How RUDE!!

 Howdy. Hope everyone is doing well today! 

My husband is always asking me to open things for him because he says I put lids on WAAAAY too tight!  When he does....it always reminds me, unfortunately, of former school days. I can't tell you how many times I heard a schoolmate say "you have big hands for a girl." It was always such a delight to hear. (Note the sarcasm there..)

I may not have petite hands, (or petite anything for that matter) but I mean...they never looked like they belonged on a Yeti or something! I recall being so embarrassed and trying to hide them as much as I possibly could. It's just another one of those seemingly minor things that you just never forget. It can (as I have said before) totally shape the way you think of yourself. I always tried to treat everyone as kind as I wanted to be treated, even if they were, well...jerks. It just doesn't always end up fair. It's okay, though. It always made me happy to be a friendly gal who cared for others. I wouldn't change that. I just have a hard time understanding how people can be so hurtful (on purpose!) with their words. I can't tell you how many times I have thought about just how grateful I am that social media wasn't around when I was in school. I possibly would not have been here to type this little ol' blog.

Anyway...just a little tidbit of my insecurity stories for today. As they say, kindness sure goes a long way. 

I would also like to say....speaking of kindness...I was so blessed to have met two super kind folks this past weekend. Mama and Papa Joyful, y'all are truly a treasure! 

Sending a hug to anyone that needs it! 💖

Bethie

Just a Short Blog for Today.

 Well hello there.

Hope this blog finds you all doing well. Let's see....what is on my heart today? I mostly just wanted to share a quote that I read recently. I am not sure who wrote it, but I found it to be one of the best yet.

"It's not what you think you are that's holding you back- It's what you think you are not."

I really feel this pretty much sums me up. I always had so many things I wanted to do, I couldn't decide which one to go with. Which one would I be the best at? What if I try and fail because I am not as good as others? Guess what! EVERY one of my dreams or plans was shot down (by moi) because of what the quote above says. BUMMER, huh?

I get super angry with myself when I think about the time that has slipped away. However, as of yesterday, I believe I may have just been led by God to give an artistic dream of mine one more try. Maybe I will have some interesting  details to share soon!

Until next time-

(A very grateful) Bethie

Seeing the Beauty in Ourselves-So NOT Easy for Some of Us.

 My maternal grandmother, Miss Ruthie, or “Gram” (as we so lovingly called her) was a beautiful, smart, witty, hard-working woman. However, she never seemed to see much of the beauty in herself. She always looked years younger than her age and could do anything, it seemed. 
She had a lot of pain in her life, but always kept everything “just so” and did more work than you could imagine, even though her knees gave her an awful time for most of her life. She never complained. She was tall and lean, which surprisingly made her more shy, even though she was absolutely gorgeous! She had four incredible children that I am so blessed to call my family: Jo, Debbie (my mama), Ronnie and Susan. They are all beautiful, witty and wonderful people, just like my Gram was!
 My mom was a lovely woman, as well. She was everything to me. She too, had very little self-confidence though, for a good part of her life. All of us ladies on my mom’s side of the family carry the trait of low self-confidence to some degree. I do believe it runs in families, for the most part. From our own perspective, we don’t seem to see why others feel badly about themselves, and yet we can so easily feel down about our own selves and find every flaw. Some of us want to hide or try to be or become someone else. I have always wanted to change sooooo many things about myself but the older I get the more I am gradually beginning to embrace more about me. I still have so very far to go. I sure owe a lot of my realization of the things I am proud of, though, to my amazing friend, KJ!
 Until next time-
Bethie

    (My beautiful Gram "Ruthie" with my son Jules)

Better Late Than Never?

Hello! My apologies for being a day late! We are on vacation this week and I totally missed yesterday's blog! 

Today, I would like to say just a few words about a short but pertinent topic for me....

Beach swimsuit time.

As you may have guessed, I feel SUPER EXTREMELY self-conscious at the beach!  (Not as bad off season, when it isn't crowded) but always in the back of my mind is that feeling of dread stepping out in a swimsuit! Yikes!!!! DON'T LOOK!

This time, I have made it a point to just appreciate the beauty and vastness of the ocean that our awesome God created, and just be thankful. Not focusing on my usual "oh my goodness, I have to walk in front of people in my swimsuit!" kind of thing. (Fun times.)

I look so forward to beach trips, EXCEPT for that part, and it really can put a damper on  vacation things! Anyone else a "hider" like this gal??

Until next time....

Your super slowly improving friend,

Bethie

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