Esther Rocked!

I am doing a mini Bible study on Esther. Ever since I was a little girl in Sunday School I have had a fascination for Esther; she's my favorite Bible character. I remember getting a series of "learn to read" Bible story books and as plain-as-day, I can see the front cover of the Esther one. It had a glossy cover with a cartoon picture of Queen Esther with her crown on, and even in cartoon she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. My love for this story is partly because the books in Esther read like a novel; beginning, dramatic middle, happy ending. It reads in fluid language and just simply tells her story. I'm no scholar, so I'm sure I appreciate the simplicity.
I love that she came from a simple, probably sad background, since both her parents had died and she was living with her cousin. She probably felt like no one special, but must have been a knows-what's-right kind of gal, and when asked to step by step carry out a plan to save her people, never wavered. She was willing to be herself, willing to let her inner and outer beauty shine through without a lot of adorning to capture the attention of the King. She lived her faith even if it meant she would lose her own life. Most times my life seems pretty insignificant and I'm sure I won't be saving my people, whoever they are, from extermination any time soon, but I do hope that God will be able to use my life in a way that makes it possible for others to know that I lived my faith too.