.  We continue to cherish them and show them love.  I love how they see things as they are, not how they can be seen.  I know that they will grow up and will be influenced by others but I will always remind them on how God sees them and how God sees others.  I will encourage them to do whatever their heart desires.  I will remind them that they are beautiful and can make a difference by loving others and helping them when in need.

I stand on the Word of God and hide it in my heart so that I might not sin against Him and by doing this my life is full of joy and love.  I see the path that the Lord has for me and nothing that the devil says can influence me.  So much freedom comes by serving the Lord.  This freedom is not doing whatever the flesh desires but doing whatever my heart desires.  My heart is influenced by God and the spirit of God lives within me so my desires are God's desires. 

"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun." Psalms 37:4-6 NIV