Well, my beautiful ladies, I am resigning my position as writer at MSL. I've been feeling that it's time for me to step down. Sarah, Madeline, and Haylie have you guys covered, I am not worried a bit. It's been great writing for you guys and I hope you will all remember this:
God loves each and every one of you individually so very much. He made you BEAUTIFUL with or without makeup. With or without designer clothes and shoes. With or without a certain hairstyle/color/whatever. He made you beautiful exactly as you are. As much fun as it is to play with outfit combinations, make up, and accessories, don't get hung up on the surface beauty. Inner beauty is the most important factor of any outfit. Love who you are because YOU (yes you!) are beautiful, unique and special to God.
Much love to you all!
Eden
P.S.
Come by my personal blog sometime! It's quite different from this one, more like a journal or a collage of writings.
http://neo-confessional.blogspot.com/
Showing posts with label Eden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eden. Show all posts
4.14.2010
3.06.2010
oh the Ingenuity
So, lately, I've been big into making my own jewelry. and by making, I mean buying interesting pendants from crafts stores and designing chains for them and such. Here are some examples of my creations:
For me personally, I just prefer having something original. Something I made, especially funky jewelry. That's really all I can say on that. I'm a very individualistic person so I prefer individualistic things. and honestly, I usually stick to jeans and a t-shirt so I have to have something to spice up the outfit. Usually one of these pieces or a funky scarf will do it for me.
Make something! Take a jewelry making class, take up crotcheting or knitting or something funky and creative! it's always fun to tell people that you made what you're wearing :]
cheers,
Eden
For me personally, I just prefer having something original. Something I made, especially funky jewelry. That's really all I can say on that. I'm a very individualistic person so I prefer individualistic things. and honestly, I usually stick to jeans and a t-shirt so I have to have something to spice up the outfit. Usually one of these pieces or a funky scarf will do it for me.
Make something! Take a jewelry making class, take up crotcheting or knitting or something funky and creative! it's always fun to tell people that you made what you're wearing :]
cheers,
Eden
1.29.2010
Be Crazy Beautiful
This is literally one of my favorite songs.
The inside has to be beautiful before anything else, darlings.
Cultivate your wonderful talents and abilities and brilliant minds first and foremost.
You are beautiful. Exactly as you are.
1.08.2010
take this to heart, don't let it go
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives and the passion that she shows.
The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.
-Audrey Hepburn
Take this to heart
-Eden
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives and the passion that she shows.
The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.
-Audrey Hepburn
Take this to heart
-Eden
12.18.2009
hello lumberjack!
It's pretty obvious to most that I have my own mind when it comes to style. I don't stay in a particular category of style. I'm all over the board. Here lately I've become magnetic to flannel. Simplistic is my thing, really.
Flannel shirt,a black shirt underneath, skinnies, and my favorite boots :]
It's become my favorite outfit in recent months
When I get trendier, I'll let you know ;P
11.23.2009
"your beauty went to your head"
I've been thinking about this for a while now and sincerely thought about copping out because I couldn't think about anything to post. But really, I believe my place in this blog is to remind everyone, including myself, that beauty is not only all the make up you apply or the outfits you put together. I think we all have quite a shallow idea of what beauty should be and what it looks like. "If I have this body type, this color hair, this type of hair, that skin tone, ect ect I will be beautiful." NO! that is NOT it at all.
I really cannot stress to you enough how important it is to be beautiful on the inside first and foremost. Loving yourself and people around before even thinking about what you're going to wear today or how you're going to do your eye make up.
Proverbs says that charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting. If all you have is your appearance, what happens then? true beauty comes from the heart. If your heart isn't beautiful, your outward beauty is only what the phrase implies. Simply a show.
But on the contrary, a beautiful woman, regardless of age, will carry herself in a way that lets people know that she's confident and beautiful on the inside which adds to the already existing beauty she has.
Girls, don't completely focus on the outward. The outward is temporary.
"Image is overrated if it washes off in the rain."- Krystal Meyers
-Eden
I really cannot stress to you enough how important it is to be beautiful on the inside first and foremost. Loving yourself and people around before even thinking about what you're going to wear today or how you're going to do your eye make up.
Proverbs says that charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting. If all you have is your appearance, what happens then? true beauty comes from the heart. If your heart isn't beautiful, your outward beauty is only what the phrase implies. Simply a show.
