(C. Rebekah Gardner, 2008)
V1. As a child I always dreamed of that fairy tale wedding
It’s something that is on every girls mind
I prayed for you night after night
Now that I am here and living it out
I feel like I could just fly
Ch. I always dreamed as a little girl
About being that Cinderella bride
I dreamed of walking down the aisle
And throwing my bouquet
I am finally here; I have made it to this special day
In my white gown and shoes
I waited all my life for this day to come
And now that’s it’s here
I will live in this day
V2. As I walk down the aisle
Illuminated with love in my eyes
I am so happy to find the one to call mine
We hold hands and make a promise to always be together
He kisses me and says
“I will love you forever”
Ch. I always dreamed as a little girl
About being that Cinderella bride
I dreamed of walking down the aisle
And throwing my bouquet
I am finally here; I have made it to this special day
In my white gown and shoes
I waited all my life for this day to come
And now that’s it’s here
I will live in this day
V3. The music starts to play
Hand in hand, he leads the way
I lean into his arms swaying to the love song
We are so in love with each other
I pray that this love will never die
Bridge: We get into the car and leave for our honeymoon
With lights in our eyes and joy in our hearts
What a blessing this day was
Let us always remember to
Love like the day we first laid eyes on each other
Ch. I always dreamed as a little girl
About being that Cinderella bride
I dreamed of walking down the aisle
And throwing my bouquet
I am finally here; I have made it to this special day
In my white gown and shoes
I waited all my life for this day to come
And now that’s it’s here
I will live in this day
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
You Are Beautiful
(c.Rebekah Gardner, 2010)
You are beautiful
You were purchased with love
From a rugged wooden cross
God shed his blood and died once and for all
You are worth more than anything in this world
Yet daily we seem to live for other idols that are before
Don’t ever let anything or anyone change you
Our society is so corrupted with lies
And definitions of their so called, “beautiful”
Just remember who and whose you are
You belong to the King of Kings
And the Lord of Lords
He loves you so much
But he knows that you struggle with the deceptions of this world
See the world tells you that beauty is by outward adorns
That if you have the latest clothes and are just skin and bones
Then you are beautiful and accepted in this society alone
But will you every be skinny enough
When our magazines and TV’s find destructive humor
In messing people up
See the magazines say that you need to look a certain way
By displaying pictures with people’s weight
And brutal comments of disgust and hate
But when they’re smaller the next headline says
“Anorexia has now taken over”
So once, they gain weight and actually get healthy
The headline turns to a glamorized bold title saying
Look how much weight she has gained by sitting there just reading
Is she not going to her Jenny Craig Meetings?
Really people, have we lost our minds
We need to get off this ridiculous pendulum
Let people live their lives
There are more important things to fill the paper with
Like starving kids that are living in Africa and Haiti
Our world is uncertain and lost
They use every outward thing like looks and fame
To display a fake beauty titled game.
Beauty can be deceiving
When the world just says one more nip and tuck
Will make you look so hot
We look into magazines
And say, “I want to look like that”
Yet who really looks like an airbrushed attack.
Our world is reaching for something that is fake and a lie
An airbrushed face with no zit or wrinkle around the eye
No cellulite or fluff to be seen
The celebrity on the magazine
Doesn’t even recognize
Her own self in the latest seventeen
We are caught up in foolishness and waywardness
In a definition that is so distorted and in need of a full transformation
Let me tell you about beauty
Beauty is found in God alone
No procedure, clothes, money, or fame
Can every replace the Name above all Names
Let me tell you what beauty is
Beauty is helping the mother who just lost her son
To a rare but deadly form of cancer in the lung
Beauty is sharing the love of Christ
To the teenage girl who just found out
That she is due in March
Beauty is serving the people outside these four walls
And realizing we are no different than
The robber who just stole from the mall
Beauty is giving to a family in need
Who just recently lost their house?
To a harsh and deadly hurricane
Beauty is sharing about Gods love and mercy
To girls who are struggling with eating disorders
It’s realizing that your trial is going to be used
To help other girls just like you
Beauty is living a life for Christ
And realizing that we are adorned with beauty
In His sight
Beauty is different than everyone else see’s
They have no idea what beauty really means
You are beautiful in the eyes of Christ
Do not get lost in the world’s
Vanity, craving, searches for something more
Something that is only temporary
And will never fill your void
Jesus Christ is the one and only satisfier
Of every person’s life
Do not ever forget that He is everything that you need
When society says just one more
Will make you so pleased
He is so faithful and loves you so much
Your belongingness can only be found
Through the blood of Jesus Christ
For he gave everything including himself
So you would be filled
And made in the image of Him
With beauty that is found through
The one and only Jesus Christ!
You are beautiful!
