I Just Know

Repost from my myspace blog, 12-22-07

Last night I was at my friends' house, and a group of us were all standing there, just making small talk. One of my friends winked at the people in the room and said, "Someone in here is the most beautiful girl in the world. I wonder who that could be?" He looked around the room, then repeated his question as his little five-year-old daughter looked up at him and tugged his sleeve.

"It's me," she whispered into his ear.

He looked at her in surprise. "It's you?" he asked. "Well how did you know?"

She looked up at him with her sparkling blue eyes and said, "I just know."

As I watched this exchange, I couldn't help but tear up a little. What an amazing gift to give your daughter - the knowledge that she is simply the most precious creation in the world. There was no question in this little girl's mind, no wonder... it was settled. The love, adoration, and acceptance that her father gives to her makes her sure of the fact that, among all others, she is the most beautiful, the most prized, and the most exquisite. She just knew.

The world hasn't yet had the opportunity to steal that knowledge from her - she hasn't been faced with the assault on self-worth that hurting people and the media bring. But something tells me that, even when the world lies to her and tries to tell her that what she is is not enough, she'll refuse to believe. What her daddy thinks of her is the only truth.

She's secure in her Father's love