Wonderfully Made

I'm up in Denver on vacation {great way to learn how to be disciplined!} and I'm reading my kids a book at my parents house. It's an awesome book of poems about the Bible. I'm loving it! Anyway, I come across this poem and it made me really think about myself. Thought I would pass it along to encourage us.

Wonderfully Made by Marty Nystrom

When I look at my reflection in the mirror
I'd have to say I'm really not impressed.
I wish that my complexion was much clearer;
I'd love to be a whole lot better dressed.

I wish that I was thinner in the middle
so I could fit into the coolest clothes.
I wish my hair was long,
I wish my arms were strong,
I wish there were no freckles on my nose.

I wish I had no pimples on my forehead
and didn't have these dimples on my chin.
I wish my teeth were straight,
I wish I'd lose some weight,
I wish I had no scratches on my skin.

I wish my knees were not so big and knobby
and that my feet were not so pigeon-toed.
I wish my ears were small,
I wish that I was tall,
I wish my bony legs were not so bowed.

And when I'm finally finished feeling sorry for myself,
at the end of my very long tirade,
God gently whispers to my heart once again,
"You are fearfully and wonderfully made."

So cool. I pray we would receive and believe it!