Oprah

If you didn't get a chance to check out the Oprah show today, you can see it online. Our good friends, Vanessa and Rolondo and their daughter Raven, were on the show briefly today. The topic was about women and their hair, particularly African-American women. Chris Rock was the guest. He was talking about his new documentary coming out next week entitled Good Hair. It was a great show that was applicable to women of all ethnicities. Chris Rock made a great statement in the end of the show. He said, don't wear your hair for her, or him or because it is what other people are doing. Wear your hair for yourself, because you like it. My friend looked at me and said, that could be said of most things women do in America. We are a culture of image. It is hard, especially for women, to achieve the image that is set out as "ideal" or even normal! I am very conscious now that I have children of what I say about myself in front of them. I want my daughter to have as an example a mom who is happy in her own skin, who cherishes herself and who is confident in how God made her. I want my son to see the same so that one day he will desire to find a secure and healthy women to spend his life with. As a Christian, I am reminded that my worth does not come from what I wear, how I look, what my hair looks like or who likes me. But my worth comes from my identity in Jesus Christ! I have to say that I have been wearing my natural hair for a few years now. First, because I couldn't afford to color it. Recently, by choice. I can finally say that I like my hair and my hair color. And for those of you that watched the show, I'm a proud natural NON-BLONDE brunette!