Debutante of tiny waist, Ruffled gown in veil of lace, Brilliant cheek and vibrant skirt, Simpering as virgin flirt.
Debutante of tiny waist,
Ruffled gown in veil of lace,
Brilliant cheek and vibrant skirt,
Simpering as virgin flirt.
You are so good at comparisons like this one, you see the true face of everything 🙂
I think you overestimate my skills – but I thank you just the same!!
Magnificent!
Wow – thanks!! 🙂
You really are brilliant at these, Melody–quit blushing and shuffling yer feet! God bless you–love, Caddo
I was raised to be paranoid of ‘pride’ – and am just learning how to properly accept praise. Be patient with my fledgling skills! 🙂
Trust me, I know about that too–just trying to help you out, no impatience intended. Sometimes the “church” also wants to snatch the wind out of our sails–but personally, I think God wants us to feel good about ourselves. Pride excludes the Lord, right? Whereas, accepting and valuing (and enjoying) the gifts/talents He’s put in us, is to include Him in all of it. Agree, or no? I’m honestly asking your opinion.
Absolutely I agree! To deny the gifts implanted by a gracious God must be an offense to His very character. My head knows – but my heart remains often stuck on its ‘default’ setting, and it takes intense work to rewrite my brain’s patterns from a lifetime of degraded thinking. I’m working on it!
Good for you–we’re in this together!! And it IS work, some days–I feel like I’m doing some fancy dancing, sometimes: balancing who I am in Him, with the “pride” thing, till I’m dizzy. And then, bless Him–He tells me, “just settle down already”.
Ah, yes – that pendulum does tend to swing when we are but learners. Let’s make a pledge to practice, practice, always and ever practice!
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
What are your thoughts?