Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

My dear girlie girls, this will be my last post. I have really enjoyed writing on this blog. It has been my little escape where I could put my serious, girlie girl thoughts into words and share them with you. I have loved sharing with you my love for Jesus, the things that I stand for and my love for beautiful fashion and running. I hope that I have encouraged you in your walk as a Christian. I hope that you have been able to relate to me and know that there is another serious girly girl out there who is striving to live a life pleasing to Jesus, unapologetic about God's will for her life, and who loves to laugh and who loves to talk about fashion, running, chocolate and growing older gracefully and joyfully. I am going to miss writing in this little blog but it is time to end this chapter of my life. I love you girlie girls. Fight the good fight of faith and enjoy the little things in life. 

Love,
Your anonymous kindred spirit (If you've seen or read Anne of Green Gables, you know what I mean - and if you haven't you won't regret watching it or reading it).


P.S. I won't be taking the blog down, because I want to go back and read the posts to encourage myself :). 

A Decade of Bad Hairdos

I think the 80's was a decade of awful haircuts that required lots of hairspray, mousse, and bad perms.  I was watching Murder, She Wrote which mostly focused on upper class characters and I couldn't believe to what hairdos they've subjected themselves. The 80's made me appreciate today's hairstyles so much more, they were so much more elegant and feminine.  Today's hairstyles required little maintenance and mousse was optional. My eyes hurt everytime I saw another version of hairdos on Murder, She Wrote, whether it was on men or women. What were they thinking in the 80's? The fact that the 80's fashion was coming back I was worried that those awful haircuts were coming back.  I hope we had learned our lesson! Yikes. 

Are you the minority or the majority?

Hi Christian girly girl, when you feel like the minority in this crazy upside down world, where sin is celebrated and you feel alone and surrounded by your enemy, read these verses. And may God open your eyes, too.

2 Kings 6:14-17

14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.15 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 

A Thing of Beauty

I couldn't help but share this beautiful painting. It speaks to my girly girl heart. This painting speaks volumes without stating a word. The artist has captured the femininity of a woman. I could look at this picture all day long and not get tired of it. It is a thing of beauty to be a well dressed woman and the artist captures the feeling that one has when wearing that perfect dress for the perfect occasion. I look forward to the spring and summer weather to wear my floral dresses. 

Oh Pantyhose, Pantyhose

Pantyhose complete my business attires.  They complement my beautiful cream blouses and my skirt suits. However, if they catch a snag they can ruin that awesome work outfit. Like this morning on my way to work my heel slightly brushed against my leg and now I have an imperfection that's going to take away from my lovely outfit that I took the time to put together. Oh pantyhose, pantyhose.

A Beautiful Girly Girl Dream of Tulle

Last night I dreamt I was in a boutique where there were tulle skirts on display in every length and color. Mint green, pastel blue, pink, black, white, off-white and so on. This dream was not an accident, because the day before I was on Pinterest browsing tulle skirts. Pinterest gave me many ideas on how to make a pretty tulle outfit that was "age appropriate", where one didn't feel like a little girl, but felt like a sophisticated girly girl who could wear it in her 20's, 30's or 40's. I just recently ordered a tulle skirt and was waiting in anticipation for it to arrive. This was one of those beautiful dreams that was going to come true very soon. :)

My Delicately Flowy Dress

I went to a special event last weekend, where everyone dressed up. I wore my new, cream colored, flowy dress.  I felt incredibly beautiful, delicate, and feminine in it. It was a dress that I wanted to wear everyday just to keep that lovely feeling going. I also enjoyed watching others around me in their fine clothes and was grateful that I was there that night.  One didn't have to be a teenager to have that wonderful girlie girl feeling. 

So here's a toast to beautifully delicate dresses and to events where we may wear them. 

Have a Sense of Humor

Life can be very hard sometimes and I think if one doesn't have a sense of humor, it becomes even more difficult. I think if we look at life too seriously, it can cripple our thoughts and make things seem worse than they really are.  The Bible says to rejoice with those who are rejoicing and to mourn with those who are mourning. My question is, who are you spending more time with? The rejoicers or the mourners? Yes, there are some people that are just way too happy - I have learned that usually it's because they're just playing a part, they want to give an appearance that everything is fine when it's really not fine. I'm not talking about these people, I'm talking about people who are a pleasure to be around because they are full of joy and they can make you laugh. Then there are the Debbie Downers, who are always upset, looking for reasons to be mourners and cynics - I am of course not referring to those who have fallen into depression or are mourning a loved one. So who do you spend more time with?  The name of this blog is "For the Serious Girly Girl", "serious" means that this girly girl is interested in living a life that's pleasing to Jesus, but it doesn't mean that the girly girl is always in deep thought and never has anything funny to say. I am one of those people who loves to joke around, to laugh a lot, to read the funnies, and to find pleasure in the little things in daily life. However, I also cry when I'm sad and I enjoy serious discussions and fighting for things I believe in. I also think that the more serious one is about Jesus, the more things we find to rejoice about. Jesus says in the Bible that He has come that we might have life and might have it more abundantly and Jesus says to come to Him when we are tired and He promises to order our steps and to never leave us nor forsake us. Jesus also says that we can come to Him for anything and on top of it we have the Holy Spirit to comfort us. When we rely more on Jesus, it's easier to have a lighter mood and to take time to read the funnies, even when things aren't going exactly the way we want them to go. 

