Gretchen Fawn Photo - part of the Snoqualmie Moms Support Collective

I have so much fun on instagram! I take pictures of whatever hits my fancy that day, walls, chairs, people. I rarely put "work" stuff on, but I have fun in whatever I take. Sign up to follow me: Gretchenfawn   Get to know me and my family and see what we're up to around town. Send me a note with your info and I'd love to do the same. Gretchen

I just have to rant a little this morning. I get so sad and tired at the way our culture makes girls and women feel sometimes. Don't you notice that when you go to the store and look at those scantily clad, super thin models, you start to look at yourself in a negative light? I can remember feeling that way when I was only 12 years old. That is one reason we love to take pictures of girls. Inside a lot of times they are telling themselves they are ugly and worthless. Every girl goes through this. When they see the images of themselves a lot of times they are truly surprised at the beauty they see. Every girl has beauty about her. It starts with knowing how loved she is. I read a quote this morning from a book I am reading called Bringing Up Girls that I want to share with you all. "We have all heard it said that a woman is most beautiful when she is in love. It's true. You've seen it yourself. When a woman knows that she is loved and loved deeply, she glows from the i...