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Samantha Hair Cut/Prayer


What a great week we had.  Our family was able to go up to the Lake House and enjoy extended family.  I will be sharing more about that later.

Today I want to share a story of my sweet Samantha.  Samantha is know for her long beautiful and often wild hair.  A few weeks ago I got a message from my sister asking if I had ever thought of cutting Samantha's hair short like hers.  This got me thinking and I pondered on the subject for a long time, asking others, and even talking about it with Samantha. 

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My sister came to the lake Friday evening and the two of us spent the evening looking at hair cuts for Samantha.  The next morning my sister talked with Samantha and showed her the pictures.  She liked one of them but was still a little uneasy abut it.  We all talked about it and then she said, "I'm going to go talk to Heavenly Father about it."  She went downstairs and returned a few minutes later.  She said, "I think I feel good about it but will you please pray about it too."  So we both knelt and prayed and agreed that we should go get it cut. 

We left right then before she could change her mind and drove the 40 minutes to Roanoke Rapids.  We again prayed that we would find a good place to get her hair cut.  We drove to a small shop but didn't feel good about it.  We prayed again and ended up at Wal-mart.  There was a very sweet woman in the salon who was fabulous.  We felt so blessed.  She took a lot of time with Samantha and was such a blessing.  We only had to wait about 10 minutes until she could begin.  As soon as she started a line began to form with over an hour wait.  Our lovely hair dresser even offered to cut it at different lengths to see what we would like but Samantha was insistent she cut it all off.

Samantha was nervous but did a great job.  She loves it!! You can almost feel the freedom this has brought to her.  She has been happy and bubbly ever since.  She has commented on how now she does not feel like mom is constantly wanting her to brush her hair.  She took a shower and loved that it only lasted a few minutes.  Her spirit is lighter and she feels more free.  I am grateful we did this.  Thanks Aunt Annelise!!


For me the best part was that she wanted to involve the Lord in her decission.  It was one of those moments as a mom that I felt like I really am making a difference and really am helping my children come closer to their Heavenly Father.
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