Day 6 already, folks! Today you get to hear a little of Emily's heart, and trust me- it's beautiful.
"Hey friends! My name is Emily Culver and I am a junior
nursing major here at Northwestern College. It is day 6 of Dressember and I
already want to take my dress and throw it across a corn field. I don't wear
dresses very often and so to put a dress on everyday and the same one for that
matter is a struggle. But here's the cool thing about it, I get to CHOOSE
whether to put this dress on or not. Too many women in our world today don't
have a choice. It may seem to be an insignificant parallel but I think that it
is important. In some ways I feel trapped inside this dress. I feel chained to
it. I can't put on sweats when I choose to and I can't criss-cross-apple-sauce
my legs anymore. I feel limited. In a very miniscule way I try and parallel
this to women who are being enslaved; women who are trapped inside their bodies,
inside their situations. They feel as if there is no escape and their future is
hopeless. Many of these women have brilliant minds but cannot express them
because their bodies are being used and abused. The saddest part about this
though, is that most of these women do not know that they are the Beloved bride
of Christ. The God of this universe, the one who made caterpillars, stars, and the
ocean chooses to love me. He longs for my
love, and considers me His. Not only do I get to choose whether to put a dress
on, I also have the privilege of knowing this radical, gracious, and
undeserving love. My heart breaks
everyday for these women and that is why I am wearing the same dress everyday
for the whole month of December; to raise awareness and to do my part in taking
a stand because there is no excuse for this injustice."
Still time to join us!https://support.dressemberfoundation.org/fundraise/team?ftid=38529
Still time to join us!https://support.dressemberfoundation.org/fundraise/team?ftid=38529
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