What are you wearing?

I like how you can tell things about a person by what they wear. I love how you can tell so much more about that person by what they always wear.

Over the last 6 months I've accumulated several things that I always wear... they give me stories to tell, they remind me of what's important in life, and they remind me of who I am/who I want to be.

My Aggie ring. Engraved on the inside is "Katherine Elizabeth Farr" and it has '12 as my class year. (But yes, I'm graduating in 2011... long story). There are many Aggie traditions and so much Aggie history tied to the ring. And I love meeting fellow Aggies all around the world just because we noticed each other's rings. Ask me about the lovely older couple I met in the Narita airport in Japan in 2006 or the Mercy Ships chaplain that I met this summer. :)

 My RoadID. This is the most recent addition, thanks to encouragement from my brother Brian. It has several emergency numbers and some basic medical information... and on the bottom line it read "No reserves... no regrets," a shorter rendition (to make it fit on one line!) of Jim Elliot's "no reserves, no retreats, no regrets." OK, maybe I'm paranoid about something happening to me, but I'd like to know that if I get run over or collapse at a football game or something that a bystander would find my RoadID on my ankle and would be able to contact my family! And hey, it could become a fashion statement; look at Chacos--and now Vibram Five Fingers! :)

My promise ring. This came from my dad on my 16th birthday and I've worn it every single day ever since then. It shows quite a bit of wear and the band is all scratched up, but I love the garnet stone that reminds me of Proverbs 31:10 "...her price is far above rubies." And did I mention that it's made by my favorite jewelry company ever, James Avery? I love how it looks almost medieval and it made both Dad and me happy--he wanted gold and I hardly ever wear gold jewelry; white gold is the perfect solution! :)

 My heart's not my own... and part of it's in Africa. My dad gave me the heart charm and I picked up the Africa charm at a little artisan market in Lome, Togo. So many people have commented on this necklace and have asked me, "Is there a reason that Africa is special to you?" And I reply that I plan on spending the rest of my life there. It's more than a place I want to go on a missions trip, it's more than a reminder that I need to increase awareness about social justice... it's part of my heart.

So that's what I'm wearing... this pretty much describes me, who I am, who I want to be, and what I want the world to know about me. What are you wearing?