You are Beautiful.

You Are Beautiful.

You. Yes YOU. I am telling you this because you seriously need some reminding.

You are beautiful.

You are beautiful because you put your family first, every day. You are beautiful because you live by faith not fear. You are beautiful because you walk with the knowledge you are a daughter of your Heavenly Father... of a king. You are beautiful because you played your heart out and walked off that field sweaty, exhausted, and satisfied. You are beautiful because you love your family and friends with everything you have. You are beautiful because you have learned from your mistakes. You are beautiful because you believe in miracles. You are beautiful because you just want that person to be happy even if you aren't in the picture.  

You are beautiful because behind the messy hair and sweats you wear today is the girl who stayed up extremely late last night talking with a struggling friend who needed her. You are beautiful because you let your brother take that last scoop of your favorite cookie dough ice cream. You are beautiful because you stay true to YOU even when the world around you is constantly changing. You are beautiful because you give second chances. And third and fourth ones. You are beautiful because when you something’s seriously SO funny, you throw your head back, close your eyes, and JUST LAUGH, giving zero thought to how you look or sound. You are beautiful because you always say “love ya” to your Mom when you run out the door. You are beautiful because today you gave your kitten a kiss on the nose and whispered, "I adore you."

You are beautiful because you cried last night but pulled yourself together and put on a smile today. You are beautiful because you believe in God and put your complete faith and trust in him. You are beautiful because you never ever give up, even when it’s all you can do to keep going. You are beautiful because you don’t try to hide your scars. In fact, you wear the ones on your legs proudly. You are beautiful because you flipped over that penny to heads up and left it there to be lucky for someone else. You are beautiful because you would drop anything and everything for a friend in need. You are beautiful because you like a challenge. You are beautiful because you can sit down and play your instrument for hours, just getting lost in the music.

You are beautiful because you are stronger today than you were yesterday. You are beautiful because you don't ever give up on people. You are beautiful because you truly appreciate a sunset. You are beautiful because you let the windows down and blast that country music, hair in your face and mouth, smile on your face. You are beautiful because you don’t take those you love for granted. You are beautiful because you pray for that person you just can’t seem to get along with. You are beautiful because your smile is genuine. You are beautiful because you have a sincere heart and good intentions. You are beautiful because you have known defeat. You are beautiful because you know you deserve happiness.

You are beautiful because you HAVE loved. You are beautiful because you STILL love. You are beautiful because you ARE loved. 

...but seriously. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

and don't you ever forget it.

love you all, you BEAUTIFUL human beings!

xoxo 

Brooke