picture me {im}perfectly

are you anything like me?
i want to do everything.
all at once.
right now.

 

i want a clean house.
i want to prepare healthy meals.
i want to be that fun mom
with never ending energy
and an activity and
all its necessary supplies at hand.
i want to be fully present.
at all times.
and have already worked out
and read the Bible
by the time my children rise.

but i am none of those things right now.
so there you have it.
me.
the real me.

 

 

p.s. how delicious is my new photo student?

 

 and i love what Christi wrote

when she linked up last week.
reminds me of
one thousand gifts.

 

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

 

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

 

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

 

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

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and feel encouraged.

 

We have heard with our ears, O God;
our fathers have told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
Psalm 44:1

 

2226. being so completely encouraged
2227. a fancy lunch outside
2228. warm summer evening
2229. the kids in bed early
2230. eating dinner with B

sometimes i suspect
i’ve somehow accidentally
entered into some sort of study.

like when you are stuck in the exam room,
waiting for a doctor
for way too long
and you begin to wonder if
they know you’re there.
waiting.
or maybe it’s some sort of study
to see how long it will take you to snap.
oh, you haven’t ever been in an experience like that before?
lucky you.

i have.
many a time.

and this was no exception.
we waited.
and waited.
and waited.
and waited.
for the doc to come.
but she didn’t.
but then she did.
phew.
snap-free (barely).

check out erin’s post

on something that turned out {im}perfectly.

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1

 

2206. fresh fruit
2207. sleeping children
2208. dirty feet
2209. the scent of sunscreen
2210.  a work night

well, not really.
but it is time for

Minted’s annual holiday card challenge!

 

and my sis,
designed some gorgeous cards.
check them out here
+ please rate the designs
to get them to move through
to the final round of voting.
(be sure to sign in)

 

  

 

and yesterday, i was that mom.

 

 

yesterday, i grabbed
a pair of pants
out of the dirty laundry
for D to wear
to his kindy graduation.
i know.
i never thought i would be that mom.
but here i am!

 

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

 

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

 

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

 

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

 

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and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged.

 

You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7

 

2191. our new daily schedule
2192. not sitting at my computer
2193. a fabulously fun weekend
2194. soooo many photos to edit
2195. seeing my brother and new sister-in-law get married!

so i have this problem.

 

 

i want to fit everything in
that i can.
everything.
that can possibly work.
whether it’s nearly impossible
or will be a strain
or will make us all extra tired.
i think,
“yeah, i can make that work. i can fit that in”
and that thing is not always good.
in fact, it’s never really good.

 

 

and you must read this post
by my dear friend,
Katherine Wolf
(pictured here with her sister, Amie).

 

 

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

 

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

 

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

 

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

 

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and feel encouraged.

 

 

Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Delight yourself in the Lord
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:3-4

 

2166. getting home early
2167. the last tuesday of routine
2168. a summer Bible study
2169. just sitting in my car
2170. knowing He’s in the muck

i do not have time
to finish a thought.
not.
one.
single.
thought.
not one fluid, complete thought.

 

 

but i’m finding that i need to
change my attitude.
instead of feeling interrupted,
i need to recognize
that when my children are in my presence,
they need me to be present.
this includes my mind.

 

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

 

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

 

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

 

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

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The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
Ecclesiastes 1:6

 

2146. taking more and more photos
2147. a chance to breathe
2148. reading a good book
2149. how L loves photographs
2150. netflix

don’t forget to check out
my husband’s book,
DON’T MESS WITH TRAVIS
it is a hysterical read.
see what the Dallas Morning News wrote about it.

and if you want a signed copy
(say, for father’s day?!)
i can totally hook you up.
(just click on the contact tab at the top to email me.)

 

 and you know my sis…
the one who just got married?
well, she is this fabulously creative
graphic designer and letterpresser
and she has a super cute holiday card
that she has submitted to minted.
check it out and then vote for her
(sign in first).

 

okay, so here’s the truth.
these days,
i am not ahead of the game.
not at all.
i’m not even slightly ahead of the game.
and when i’m not ahead of the game,
i get the worst kind of crafts:
child-directed crafts.
you probably know exactly what i am talking about.
but just in case you don’t,
here is a perfect example.

  

 

and no,
i have absolutely no idea
what this is, either.
any guesses?

 

and yes, it is still on my kitchen counter because
i haven’t quite figured out what to do with it
or how long it needs to sit there
before i discreetly disassemble it.

 

so there’s a perfect picture
as to where i am in life right now.

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

 

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

 

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

 

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

 

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The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 28:7

 

2126. today
2127. not being anxious
2128. time in the car. alone.
2129. new things happening
2130. B

my heart is full and heavy
at the same time.

the depth and breadth
of Jesus in my life right now
is so very evident to my heart.
allowing me to see
what’s actually really important.
and everything else is fading away.
those time wasters.
those goals and dreams and ideas.
all which are vanity.
fading away.

 

(fabulous shot taken by my sweet + most talented friend)

 

but these three children of mine
(how perfectly her is that bandaid?
daily i tell you.
daily.)
these three are what make my days
spin + stop.
make my heart full + heavy.
at the same time.

 

head over to Christi’s great blog

and read her encouraging and
beautifully inspiring words.

 

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal
that we don’t have it all together.

 

i will post a

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

 

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

 

let’s

encourage,

inspire and

remind

other women

that none of us have it all together.

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and feel encouraged.

 

As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things.
Ecclesiastes 11:5

 

2106. matching glasses
2107. helping her see herself in His eyes
2108. leaving and returning
2109. the bigs sleeping in the same bed
2110. just enough time to fit it all in