You are beautiful
You were purchased with love
From a rugged wooden cross
God shed his blood and died once and for all
You are worth more than anything in this world
Yet daily we seem to live for other idols that are before
Don’t ever let anything or anyone change you
Our society is so corrupted with lies
And definitions of their so called, “beautiful”
Just remember who and whose you are
You belong to the King of Kings
And the Lord of Lords
He loves you so much
But he knows that you struggle with the deceptions of this world
See the world tells you that beauty is by outward adorns
That if you have the latest clothes and are just skin and bones
Then you are beautiful and accepted in this society alone
But will you every be skinny enough
When our magazines and TV’s find destructive humor
In messing people up
See the magazines say that you need to look a certain way
By displaying pictures with people’s weight
And brutal comments of disgust and hate
But when they’re smaller the next headline says
“Anorexia has now taken over”
So once, they gain weight and actually get healthy
The headline turns to a glamorized bold title saying
Look how much weight she has gained by sitting there just reading
Is she not going to her Jenny Craig Meetings?
Really people, have we lost our minds
We need to get off this ridiculous pendulum
Let people live their lives
There are more important things to fill the paper with
Like starving kids that are living in Africa and Haiti
Our world is uncertain and lost
They use every outward thing like looks and fame
To display a fake beauty titled game.
Beauty can be deceiving
When the world just says one more nip and tuck
Will make you look so hot
We look into magazines
And say, “I want to look like that”
Yet who really looks like an airbrushed attack.
Our world is reaching for something that is fake and a lie
An airbrushed face with no zit or wrinkle around the eye
No cellulite or fluff to be seen
The celebrity on the magazine
Doesn’t even recognize
Her own self in the latest seventeen
We are caught up in foolishness and waywardness
In a definition that is so distorted and in need of a full transformation
Let me tell you about beauty
Beauty is found in God alone
No procedure, clothes, money, or fame
Can every replace the Name above all Names
Let me tell you what beauty is
Beauty is helping the mother who just lost her son
To a rare but deadly form of cancer in the lung
Beauty is sharing the love of Christ
To the teenage girl who just found out
That she is due in March
Beauty is serving the people outside these four walls
And realizing we are no different than
The robber who just stole from the mall
Beauty is giving to a family in need
Who just recently lost their house?
To a harsh and deadly hurricane
Beauty is sharing about Gods love and mercy
To girls who are struggling with eating disorders
It’s realizing that your trial is going to be used
To help other girls just like you
Beauty is living a life for Christ
And realizing that we are adorned with beauty
In His sight
Beauty is different than everyone else see’s
They have no idea what beauty really means
You are beautiful in the eyes of Christ
Do not get lost in the world’s
Vanity, craving, searches for something more
Something that is only temporary
And will never fill your void
Jesus Christ is the one and only satisfier
Of every person’s life
Do not ever forget that He is everything that you need
When society says just one more
Will make you so pleased
He is so faithful and loves you so much
Your belongingness can only be found
Through the blood of Jesus Christ
For he gave everything including himself
So you would be filled
And made in the image of Him
With beauty that is found through
The one and only Jesus Christ!
You are beautiful!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Beyond the Brands
Clothing brands are a major concern today among girls and women. I cannot tell you the many comments and concerns I hear from young girls about “needing” a certain brand of clothing. It's almost as if the clothing brand says something about the person, or speaks for itself. I know that it's not an easy thing, but embrace a style of your own and learn to rock it out , because you have a unique one! Girls, let me just tell you; different is good and having diverse brands of clothing is a wonderful thing! I challenge you to wear a brand that is not popular among your friends. When we all wear the same brand of clothes it's so boring. It isn't special and unique when we all wear Aeropostale, Abercrombie, or American Eagle. Try to find an outfit that you like and one that reflects your personality. Do not base it off the opinions of others but rather your own individual style. Go to thrift shops, or any store where you can find one-of-a-kind items and wear your outfit with God-confidence. You never know, you might just be the next trendsetter!
Look at this cute jersey tank from Target! It's very fashion forward and modest with a built-in camisole underneath. It is so crazy to think that we like a shirt because of a name or letters that appear on a bag or shoe. I want to challenge you to ask yourself this question the next time you are trying to decide on a new clothing purchase.
Are you buying this outfit or garment because you like it and it goes great with your style or are you buying this shirt or pants because it's what everyone else has and somehow it makes you feel part of the crowd? If you ask yourself this question and answer yes to the second part of the question, then I hope you will take me up on my challenge and find your own style that is not based on what your friends wear or on a specific brand. God has created us all to be unique individuals. In the Bible, in 1 Peter 2:9, it says we are a people that belong to Christ. Our sense of belonging does not come through a brand of clothing but only through Jesus Christ. Make a goal to buy something other than the 3 A's, okay?
Look at this cute jersey tank from Target! It's very fashion forward and modest with a built-in camisole underneath. It is so crazy to think that we like a shirt because of a name or letters that appear on a bag or shoe. I want to challenge you to ask yourself this question the next time you are trying to decide on a new clothing purchase.
Are you buying this outfit or garment because you like it and it goes great with your style or are you buying this shirt or pants because it's what everyone else has and somehow it makes you feel part of the crowd? If you ask yourself this question and answer yes to the second part of the question, then I hope you will take me up on my challenge and find your own style that is not based on what your friends wear or on a specific brand. God has created us all to be unique individuals. In the Bible, in 1 Peter 2:9, it says we are a people that belong to Christ. Our sense of belonging does not come through a brand of clothing but only through Jesus Christ. Make a goal to buy something other than the 3 A's, okay?
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