Saturday, November 26, 2016

Letters: Encouragement to my Engaged Friend

As I mentioned in this post, I wrote some notes to one of my friends who just got engaged. I know the upcoming months are going to be tough, and I wanted her to have some encouragement at her fingertips whenever she needed it. I'm posting one of them—maybe it'll inspire you write a note to someone else. That's always why I post my letters—so it encourages you, or so it encourages you to write.
Here's a pic of where I hung them on her wall above her bedl:




Hey—
Just wanted to write a quick note and send some love your way! You have a lot going on . . . I mean yes you’re a fiance, but you’re also a student, director, friend, sister, and so much more. Please please know that I have full confidence in your ability to plan formal and a wedding, study history and econ, work and play . . . you’re competent, organized, fun, and persevering. But even more than skills, whether things are working out how you want or not, regardless of details, despite slip-ups, you are more than a conquerer in all things. Please don’t fret about anything—“I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears”—because it’s all beautiful. You have an eye for beauty—you create beuaty in so many ways—so choose to look through that lens. Because I know you. And when you look through beauty, it’s big magic. 
All the love,
maddieperkie 

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