Why Princess Girlz?

I asked myself that question for months. I actually argued with God about the things He had shown me, there was no way I could quit my job, I clam up in front of a crowd, He had given me boys, I was a work in process I had not made it to “perfect Christian” level, I wasn’t even close. There was nothing in my life that said I had any qualifications to lead anything!! Then I was watching Joyce Meyer on TV and she asked “why are you telling God what you aren’t? Don’t you think He knows? He isn’t worried about what you aren’t.” That began tuning my ears to hear what God was telling me. I have a passion for children, I have a passion for making a difference, I have compassion for those who have made mistakes. God slowly reminded me of the mistakes I had made that He had allowed me to walk through, He showed me there was a wonderful reason for the pain I caused myself and my family. He took me back a little further and brought some vivid things to mind about my childhood, about elementary school, my peers. He showed me that elementary school is a very difficult time for children, essentially that time period is what defines them. Almost always it is in first through third grade that relationships are formed and labels are made. I examined my home life and went through several scenarios of why I ended up the way I did. I didn’t find anything… I wasn’t abused, I wasn’t neglected, as a matter of fact I was very much loved, adored, basically I was a spoiled brat, I was know as the princess in my family. So why was I not adored by my peers? Why didn’t all the love from home, radiate self confidence and popularity at school? I can’t give you the answer. I know that God allowed me to walk through things to have me where He does today.

In February of 2006 I was in Dallas, Texas at a Praise and Worship Service and God dealt with me, He told me the purpose for my life. He told me I was going to help women. He told me I had a story to tell and that my story would change the lives of other people. I immediately thought I was going into the youth ministry, nope that didn’t happen. I volunteered to work with children at my church and I spent a lot of time watching them, soon God showed me it was the children I was going to tell my story to. He wanted me to teach girls in elementary school that they were special and that they were better than what someone’s opinion might or might not be about them. He wanted me to use being a Princess as the platform, in a little girl’s mind there is nothing more special than a princess. From birth on through being an adult, a princess is adored by everyone. We all long to be adored, to be special, to be loved beyond what we can imagine, to have someone at our feet willing to please us at any given time. God showed me that He is just that, He can fill us up and we will not need from anyone else. Imagine what kind of life we could have if from birth or a very young age we trusted and believed all that He is? After 29 years I still struggle with knowing, believing, and trusting how big my God is. That is what I need to tell Princess Girlz. God’s message of how special, unique, beautiful, adored, precious they are. To teach them to see their selves as God sees them and not how their peers see them. To believe in their self because God does. I want Princess Girlz to be different than any other program out there, I don’t want it to be “just another church group”, or community group where you have to work towards something. Princess Girlz is a group where we come together and just be ourselves and do all the girly things that girls like to do, no rules, no fees, just fun. My Prayer is that one or more of the girls who join Princess Girlz will walk away wanting to come back and tell others about the fun they had and the cool stuff they got. Girls are all about stuff and that is okay as long as it is the right stuff.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Please feel free to share it or this web site with anyone you know. Also please keep Princess Girlz in your prayers. If you have a passion for this ministry and you feel lead to help or support us please contact me at courtney@princessgirlz.org. There are many areas of need and we would appreciate any help offered.