To the Mom Wearing the Cutest Outfit at the Zoo

Part of this post is a repost of something I shared on Facebook a while back. I wrote it after seeing a well-dressed mom at the zoo with her family, and it has always stuck with me. I truly enjoy when I see other moms out and about who are dressed up. (Now, when I say dressed up, I don’t mean ball gown and heels with their hair all done up.)

To the wife and Mom who was wearing the cutest outfit at the zoo today, I admire you. With your cute skinny jeans, black tucked-in shirt, with the cutest long deep-green cardigan (which, by the way, I need to know where you purchased that from!) and your little black wedge boots. You looked beautiful!

Many women may look at you and make comments—they might even be jealous that you had your hair down and were wearing wedges at the zoo. But I admire you taking the time for yourself. For wanting to look good for yourself, and for your hubby, as he was there with you.

Good for you, momma, for taking care of yourself. For doing your hair, and for wearing the cutest outfit to the zoo! For being an example to other wives and moms—you can tell your husband appreciates that and loves that about you.

What an inspiration you are to other wives and moms. You probably don’t even realize the impact you have on those around you. To the wife and mom who was wearing the cutest outfit at the zoo today, I admire you!

There’s a difference between admiring someone and being jealous of them. As busy wives and moms, we can take these opportunities to be loving or we can choose to be jealous. I want to be somebody that encourages and supports! Other women are inspiring to me—whether it be what they’re wearing, how their hair is done, or what shoes are on their feet.

One day when I was at the store, I saw a woman with her son who was probably just over a year old. She had on the cutest dang romper. You best believe I told her just how cute it was on her! She turned around, her face immediately lit up, and she said, “Thank you!” with a lot of enthusiasm.

Even though I’m pretty sure I could never pull off something that disgustingly cute, I went looking online for rompers later that day. Why? Because I wanted to pull of that romper as well as that mom did!

As women we can and should inspire one another. While you’re out and about doing your day-to-day tasks, take every opportunity to make another mom smile. Instead of thinking, “Ugh, what in the world is she wearing?” or “Oh my! I would never go out dressed like that,” tell her how beautiful she looks. You’ll be amazed at the responses you’ll receive.

Some days I get caught up and I find myself judging others. Why do I do that? Why do we do that? Sometimes I think it’s because we don’t truly believe that we’re beautiful or are worth something. In turn, we decide to put others down to make ourselves feel better. Honestly, where does that land us? We walk around with our heads held high like we’re better than others, but inside we don’t believe we’re worth much at all.

We all have our own unique personalities and looks, but we’re all worth something. We’re all beautiful. The next time you find yourself walking around with your head held high, remember that you’re beautiful but not better than others. The next time you’re walking around with your head down, remember that you’re beautiful in the eyes of our creator and that you’re loved.