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things I don’t realize…things that pass me by without pause, but she notices.
She watches, she listens, she repeats…
William Bennet stated, “there is nothing more influential, more determinant in a child’s life than the moral power of a quiet example.”
These precious pictures are a reminder of the power that I hold in the shaping of my childrens’ lives. Whew- I don’t take that lightly.
When I was looking through my camera card, I came across these two pictures that my daughter took of her favorite sandals.
My sweet Kindergartner wanted to be like her mommy.
She watched, listened and repeated.
She watched the little things, like her mommy taking pictures of silly feet for her blog, and she repeated what I modeled for her.
What else am I modeling, and I don’t even know it?
mod·el·ing (mdl-ng)n.
3. The act or profession of being a model.
So on a very literal note, I do think we have just met the newest generation of Frugal Fashionistas.
Do you think I should pop her bubble by telling her that her most beloved sandals have seen their better days, and I was planning on throwing the ratty things away before I saw these pictures?
Are you kidding? If she thinks these close ups are worth a Frugal Fashionista blog post, so do I…
I desire to look through the “lens” of my daughter to always peel away the layers of bedlam and see the beauty.
Don’t you want to be here in the morning when she sees her shoes are now “famous.”
Oh, it’s going to be priceless.
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How’s that for a reminder to come join us tomorrow for our Frugal Fashionista Fashion Show?
Come link up and show off what great frugal finds you’ve found in the world of fashion.
I’ll try and have the post up by midnight, so feel free to link up early. 🙂
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Priceless! Those sweet sandals are just beautiful …down to those adorable little toes. Oh to be a child again~
Oh, my goodness what sweet pictures! Yes, I know all too well how much my child catches from my "modeling" unsavory behavior. Ugh. Seems like he catches that far better than the good stuff. Sigh….
Such sweet pictures! Love this post!
That is just precious!
What a convicting reminder, Jen! Your precious daughter saw value in something we would have overlooked. I love it that the Lord let you realize how much she watches and imitates you – and that you passed on that reminder to us.
Please give your daughter my congratulations on having her sweet feet and sandals featured on your blog. 🙂 Maybe the two of you could come up with some frugal way to spruce up those sandals…buttons or ribbons, maybe?
Have a great day…
Jennifer
Sweet photos! Those toes are just too cute!
Such sweet photos – I think I had sandals like that once. 🙂
Lovely–now you can never let go of those sandals–or maybe you can take the flowers off and repurpose them onto something else!
Beautifully said. Our children want to be just like us. Extra motivation to strive to be just like Christ!!
Oh, I so needed this post. The hard thing is even in tough times behaving in a way that is worthy of modeling. It can be done!!
Thank you for your comments on my post!!
Oh that that will be said of us and Christ…….modeling what we see in Him! Precious post, and I hope you share her reaction to this post!
Suzanne
What a sweet and gentle reminder, Jen. I need all the reminders I can get. Love those little feet! 🙂
this is so very adorable–and convicting.
I think the sandals are perfectly beautiful , capturing the essence of your mothering , not the runway photos.
Those are awesome sandals! What a reminder of the fact that little eyes are always watching!