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picture me {im}perfectly.not ever enough

June 22, 2011

i want you to know that

whenever it’s time to think about a

picture me {im}perfectly post,

i am never stumped about what to write.

never.

ever.

a favorite little park of ours,

set high above the ocean

this week, i am going to share with you

that quite often,

i struggle with self doubt.

am i doing enough?

am i doing too much?

am i doing the right things?

why can’t i do all that needs to be done?

what am i doing wrong?

sometimes i feel like i am never doing

quite enough for these little people

that call me mommy.

i second-guess myself constantly.

and when i do that,

i look to myself rather than look to Him.

i get so caught up in everything else…

the to do lists

(those never, ever ending to do lists),

the chores,

the cleaning up,

the dishes,

the planning,

the life…

that i lose sight of

His life.

His life that was made a sacrifice

for mine.

i so easily forget that God has put me here.

right here.

to do this life.

and to live this life.

to really live it.

Rejoice always,

pray continually,

give thanks in all circumstances;

for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

1216. great new things

1217. the desire to be more

1218. crossing a lot of things off

of a very small to do list

1219. listening to this mix

1220. doing the same thing today as yesterday

those and those eyes.

June 21, 2011

now how on earth did i end up

having kids with these eyes.

they get me

every

time.

Children are a heritage from the LORD,
offspring a reward from him.
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.

Psalm 127:3-5

1211. kids who love to set the table

1212. eating outside on a gorgeous night

1213. cookies and milk

1214. being infiltrated with Scripture

1215. darling baby boys being born!

welcome HAE!

the day for fathers.

June 20, 2011

i hope that you all had

wonderful father’s day celebrations, yesterday.

we sure did.

in the afternoon, we headed to my parents’.

hats were tried on,

hugs were had,

a little girl learned that she could

touch the bottom of the pool with her toes,

a rousing game of marco polo was played,

our theta mom cooked a yummy dinner,

and most importantly,

the dads were celebrated.

i got some inspiration from the interweb

and made little questionnaires

for D and K to fill out for both my dad and B.

my kids answered in true child-like fashion.

and when they were read,

we.

laughed.

hard.

very hard.

As a father has compassion on his children,

so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him

Psalm 103:13

1206. a parenting conference

1207. the challenge to be

in awe of God every moment

1208. Biblical counsel

1209. laughing hysterically… at my children

1210. sweet K, who sings everywhere

it was a celebration.part two

June 17, 2011

(for part one, click here)

while the babes napped,

the adults had some fun.

and by fun i mean checking each other’s blood pressure.

what?

checking blood pressure isn’t fun?

well, with these people it is.

fun and competitive.

then the kids got up.

a lot of playing was done,

Uncle S and his E.

K really committed to this.

she put this on all by herself and

even walked down the stairs with this on.

i’m not even going to try to explain

why my brother has this giant dog costume.

he just does, okay?

the birthday boy!

the three of us.

those delicious cupcakes

i told you about.

(my sis frosted them at my parents’ house

and i had forgotten the mini chocolate chips at home.)

he LOVED the cupcake.

no, that might be an understatement.

L’s Great-Gram

Aunt Peg

Great Grammy and That Guy

Uncle J, Auntie B and us!

1201. help with making dinner

1202. Harry Connick on Pandora

1203. spending the evening cleaning off the counters

1204. D’s willingness to peel

hard boiled eggs for he and K

1205. fresh, new toys

it was a celebration.part one

June 16, 2011

L and i share a birthday
and this year,
we had a little celebration for just him
with my side of the family.
(a celebration with B’s side of the family is coming soon)

what better way

to have celebrated

little L’s 2nd birthday

than with a parade?

my grandmother lives on

a little island down south

(where my dad grew up)

and every june, the community has the sweetest parade.

we met my side of the family there

for part one of the birthday celebration.

Aunt WW and her B.

the kids’ great-Grammy and That Guy.

how cute are they?

too cute.

the theme of the parade and party

were both red, white and blue.

my mother-in-law has always said that B

wears a flag on his sleeve.

now my children do as well.

the parade had everything.

candy,

marching bands,

clapping,

(he’s going to be such a band nerd someday.

no offense, right?)

old cars with old people in costumes,

lots of smiles,

confetti,

happy people,

cute boys,

and of course,

the women who workout with chairs.

they really do.

L was loving all of the attention

from some of his favorite guys.

i am blessed to share my birthday

with this little birthday boy.

part two will continue tomorrow…

1196. really fresh blueberries

1197. dirt on all of our ankles

1198. the sweetest birthday banner

1199. sleeping all night long

1200. getting informed about

new things to try with L

picture me {im}perfectly.photos of my children

June 15, 2011

it is true.

i love taking photos.

lots and lots of photos.

especially of my children.

but my children do not always like

lots and lots of photos

taken of them.

actually, they sometimes really hate it.

this was the shot i attempted to make after D’s preschool graduation.

which means after the consumption of the cake.

not ideal.

like i’ve said before,

my children get all wired up at the

mere smell or sight of sugar.

so once they actually consume it, it’s dangerous.

so sometimes they don’t want their picture taken

because they’re wiped out and

their little bodies are reeling from their sugar intake

and sometimes

they just plain don’t want to be documented.

that’s fair.

i just wanted to make sure that you knew

it wasn’t all peaches and cream all the time here.

and Jennifer’s post

was such a great reminder.

be sure to check it out.

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.

add my button to your blog post

until next wednesday

and link up to your direct posting

and feel encouraged.

1191. time not spent cleaning the house

1192. sprinkles cupcakes.

especially the frosting

1193. a last-minute date night out of the house

(yep, you read that right) with the hubs

1194. happy birthday banners

1195. L’s new trick

Auntie L’s fruit.

June 14, 2011

my sweet, sweet

college roommate, Auntie L

came to town for the weekend

to celebrate my birthday.

we haven’t seen each other

for either of our birthdays

in nine years.

we have both been through a lot more

than we would have imagined back in those school days.

and although our trials have been very different,

we have been in awe at how God has allowed us

to understand what each has gone through

on a very deep level.

i am so very grateful for my sister in Christ.

Auntie L has her own

wonderfully, adorable

hand-made baby goods

business called

fruit.

be sure to check it out.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8-9

1186. lovely ladies

1187. the hot sun

1188. not wearing a watch

1189. a fabulous new book

1190. Auntie L’s strength in the Lord