I Saw Beauty First Through Her Eyes

I saw beauty first through her eyes.
How do you know if someone loves butter?
“With this buttercup.”
How do you know God is an artist?
“This rainbow is made with watercolors.”
How did you know what I would look like before I was born?
“You whispered a song to my heart
And it made me smile.”

I saw beauty first through her eyes.
Standing in her closet, wearing her highest of heels.
I had already borrowed her teeny Copper Penny lipstick
Telling myself, “This must be mine: see how small it is.”
Practicing to be pretty
In a cloud of her Chantilly Lace and Shalimar.

I saw beauty first through her eyes.
My hands touch the silks held gently on the hangers
In ROY G. BIV order; tops mixed with bottoms.
Golds with browns, green with blues.
These match and THESE do not.
Practicing to be pretty
In a blue rayon dress, a string of pearls and a feather hat.

I saw beauty first through her eyes.
How does a lady act?
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nuttin’ at all.”
How does a lady walk in these high heels?
“Always on your toes looking ahead, never down.”
Will I be pretty?
“You have always been beautiful,
inside and out.”

I saw beauty first through her eyes.

Now I see beauty through my own.
The chords on the piano linger, in familiar fanfare
And we stand and turn to see her,
The bride, waiting at the end of the aisle.
Anticipating. Eager. Lingering. Patient. Nervous.
Her blue dress accents the deep blue of her eyes.
The hope-filled eyes of this bride – my mom.

I see beauty.

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What matters is not your outward appearance - the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes - but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and were good loyal wives to their husbands. 1 Peter 3:3-5 The Message

So don't lose a minute in building on what you have been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your in your experience of our Master Jesus. 2 Peter 1:6-9 The Message