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It’s All Because of You

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About 2 weeks ago beautiful Faces of Beauty reader Melissa left a comment saying she was glad to find out about the blog from All You Magazine.  Immediately I was intrigued and found out that Faces of Beauty is part of a feature about women who have learned to love themselves just as they are!

I have to say, the second I found the magazine on the shelves at WalMart I had tears in my eyes and was completely shaking.  Not the cool kind of shaky where maybe there’s a slight hint of quiver and a glistening tear rolling down a blushed cheek.  No, the kind of shaky where people try to tackle you because they’re afraid you’ll fall over and hurt yourself.

 

I immediately bought a handful of the magazines and have been sending them out to family and friends because I am so proud.  But you know what?  I’m not proud of me at all for this; Faces of Beauty has never been about me.

 

It’s about YOU.  And the reason it’s being thrust more into the open and public eye is because of YOU.

I’d just like to say a big THANK YOU to all of the women who have willingly put themselves out there on the blog.  I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to all of the women who haven’t submitted anything but took the time to love themselves, just as they are.  I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has retweeted, emailed, facebooked, and otherwise spread the word about Faces of Beauty.

 

Thank you all for being the incredible women and men that you are, using your heart and your true beauty to encourage others daily.  I love you all!

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  1. stacy says

    May 26, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    A. MA. ZING. Such a great site. I’ll be sending in a picture soon!

    Reply
  2. janetha @ meals & moves says

    May 26, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    Oh my gosh! What an awesome thing! Congrats and I am SO GLAD you started that site!!!

    Reply
  3. Amanda @ The Beauty Notebooks says

    May 26, 2011 at 9:00 am

    Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! It must have been a wonderful surprise to find your other bog in a national magazine! I just checked out Faces of Beauty: what an admirable effort! I absolutely love the concept. I hope word spreads even more because everyone should see it! the stories and pictures are touching. way to go heather for all that you do!

    Reply
  4. Katy Widrick says

    May 26, 2011 at 8:27 am

    That is so exciting — and so deserved! Congratulations…

    Reply
  5. Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says

    May 26, 2011 at 7:56 am

    Congrats, you deserve the recognition for your great site!

    Reply
  6. Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Congratulations scissor! You totally deserve it! You deserve more, but this is just a starting point for you! Love you so much and couldn’t be more proud to have such an amazing older sister!

    Reply
  7. Urban Wife says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Way to go, Heather! Faces of Beauty is such a great project and to see it come to fruition and touch so many lives is just beyond awesome. There are millions of other adjectives I could use but wow…congrats!! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Kelly @ Laughter, Strength, and Food says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:26 pm

    Heather! This is so great! Congratulations! 🙂

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  9. Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty says

    May 25, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Wooo hooo Heather, that’s amazing and deserves to be recognized!! 🙂 Congrats!

    Reply
  10. Kristina @ spabettie says

    May 25, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    congratulations, Heather!! that is very cool and well deserved! I’m reading this as I watch Oprah’s final show in the background – as she’s talking about people’s passions and using them to change the world… and it resonates here. Thank you again for doing this – it is truly awesome.

    Reply
  11. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    May 25, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Congratulations, that is so exciting!!!

    Reply

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