Hair Matters...Live Curly

Natural, braided, straight, curly, air-dried, and blow dried… My hair has experienced it all.  I have also experienced burns from my curling iron. Where? On my face, neck and even on my eye.  My scalp has  survived chemical burns. Why? All of this is my effort to transform my curly hair to straight. I remember my former hair stylist in Nashville commenting on my Egyptian hair.  Meaning, my hair did share the texture of women in Sub Saharan Africa.
Regardless of my hair's texture, I still had to relax my curls ... get those coils straight. 

 Now, I am transitioning to a natural hairstyle. Last Saturday, I attended an event titled, Hair Matters ...Live Curly at the Lyric Theater. The event was energizing. It was fabulous to see women, young and old exploring ways to care for their hair. I sat with women who encouraged me not to transition, simply cut my hair.  Wow!  Not so fast! I need time!

One of the best parts of the day was to see mothers were gathering information on how to care for their children’s hair. I love that young girls are able to discover and embrace the natural beauty of their hair.  

 It was a sweet surprise to see my dear Elaine at the event.  Elaine and I are a part of the evening Bible Study Fellowship in Lexington. In addition, Elaine mentors a young African American girl.  Elaine is a Godly example of care and support to this young women.  Women from every background can be  role models to help our children discover their inner beauty.  As  mature women, we can continue to discover new techniques for our hair. 

What determines our  value and beauty? It is not our hair style, our hair or eye color. It is not the texture of our hair. Is is not where we live, our zip code,  or our net worth.  We have value and worth because God has created us. How cool to point girls to the true source of love and beauty. When we read the Gospels recorded in the New Testament we see the beauty of God's love for us. 

My dear sister Elaine with the lovely young lady she mentors.
She has such a beautiful smile!
Her little sister  has so much energy!