But on the contrary, a beautiful woman, regardless of age, will carry herself in a way that lets people know that she's confident and beautiful on the inside which adds to the already existing beauty she has.
Girls, don't completely focus on the outward. The outward is temporary.
"Image is overrated if it washes off in the rain."- Krystal Meyers
-Eden
11.03.2009
"You're oh so beautiful"
This is something I wrote earlier in the year. It really proves a point in my obsession with inner beauty though. Enjoy :]
So I've been reading Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge and something that have stuck out to me so far is the topic of beauty. Beauty in our society today means so very little. All the concern is latched onto the appearance. "You have to be 'x' tall to be beautiful. Your hair has to look like this. Your dress size that." It's all so very sad.
When you're young, you don't think about it. If one of my little sisters asks me if they're pretty or beautiful or whatever, I tell them "Of course you are." and they walk away satisfied. They don't dismiss the statement or say "No I'm Not". They take it as truth, are content, and go about their business.
Fast forward a few years later at maybe 12 or 13 and the concern is "Does this boy like me? Will those girls let me hang out with them? Maybe I'm not pretty enough..." Sound familiar? Every woman goes through this. Wondering if they're truly worth it. I struggle with it daily. There are those days where I have 5 zits on my chin, my hair isn't doing what I want it to, and my clothes seem a little bit tighter than yesterday.
Beauty is entrusted to every woman. Not one is overlooked. EVERY woman is beautiful. Wasn't it even Jesse McCartney (as much as I despise his music) who said he didn't want another pretty face? It's not just the appearance that matters. A woman's soul is precious, fragile, and must be sought. In Genesis, Eve was not only physically beautiful. She was there to be an ezer kenegdo which means in a nutshell "sustainer".
Beauty is comfort. Why do you think the beach or the mountains are so attractive to most people? Not just for recreational get away, but for the comfort and enjoyment of natural, untouched beauty. We as women are not just for looking at. We are to nurture others. To comfort, to soothe.
That doesn't mean we can't be strong and courageous too. Think of Esther, Deborah, Rahab, and other women in the Bible who did very brave things. Esther saved an entire race of people. Deborah was a judge and led armies. Rahab helped the spies in Jericho escape from ever present death. We are called to be life givers. To uplift and encourage.
There is so much more to a woman than meets the eye. The heart of a woman is a complex and fragile thing. Sometimes easily broken but not easily repaired. In this day and age I'm sure you've seen on TV the amount of murders and robberies and all seem very attracted to the destruction of a woman's femininity. Satan doesn't want us to acknowledge our calling. He wants us walking around blind. Stripped of our idenity.
It's sad that many women feel they have to "tough up" and abandon all forms of "womanness" to feel like they can protect themselves. I'm guilty of this myself. We put up our front and convince others that we can fend for ourselves since it seems no one else will. In reality, the women who do this are usually hurt the most. The front, the "tough girl act" is all to avoid getting hurt, or getting take advantage of, or whatever the case may be.
Does that mean we should just render ourselves helpless damsels in distress? No, of course not. But it's not a bad thing to let your hair down and show the truth. To let people know that you can't do it on your own. We're not meant to be alone. God said in the beginning that it is not good for man to be alone. Mankind in general, of course. We were made to rely on each other for support and encouragement and fellowship. No man is an island.You rarely ever see any one teenage girl alone. Usually she at least has one friend by her side. A best friend at most often times.
Every woman needs to know she is special. Every woman needs to know she is beautiful. Every woman needs to know her value. Even if she messes up, it's ok. She's still loved. Every woman needs to know that she is adored by her Father. THE Father of all fathers. God is enthralled by me. ME. Insignificant, small, ordinary me. He is enthralled by me. He CHOSE me. If he didn't have to die for anyone else except for me, he still would have done it. He loves me. Despite my quirks, my flaws, my shortcomings. I am special to him. I am his favored child. I needn't worry about anything because he has it under control.
That goes the same for everyone else. Whoever you are (if anyone is reading this), You are special to God. You are his prize. You are his joy. He loves to see you smile. He loves to hear your laugh (no matter how obnoxious YOU think it is). He is enthralled by you. Your beauty (or if you're a guy, handsomeness) takes his breath away.
