Love Every Morsel of Your Body

All of you who have children may be able to relate.

This morning while getting dressed for church, one of my sons said " mom do you sometimes wish you were skinny again"? My answer to him was "no" I told him I love my body and myself just the way it is. The stretch marks are battle scars of which I was victorious. This body is mine, I respect it and I love it, which allows other people to respect me and love me as I am. It has seen me through two births, three beautiful kids, a miscarriage, 14 years of marriage, deaths, births and a host of other experiences.

Just a side note: Ladies,  it is so important to love ourselves. How can we expect someone else to love and respect our bodies, ourselves if  we do not? The majority of us need to be in better shape, and that's fine; however we have to learn how to love, respect and cherish this vessel that God provided us. We also have to be mindful of the messages and information that we give to our children.

Although, I have boys I want them to have a good relationship with their body image. I do not ever want my boys to see me apologize for who I am or what I look like. It would be different if I sat on my butt everyday, eating bon bons watching soaps. Don't get me wrong, we should all do our best to be in shape and healthy, but if you don't love yourself big, you won't love yourself small. Love every morsel of your body.