The Ongoing Battle with Beauty

Beth Vogtacceptance, beauty, Beth K. Vogt, brokenness, change, family, Identity, Life, perspective, Quotes 30 Comments

  We all grow up knowing our place in our families. And that “place” determines our identity. Firstborn. Middle child. The baby. Sometimes we’re the only child. Among my two brothers and two sisters, I was the ugly one. Now before you say something like, “Surely you exaggerate,” let me assure you I’m not. I knew my place in my …

In Others’ Words: In the Moment

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Life 8 Comments

Most of my days start with a good 3 1/2 mile walk with my friend Mary. We walk and talk — and we look for “a little bit of pretty,” as we’ve come to call it. It all started when we noticed a wooden bench in a yard we were walking past — a little bit of pretty, even though …