He doesn't love just the "good people". The ones that are in church whenever the doors are open. The ones who go on every mission trip available. The ones who attend every conference, every bible study, every fellowship thing. He loves them too, don't get me wrong. But He loves the "ordinary" ones too. The homeless man on the sidewalk. The prostitute. The man who abuses his wife and children. The terrorists. The unlovable people. The people who get on our nerves. That annoying co-worker who just loves to make work life miserable for everyone. The one kid in class who has an attitude. The teenager who drove drunk, wrecked his parent's car and killed a woman coming home from the late shift at her second job.
God loves everyone. Not just love. But Agape. A deeper love than we can comprehend. A non-conditional, never fickle love. There's no end to it. I wish I could love like that. Especially when I don't feel like loving. I wish I could be more like Jesus. I strive to be. I seem to fall so often and it feels like he could never love me after what I just did. But he does. He does and needs not explain himself. He just loves us because he does.
I imagine I'll have more to write on this subject. This was just so heavy on my heart that I had to write it out.
Take it to heart :]
- Eden
So I've been reading Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge and something that have stuck out to me so far is the topic of beauty. Beauty in our society today means so very little. All the concern is latched onto the appearance. "You have to be 'x' tall to be beautiful. Your hair has to look like this. Your dress size that." It's all so very sad.
When you're young, you don't think about it. If one of my little sisters asks me if they're pretty or beautiful or whatever, I tell them "Of course you are." and they walk away satisfied. They don't dismiss the statement or say "No I'm Not". They take it as truth, are content, and go about their business.
Fast forward a few years later at maybe 12 or 13 and the concern is "Does this boy like me? Will those girls let me hang out with them? Maybe I'm not pretty enough..." Sound familiar? Every woman goes through this. Wondering if they're truly worth it. I struggle with it daily. There are those days where I have 5 zits on my chin, my hair isn't doing what I want it to, and my clothes seem a little bit tighter than yesterday.
Beauty is entrusted to every woman. Not one is overlooked. EVERY woman is beautiful. Wasn't it even Jesse McCartney (as much as I despise his music) who said he didn't want another pretty face? It's not just the appearance that matters. A woman's soul is precious, fragile, and must be sought. In Genesis, Eve was not only physically beautiful. She was there to be an ezer kenegdo which means in a nutshell "sustainer".
Beauty is comfort. Why do you think the beach or the mountains are so attractive to most people? Not just for recreational get away, but for the comfort and enjoyment of natural, untouched beauty. We as women are not just for looking at. We are to nurture others. To comfort, to soothe.
That doesn't mean we can't be strong and courageous too. Think of Esther, Deborah, Rahab, and other women in the Bible who did very brave things. Esther saved an entire race of people. Deborah was a judge and led armies. Rahab helped the spies in Jericho escape from ever present death. We are called to be life givers. To uplift and encourage.
There is so much more to a woman than meets the eye. The heart of a woman is a complex and fragile thing. Sometimes easily broken but not easily repaired. In this day and age I'm sure you've seen on TV the amount of murders and robberies and all seem very attracted to the destruction of a woman's femininity. Satan doesn't want us to acknowledge our calling. He wants us walking around blind. Stripped of our idenity.
It's sad that many women feel they have to "tough up" and abandon all forms of "womanness" to feel like they can protect themselves. I'm guilty of this myself. We put up our front and convince others that we can fend for ourselves since it seems no one else will. In reality, the women who do this are usually hurt the most. The front, the "tough girl act" is all to avoid getting hurt, or getting take advantage of, or whatever the case may be.
Does that mean we should just render ourselves helpless damsels in distress? No, of course not. But it's not a bad thing to let your hair down and show the truth. To let people know that you can't do it on your own. We're not meant to be alone. God said in the beginning that it is not good for man to be alone. Mankind in general, of course. We were made to rely on each other for support and encouragement and fellowship. No man is an island.You rarely ever see any one teenage girl alone. Usually she at least has one friend by her side. A best friend at most often times.
Every woman needs to know she is special. Every woman needs to know she is beautiful. Every woman needs to know her value. Even if she messes up, it's ok. She's still loved. Every woman needs to know that she is adored by her Father. THE Father of all fathers. God is enthralled by me. ME. Insignificant, small, ordinary me. He is enthralled by me. He CHOSE me. If he didn't have to die for anyone else except for me, he still would have done it. He loves me. Despite my quirks, my flaws, my shortcomings. I am special to him. I am his favored child. I needn't worry about anything because he has it under control.
