7 Women with Amazing Hair

2016 has been kind of a drag, as almost every year ends up being in one way or another. You read the news as the months go by and say, “Things can’t possibly get worse,” but then they do. Whatever may be going on for good or ill in your personal life, the rising and falling of celebrities and empires will probably have some kind of effect on your mood and feelings. But this is November (already, thank goodness) and that means we’re supposed to start being grateful. Not just on thanksgiving, as if that weren’t hard enough, but for the whole month. Some day I’m going to do the 30 days of gratitude but today is not that day. Instead I’m going to help you be grateful, because I always like to put others before my self.

So, you’ve probably been online too much, and depressed by both politics and celebrity culture. But have you stopped to consider all the beautiful hair out there? Maybe, since this is a pretty short list, and it only contains women with great hair in the spheres I am reading about–Politics and Evangelicalism–you could make your own list for the spheres that most interest you. It could be some other slice of the Christianish Pie. Like my list doesn’t include Jen Fulwiler, but yours might. Or maybe you’re a health nut and there’s some exercise guru with awesome hair. Or maybe there’s a movie star whose hair would be at the top of your list. In other words, this is just My list. You should make your own. Look, you’ve got to start somewhere. It’s November. You Have to be grateful about Something.

So here are my famous 7 women with great hair ordered by how much I envy their hair.

One–Huma Abedin
I think she should win the award for best hair of all space and time. Her hair is amazing. It’s luxurious, healthy, shiny. Whenever I’m reading about Hillary Clinton, I always take a whole moment to pause, examine Huma’s hair, and give thanks. Of course, I do envy this gorgeous hair, but more than that I am in awe because it seems to exist on some other plain of existence. A lot of times, also, when I’m reading the news, especially about the emails, I always wonder how many people are around to do the hair. I bet all the people associated with Mrs. Clinton’s campaign don’t go get their hair done. I bet they have someone who goes with them everywhere. And I bet Huma has her own person. I mean, probably, because how else could it be so perfect? Except maybe it has a life of its own.

Two–Beth Moore
Can we at least all agree that Beth Moore just has great hair, whatever she may be saying about the bible? I just straight out envy Mrs. Moore’s hair. I feel like God should have given me hair like hers and it’s a sign that he doesn’t love me that I don’t have living, breathing, perfect hair like hers. In fact, many times I can’t even hear what she is saying because of her perfect hair.

Three–Kirsten Powers
I know, I know, Kirsten Powers should be ceded to the Catholic list of Great Hair, but she’s still in the political world so I still get to notice her awesome hair. Admit it, when you’re watching Kirsten Powers, doesn’t it not matter that she’s trying to hold together being a democrat and being pro-life? Don’t you feel like it will all someday make sense, just by virtue of the hair?

Four–Ann Voskamp
Love. Her. Hair. And this is just pure envy because I feel like I should be able to have this hair. I mean, obviously I’m never going to have Mrs. Weiner, I mean Ms. Abedin’s hair, or Mrs. Moore, or Ms. Power’s, but Mrs. Voskamp? I mean, the cut has always been what I was sort of aiming for but never achieved (and now I’m giving up forever and going to live in a hole in the ground because #electionapocalypse). But Before, back in the day, I was always aspiring to that cut. And the color. The perfect color. Admit it, those of us who don’t “resonate” with her writing, it’s because we’re jealous of her hair, straight up. We should just admit it. Well, I just did, so, I guess maybe November can be for gratitude And confession.

Five–Hillary Clinton
Why is Mrs. Clinton on here? you ask, and not Mr. Trump. Well, I mean, like all of America, I am in awe of Mr. Trump’s hair. How can I not be? But this isn’t a list of men’s hair (just to be a total bigot), this is a list of women’s hair, and I don’t think it would be fair to leave off mentioning the amazing phenomenon that is Mrs. Clinton’s hair. First of all, it must take more than one person to manage. So if Mrs. Weiner, I’m sorry, Ms. Abedin has a hair person, and Mrs. Clinton has three, and then there’s one for everyone else, that probably brings the number up to like ten, right? I’m going to guess there are ten hair people associated with the Clinton campaign. Where was I? I just admire the incredible courage of Mrs. Clinton’s hair team. They’ve gone long. They’ve gone short. They’ve gone back off the face. They’ve gone full bore political hair. It’s been amazing. I mean, why would we want to pass up four years of the interplay and light between Mrs. Clinton’s blond power iterations and Mrs. Wein…I mean Ms. Abedin’s sultry shine?

Six–Megyn Kelly
I’m including Megyn Kelly in the Got A Lot of Guts category. I don’t love the short back off the face look. It’s too severe. Nevertheless, I would have to say it is technically great hair and has contributed its own dimension to the political landscape. Its angular stridence lends itself perfectly  to the apocalyptic tenor of this moment in human history.

Seven–Jen Hatmaker
This is the heartbreak closing. Jen Hatmaker shouldn’t have gone off to be a heretic because it’s an incredible loss to Christian women everywhere. Her hair, oh man, her gorgeous long hair. Anyone who takes her place is going to have to really work and pray to be able to fill up the empty space left by those long, chestnut waves. Are they chestnut? I’m not actually that good on hair description, as you have just witnessed by this post.

So there you are. Seven women with great hair. And now I will pull on a hat and go eat a donut. Because Gratitude. Go check out more quick takes!