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| It is prettier on than it is on the hanger. |
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)
I don’t wear dresses very much so when I need one for a special occasion, it is a big deal for me to have to shop for one. Ordinarily, my shopping consists of trying on one pair of pants or jeans and then, buying every color in that size. Tops are easier because I can judge what fits by looking at it. Often, I don’t even try things on. But, I can’t do that with dresses because I am a different size on the bottom than I am on the top. And it is really hard to judge what will fit or look good. I dread dress shopping. We have a special wedding coming up in September. Because it is in Virginia and in the morning with an outdoor reception, I actually thought about wearing pants. But, husband will be in a suit so I felt like I needed a dress. I thought I scored when I ordered one on line. It is the same size and manufacturer of the dress I wore to youngest son’s wedding. The one that I panicked about being able to find just a few weeks before the wedding. At the time, I bought two, but took one back, not because I didn’t like it but because I couldn’t justify buying two party dresses when I wear them so infrequently. I thought the dress on line was the dress I returned, but when it arrived, I was disappointment to find out not only that it was not the same dress, but that it was ugly and didn’t fit right. Last night, I corralled my sister and niece and went in search of a dress on sale and in the right size. With their help and a great salesclerk, I found a really pretty navy lace dress that looks vintage and will be just right for the venue and climate. In fact, I found two dresses again, and will keep a beige, goldish colored one for a beach wedding that we are invited to in October. I won’t make the mistake of taking it back. Not only are the dresses pretty and flattering, but they were both on clearance making them even more appealing to me. The navy dress that I will wear to the first wedding was $160 marked down to $54. Now, what makes a plain, simple dress worth $160 I wondered? So I looked up the name on the tag and it turns out that it is part of a collection by a well known bridal and special event designer. Even though the dress is manufactured of rayon and spandex which are cheap man made fabrics, it gets its worth from its creator. So many of us think we are not worth anything. In fact, we “sell” ourselves to others for clearance prices. But, we get our value from the One who created us. We are worthy simply because we are created by God. Don’t sell yourself short.
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