Thanks a lot for your warm compliments about my mug shots below. I couldn't get my shirt over my head this morning; it was so big after reading my comment box. Truly I have never thought of myself as either pretty or beautiful. Beauty must be , as the poet says, in the eye of the beholder. I don't behold either one in myself.
I asked Joel one time the difference between "pretty" and "beautiful"; this was his astute answer:
Pretty means you look pretty. Beautiful means you make the world beautiful.
I asked, "Which one am I?" and he replied after a moment, "Pretty AND beautiful. But mostly beautiful." Melt my HEART!!!!
I used to want to be pretty; now, my little boy's definition is all that matters. If I leave this world a more beautiful place, for Jesus' sake, I shall have lived well.
Anyway, you all were too kind. I felt silly running to jump into the picture while hearing that timer beep and trying to put my face in the center of the lens, which sometimes worked but I deleted a lot of them. But someone (a truly beautiful friend whose initials are L.R.) had encouraged me to put a picture of myself up there again cuz it had been awhile. I showed Joel the picture he took of me (that I posted) and he said, "Huh! Not bad!" I complimented how well he centered the shot and didn't get more flowers than face.
Joel's definition is perfect. Wow, that little boy of yours is a treasure. By all means, going by that definition you are both pretty and beautiful, but mostly beautiful.
ReplyDeletekids have so much wisdom sometimes! I LOVE Joel's definitions of pretty and beautiful--something to ponder today for sure.
ReplyDeleteI didn't comment below, by the way, but the photos were great!
What an adorable boy you have!!! So sweet. And you are very pretty and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI know it sounds weird but as a photographer I have seen inner beauty shine through to the outside of a person when I photograph them. I could photograph the most beautiful woman in the world and yet miss something if she doesn't have that spark. And then there have been times when I photograph a woman or girl that to just look at in real life you might think oh they are cute but not stunning. Then I look at the images and they are SOOOO beautiful. It is something in their eyes that dances. Hard to explain or describe but I have seen it happen a lot.