Get Real!

Photo: Jessica with Mrs. Cathy Berry.
As Christian ladies, we should be all about holiness and appropriateness, but what about being "real?"  The holiness, standards, appropriateness, modesty, etc...have more impact on others when presented in an attractive and realistic way!
Jessica just loved listening to Mrs. Berry at the Bethel Baptist Church ladies' conference.  Her first comment was "Mom, she's so real!"  That changed her whole opinion of what a ladies' conference is about.  It's not about us showing off how spiritual we are, but how we are all struggling to be better Christians.  It's not about "arriving" but how we learn and grow during our "journey."
Mrs. Berry told on herself, said things that I think about saying, described feelings that I have a hard time describing, and did it all with humor and the joy of the Lord.  If anyone was offended I feel sorry for them.  I had to have a hankie just to wipe the tears of laughter from my eyes throughout the sessions.
Mrs. Westmoreland and her daughter, Heather, are also such "real" ladies.  They are beautiful, thoughtful, loving, and just a picture of femininity.  They didn't have to say much, they just glowed.
When I got home I emailed Mrs. Berry to thank her for giving her life to teach ladies around the country.  She responded and then I got up the courage to ask her a very important life-changing question  -  One that had been on my mind for several days.  After I typed the question, I thought and thought, should I send it or not?  Will she think I'm an idiot?  Well, I thought about all of her lessons and how "real" she was, so I decided it wouldn't hurt to ask.  The question...."What kind of make-up do you use?"  :)
She responded right away!  I was thrilled.

Titus 2:7 In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine 
showing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 
8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the 
contrary part may be ashamed,having no evil thing to say of you. 
9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 
10 Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn 
the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.