I re-read an article that was written about my family in October of 2012
by Jamie Lawson for LDSLiving.
“I still struggle with my scars,” she says.
“I think I will for a
while—forever, maybe.
But I remember how grateful I am that I still have
a face or a nose or things
that I almost didn’t have. Then I look at my
family and friends and think,
‘This is all worth it.’ I am a wife and a
mother.
The accident couldn’t take that away from me.”
She
continues, “God gave us physical beauty, but what matters
most is that
we are beautiful people on the inside.
If we are, then our outside
beauty will shine.
I like to think that’s how my transformation is
taking place—by making sure my heart is where it needs to be.”
Nielson
says there are still bad days, but the love of her family
makes her
feel less self-conscious.
“I’m not as worried about my appearance
because
I’ve got this beautiful family around me, and that’s what
matters most.
They don’t see me as someone who looks
different or can’t
do the things I used to.
My husband sees me as the wife that he married,
and my children just see me as Mom.
I feel beautiful because I have a
beautiful life.”
Full article HERE
