I'm a Guess? Girl

So the other day I am trying to escape the rain that for some reason has decided to drench Tulsa for the past few days. I am hurrying behind some people and trying not to slip on the slick pavement in my cheap flip flops when suddenly I slow down to check out the guy in front of me. No, he was not hot. In fact, he was in his 60’s I am sure. But what was interesting about this man was that he was wearing acid-washed Guess? Jeans, a style that was popular when I was a little girl. Acid-washed jeans, especially Guess? Jeans, were just about the coolest things ever next to a Swatch Watch (oh, and snap bracelets of course). It’s funny how a tubular style of the 80’s now looks completely tacky to me. That made me think of how quickly things change.

Who would have guessed that 90210 would now look tame compared to The OC? Who would have guessed that “Back to the Future” was not the greatest film ever made? Who would have guessed a best friend from a few years ago would now be a complete stranger? Who would have guessed that the girl who was afraid no one would want her now wishes most of them would go away?

I guess when it comes down to it, nothing stays the same but God. He is steadfast. He is the only constant. And I love that; it takes away the burden for us to always understand why. Instead, we just learn to trust Him. And He will show us He is the same yesterday (when the rad styles existed), today (when finals seem like they won’t end), and forever (with the hope of a new born baby wrapping it’s finger around his mother’s).

So I can look in the mirror today and smile at my wardrobe (which I think is stylin’) knowing that someday my daughter will tell me I looked like a dork. Maybe, but inside the Foundation of my heart will still be the same.

PS No offense to those who still have an affection for acid-washed jeans.