Hey All!
Awesome to be back! Isn't this great?! I hope that all of you have had a chance to see my new sig pics (see the post a little further down for a little more of a discription of them). But there was one aspect of them that I think will be generally overlooked, and it is important to me, so I though that I would share.

If you've noticed, all 3 of the sig pics that I've had over the years have included boys that weren't really smiling. No, I do not collect pictures of depressed children or anything like that :P but there is a reason behind it.

Often I find that within the BL community (especially outside of CBLF), the focus on boys is generally asthetic and centered around boys who "got it all". While a laughing boy is arguably the most beautiful creation on earth, boys are so much more than that. A boy is not only a boy when they are laughing and having fun and enjoying your company. A boy is still the beautiful and loved creation from God when he is cranky (even b*tchy), when life isn't perfect for him and he doesn't appear to be as wonderful as he was when he was happy. After failing a math test or loosing a game or being in need of something, a boy isn't going to be all smiles and giggles, but it is in their time of vulnerability and need that they really need someone to be there for them. Thats where we come in.

I think it is VITAL for all BLers to recognize alot of the time, if we aren't there for the kids when they are down on their luck, no one will be. To not simply skip over boys who don't look as beautiful because they aren't smiling, but rather to be drawn to them because without that smile, their bare soul is showing. To be able to look into their eyes and see that in some ways, a needy boy is even more beautiful than one who has it all - it makes them human. We can offer them something and they can offer us something, creating a truly great and wonderous relationship.

I don't think that this is a problem here on the board, but it is important to me and something that I want others to recognize as important. Sure, a smiling boy makes for a better sigpic, but a boy who is looking for a shoulder to lean on is just as beatiful of a person.

So yes, that explains the theme of my sigpics a little more. And no, I am not preaching at all (I'm sure you guys are better at loving all sorts of boys that I am), just letting you guys know a little about me and what I think is important.

This week, if you see a boy that isn't smiling, go and give him a reason to smile - and let my sigpics remind you of that. Wow - what a rant. I promise not to do that again for a while :P May God bless each one of your beautiful souls!

Graces of God,
Deliverance