The headlines all over the world this morning read alike - Anna Nicole Smith, dead at 39 years. Funny how the entire world has stopped in time to acknowledge and mourn for a young mother who died alone, probably for no worthy reason. What was it about this white blonde, voluptuous young woman who made her way into the realm of our "gods" by first performing a topless dance for a geriatric billionaire in a strip joint?

We are so wrapped up in fame that we will attempt to own it at about any price and justify those who do. But we forget that fame is fleeting and it was never intended for us to live a life built on the worship of other people. What is it that causes beautiful svelte girls to idolize super models who die of anorexia or a gorgeous woman who has a reality show and advertises diet pills and dies of ? Something is missing in our hearts, Sisters, and we must discover just what this is if we shall ever stop the madness!

If you have a presence in the life of a young woman, please take a moment today and make a connection with her. I don't care if it is a hug, a letter, a chat in the car, or a phone call across the miles. Tell her you love her. Tell her she is worthy just as she is, with the love of God having wrapped her tight and secure. She needs nothing else. She IS validated just for being born by the will of a blessed Savior.

It's been an ugly day, but let's not leave it at this. For Anna's sake, for our sake, for our daughters' sake, let's change the world one hug at a time. It can be done. Together.