Homecoming King and Queen

Good morning readers! I woke up bright and early this Sunday morning but I'm still trying to wake up. I had to snooze my alarm clock a couple of times and hopefully my espresso shot will kick in soon. I wanted to share a blast from the past memory that was on my mind this morning...

When I was a senior in high school there was a popular, happy looking couple in my grade who everyone admired. Every time I saw them they were smiling and just looked giddy and in love, especially the guy. He always looked so genuinely friendly and always took the time to say hello to everyone. He and his girlfriend were our homecoming king and queen. Admittedly, I was a little envious of their relationship. I thought it was great to find your other half in high school. As a freshman in college, I ran into the homecoming queen. We were both in line for coffee and she looked amazing and was practically glowing; I didn't remember her having that glow in high school. We started chatting and I asked her how her boyfriend was doing and she responded with "we broke up shortly after graduating high school." I was shocked and stated that they looked so happy together. Well, it turned out that she was very unhappy in the relationship. Her exboyfriend used to always put her down when no one was around. For example, he'd always criticize, in private, what she said to their friends and would ask her why she said what she said, which always made her second guess herself and lower her self-esteem.  She said she felt free and happy now that she was single. It then made more sense to me why she had that glow about her - she was glowing with confidence and freedom. That experience taught me to never again envy people's relationship and to be happy with what I had.  

Follow up on Waiting for Water to Boil

This is a follow-up from my 1/11/14 "Waiting for Water to Boil" post. One of the things that I have been waiting to happen has happened unexpectantly last week. It is so unexpected and yet I've been wanting for this to happen for a long time. I have stopped watching and waiting for the water to boil and just like that it has happened. This month I have chosen to just have faith, to wake up with the joy that only God can give and wake up with a bright, sincere smile on my face everyday.  January has been an amazing month, full of gladness and thankfulness though nothing has changed that I want to change (till last week). 

I just want to say that I am a personal testimony that God hears our prayers. Jesus does deliver us from our troubles and sometimes while our Lord is in the process of delivering us, He will change us - will change our attitude about the situation and will make the burden lighter. I thank God for delivering me from my agonizing trouble. God is good! Now there are other things that I'm still waiting for and it's up to me how I wait - will I wait for the water to boil or will I speed up the process and distract myself with my faith in my God? God is always faithful...always. 

Having the right attitude gets me out there! I'm about to go running!

Waiting for Water to Boil

Have you ever stood by the stove and waited for water to boil? When I'm waiting for it to boil it feels like it is taking forever, but the moment I stop waiting and decide to do something else in the kitchen or just begin to clean up around the house, before I know it the water is boiling and I have to run to it to drop in my pasta. I think that is how life is in general when we're waiting. When we think and focus on what we're waiting for it feels so much longer than it really is. I think that's why so many of us are browsing the internet on our phones while we're waiting on a red light in traffic or when we're in line at Starbucks waiting for our skinny lattes.  When wearing my braces for two years, I remember feeling like it was never going to end, but eventually it did and when I look back, time actually flew by much faster than I thought. Right now I'm waiting for a couple of big things to happen and when I focus on them, I get really impatient and fearful but when I forget about what I'm waiting for my time goes by so much faster and I find myself much happier and content in the process. It's a constant attitude adjustment that I have to make and the more I read my Bible and the more I pray, the more content I get AND the more distracted I get with good things. I don't think that's an accident. For the steps of God's children are ordered by Him. When we take the effort everyday to spend time with our Lord Jesus, our focus is redirected on the things that really matter and as a result we are refreshed and our faith grows and time is spent on much better things than watching and waiting for the water to boil. The steps of a good man (and woman) are ordered by the Lord: and He delights in his/her way. Psalm 37:23

I Like This Version of Cinderella

The cartoon drawing on the left makes me laugh, because I can totally relate to this version of Cinderella. Bring on the shoes! Unlike Cinderella, no prince has purchased any of my cute shoes for me. They have been bought with my hard earned, non-fairy-godmother money.  But if truth be told, my mom has been my fairy godmother up until I started earning a salary after college (and she still sometimes likes to play this lovely role - and she's got great taste!). So here's to real fairy godmothers, cute shoes, and those handsome prince charmings that have either already come or will come into our girly girl lives!      

p.s. watch out for frogs and you don't have to kiss them to find out that they're not really princes (I know, different fairy tale, but you know what I mean) :)

Baby It's Cold Outside. Stay Warm!

The Little Black Dress

Have you ever had a little black dress that saved your day?  I bought a new one randomly a couple of months ago mainly because it looked so good on me. I didn't have any special occasion for it but I just couldn't leave it at the store, it was calling my name :). I was so glad I bought it. I had to go to a last minute function and the stores were on short supply of nice dresses because of their demand for Christmas and New Year's Eve parties and there I had the perfect dress in my closet that fit and looked amazing on me.  So cheers to the just because, little black dresses!  

Faith

Happy New Year!!
The evidence of Jesus Christ is evident in the lives of Christians in the peace and hope that He gives us. I am a personal testimony of this great love, peace, and hope which comes from my faith in Jesus. God constantly reminds us to have faith. My friends, have faith in God. In Mark 11:22 , Jesus answered: "Have faith in God." Many times our faith is weakened because we look at our circumstances instead of at Jesus. Have faith in God, my friends. I think this poem by Ken Pilcher says it well...