That goes the same for everyone else. Whoever you are (if anyone is reading this), You are special to God. You are his prize. You are his joy. He loves to see you smile. He loves to hear your laugh (no matter how obnoxious YOU think it is). He is enthralled by you. Your beauty (or if you're a guy, handsomeness) takes his breath away.
He doesn't love just the "good people". The ones that are in church whenever the doors are open. The ones who go on every mission trip available. The ones who attend every conference, every bible study, every fellowship thing. He loves them too, don't get me wrong. But He loves the "ordinary" ones too. The homeless man on the sidewalk. The prostitute. The man who abuses his wife and children. The terrorists. The unlovable people. The people who get on our nerves. That annoying co-worker who just loves to make work life miserable for everyone. The one kid in class who has an attitude. The teenager who drove drunk, wrecked his parent's car and killed a woman coming home from the late shift at her second job.
God loves everyone. Not just love. But Agape. A deeper love than we can comprehend. A non-conditional, never fickle love. There's no end to it. I wish I could love like that. Especially when I don't feel like loving. I wish I could be more like Jesus. I strive to be. I seem to fall so often and it feels like he could never love me after what I just did. But he does. He does and needs not explain himself. He just loves us because he does.
I imagine I'll have more to write on this subject. This was just so heavy on my heart that I had to write it out.
Take it to heart :]
- Eden
10.15.2009
First Things First
I think we should start with first things first.
Before we talk about clothes, or make up, or anything else, the deadly topic of inner beauty should be covered.
What is inner beauty? For me, it all starts with having a love for people. A concern and willing heart to serve and help our fellow man. It starts with selflessness, gentleness, self control, kindness, love, ect.
Inner beauty is cultivated by a sense of just being real. Not putting on a show or saving face. Being all things to all men. Really I could go on about this for ages.
But let's stick with this condensed "field guide" to cultivating inner beauty:
Before we talk about clothes, or make up, or anything else, the deadly topic of inner beauty should be covered.
What is inner beauty? For me, it all starts with having a love for people. A concern and willing heart to serve and help our fellow man. It starts with selflessness, gentleness, self control, kindness, love, ect.
Inner beauty is cultivated by a sense of just being real. Not putting on a show or saving face. Being all things to all men. Really I could go on about this for ages.
But let's stick with this condensed "field guide" to cultivating inner beauty:
1) Love others as you would love yourself.
2)Be real, no matter what it will do to your status or standing with certain people.
3) Be kind and gentle with all but firm, affirming and encouraging in the same breath.
4)Let it start with the inside. Cultivate beauty from the inside and the rest will be a natural flow.
Simplistic, I know. But I don't see being put any other way.
Stay beautiful!
-Eden
10.06.2009
Introducing: Eden!!!
People call me 'Eden' if they want to get my attention. I'm 16, born in and currently living in North Carolina.
Beauty to me is a multi faceted concept. Beauty is a reflection of the heart. What a person is on the inside is what she'll reflect outwardly. The reflection should be beautiful. For God made every woman beautiful.
I love all aspects of beauty. Making one beautiful on the outside as she should be on the inside. My current favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice and my favorite book The Orphaned Anything's by Stephen Christian.Cities by Anberlin is my all time favorite cd, hands down. I love the 'Boho' style. It's cute and freeflow, but I love the 'emo' style too. It's got dark with flecks of color to back it up with a little bit of funky craziness. As a girl, I love being able to express myself with style freely. I don't stay in the lines when it comes to your typical 16 year old girl. I'd like to think I'm a bold with my style. My least favorite thing to cope with in being female is most definitely the rollercoaster we call horomones (I call them "horrormones"). When I graduate, I want to go to college for proffessional photography and to be a musician. Music and photography are two aspects in which my overflow of emotion is released.I don't have any hobbies. I have passions and they include: Writing, Photography, Making and Listening to Music, People, Amateur Psychology, Sketching, Ballroom Dancing, and throwing outfits together.
One interesting thing that few know directly is that I go by my middle name
signing off for now-
Eden
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