to think about . Did I ever deal with body image issues ? Of course ! Did I at some point in my life hate my body , yep ! Show me one woman who hasn ’ t . And thats sad ! Life is far to short to hate anything , especially your own body ! There was a point in my life when I cared far to much about what other people thought about my body . I wouldn ’ t swim at the beach , I wouldn ’ t show my arms during the summer , and I wouldn ’ t be caught dead in the pool unless wearing a bathing suit .. and shorts .. and a shirt on top . Im surprised I didn ’ t damn SINK with all those clothes on in the pool ! It wasn ’ t until I had my quadruplets that I finally started loving my body again like I did when I was younger . But if it wasn ’ t for those small seeds of confidence poured into me as a child I don ’ t think I would have ever found my way back . I guess my message with this post is to Love yourself ! Life is far to short ! And you are absolutely perfect just the way you are ! Not in 6 months when you lose weight , or when you cut back on carbs , just the way you are RIGHT NOW !
My Name is Angelique , and like most girls , growing up all I ever wanted was the fairytale . But as it turns out , God intended for my story to have a lot more turns and twists than your average happily ever after . Even tho my entire life I was known as the “ Funny Fat Friend ” I never struggled with self confidence .
But it wasn ’ t until I was 18 and started my relationship with Christ that I truly knew what my worth was . Growing up in a house full of only boys , it was very unexpected that I ended up working in the beauty industry for 8 + years , leaving it in
2011 to try and start a family . Seven babies later thru the help of fertility and yet I ’ ve never had anyone call me mama . For the past year I have been working on my children ’ s book series and strived to spread confidence , self worth and body positivity across my social media platforms . I ’ ve danced on clouds , battled fire breathing dragons , defeated evil kings and queens , and traveled to what seems like the ends of the earth to find my prince charming . Im learning my fairytale is far from what is read in books and will not finish with “ And she lived happily ever after .” Instead , it reads more like Romans chapter 12 will end with something more along the lines of “ She was broken to be renewed .”
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