My Invisible Tiara

Being a mom of 4 boys I know without a shadow of doubt one of the most important things I can teach my children is who they are. I want them to know who they are and where they come from. I know it's a vital factor in them becoming who they will one day be. It will help them to grow and realize that they are important. I want to teach them that if their parents here on earth can love them with their hearts so unconditionally, they can only imagine how much their Father in Heaven loves them. 

If it is so important to me to teach my kids this and remind them as often as I can of their divine potential, than I've decided it's even more important to remind myself just as often.

Being a woman leaves me open to so many reason's to pick myself apart and tell myself why I am not "good enough." I think as we get older for some reason the phrase "I am a child of god" becomes something we teach our children but forget that we too are his children. In Primary they sing it quite often. I know it's a favorite in our house.  

In Young Women's they stand and bear witness, "We are daughter's of our Heavenly Father, who loves us and we love him." Now that we are older it's harder to hear those words we sang in Primary and recited when we were in Young Women's. The world is screaming at us that we are never good enough. If we don't feed our kids this we are bad, if we don't look or dress the part we are not pretty enough, if we are stay at home mom's we are lazy, but if we work outside the home we aren't being a good mom. I am one of those that has beat myself up for not being enough. My house is a mess, my kids eat hot dogs (lots of hot dogs) and I can't get rid of the baby weight. Even though my baby is well over a year old. (I could go on and on.) 

As I was laying in bed trying so hard to fall back asleep, I had this thought. What if we all could wear tiaras? Wouldn't that be awesome? After all we are all Princesses. A princess is a daughter of a King. And that is what we are. Heavenly Father sees us as just that. Have you ever watched a dad look his daughter,with "that look" in his eyes? I picture Heavenly Father giving us that look everyday. Not just when we are looking our best or when we have finally caught up with the laundry for the next 5 minutes. 

I know I need some help in this department. So I have an idea. I know we can't walk around wearing tiaras all day to remind us of who we are, people might get the wrong impression. So when you look in the mirror in the morning pretend your putting on your tiara. Than tell yourself, good morning "Princess."  Than Walk around all day with your head held high, because you are a Daughter of God, you are important and what you do matters. No matter what. Heavenly Father Loves you. If you happen to find yourself feeling like you're not good enough, reach up adjust it, just in case it may have slipped. But move on.  And when you feel that love, make sure you help others see their tiara too. We are all struggling in our own way. Even those we think are the most put together.
Walk Tall, You're a Daughter of God
Words and Music written by Jamie Glenn
If you haven't heard this song before, look it up. It's beautiful.
Walk tall your a daughter, a child of God, be strong- please remember who you are. Try to understand you're part of his great plan. He's closer than you know- reach up, he'll take your hand.