"Mommy, how do I look?"

The following is a quote from "Captivating" by John & Stasi Eldredge:

"Remember twirling skirts? Most little girls go through a season when they will not wear anything if it does not twirl (and if it sparkles, so much the better). Hours and hours of endless play result from giving little girls a box filled with hats, scarves, necklaces and clothes. Dime store beads are priceless jewels; hand-me-down pumps become glass slippers. Once dressed, they dance around the house or preen in front of the mirror. Their young hearts intuitively want to know they are lovely. Some will ask with words, "Am I lovely?" Others will simply ask with their eyes. Verbal or not, whether wearing a shimmery dress or covered in mud, all little girls want to know. As a young songwriter recently wrote,
I want to be beautiful

and make you stand in awe

look inside my heart

and be amazed

I want to hear you say

who I am is quite enough

I just want to be worthy of love

and beautiful

-Bethany Dillion, "Beautiful"