On the hunt: modest swimwear

I'm on the search for a modest swimsuit, so for this edition of What I Wore Wednesday, I'm looking at what I wish I was wearing at the pool this summer. 

DivinitaSole Nautical Blue Gingham tankini top & bottom

Wow - in my search for something more modest, I've found there are lots of choices I wasn't anticipating...some very modest - way modest, and then some as above that are less modest, but still provide more coverage.

I have an almost 7 year old daughter. She's dying to wear a bikini like "everyone else." She asked me last summer why I can wear one and she can't. It's been difficult to justify that to her, especially when the reason I gave her is that we shouldn't be showing our bodies off to everyone. Too much is too much. Too much leaves nothing to the imagination. So, how can I keep wearing one, when I am trying to set an example for her that her worth is not in her body or physical appearance? 

The answer is, I can't. I can't expect her to understand what I'm trying to teach when I clearly go against it myself. This isn't about a 7 year old calling the shots. Quite the opposite. It's about attempting to change the way she sees herself...not as the world sees her, but as God sees her. 

And to him, she's the apple of His eye. (Psalm 17:8)

She is fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)

Her beauty is from her gentle and quiet spirit. (I Peter 3:3-4)

Her life should bring Him good, not harm; and also glory all the days of her life. (Proverbs 31:12)

So, I realized the lesson I've been trying to teach her I should also be considering for myself. My body is not my own. It belongs to God.

And as I posted yesterday, here's what I've been wearing a lot lately.

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy, Casual Friday at two thirty five designs and RMRS.