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picture me {im}perfectly.overwhelmed

sometimes, i get 
so completely overwhelmed 
that i feel like i might burst.
i’ll be sure to let you know if i do.


often, i try to 
do everything,
read everything, 
see everything and
be everything.

and you know where it gets me?
in a heaping mess of my sinfulness,
that’s where.

when 
i
try to do everything that 
i
need to get done,
i
end up taking Jesus out of it.
and that just leaves me more overwhelmed.

but when
i
give it all over to Him,
He reveals His priorities to me.

“Not by might nor by power, 
but by my Spirit,”
says the LORD Almighty.
Zechariah 4:6

head on over to wendy’s blog
to relate to the cravings 
she posted about there.

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. 

1316. recognizing His priorities
1317. new specialists
1318. pinterest
1319. phone calls where you can vent.
about life.
1320. Auntie B getting back in town


picture me {im}perfectly.making dinner

my love language is
not cooking dinner
(unless it’s a Dream Dinners).
you think i kid
but i do not.


(a beautiful dish made by the one and only Auntie B)

by the end of the day,
the very last thing that i enjoy
is cooking up a fine meal for my family.
especially since it’s takes so much
to find one meal that everyone
not only will put up with 
but thoroughly enjoy.

check out Gabe’s blog
My Photo
and her true, raw honesty.

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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 


In everything I did, 
I showed you that by this kind of hard work
we must help the weak, 
remembering the words 
the Lord Jesus himself said:
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Acts 20:35


1291. trips to the library
1292. upcoming VBS!
1293. K’s total obsession with panda bears
1294. the chance to do what needs to get done
1295. good leads

picture me {im}perfectly.pride

i struggle with pride.
often i think
if God gave me this life,
this exact life, 
then i can handle it.
i can handle all that He throws my way.

i sometimes have the mindset 
that i can do it all.

that i can do everything 
that needs to be done.

that i can do everything
that i want to be done.


but then, i get reminded that i can’t.
i really, really can’t.

for over a year, 
i have deliberated over a decision 
that needed to be made. 
and then finally, i made up my mind.
and was feeling great about it.
until one day.

and on that day, 
i knew that i needed to do 
the exact opposite of what i had decided on.
i knew that i needed to change my decision. 
on that day, i felt as though God was telling
me that this was how i could do it.
this is how i could do it all.
i could do it all by giving it 
totally and completely over to Him.
i could do it all 
by Him and 
through Him.
that’s how.

so i have made a decision. 
a decision that is affecting our entire family.
a decision that is affecting our 
hours, 
days and 
weeks.
a decision that is affecting our summer.


i have decided to enroll L 
in a pre-pre-school for kids with special needs.

the greatest thing about this decision has been 
that once i made the right decision 
for him,
for us, 
i knew it. 
i know that it is the right thing to do for our little man. 
the right thing to do for our family.
and i knew that this was how i was going to do it all.
how i was going to be everything for every person in our family.
this decision was a gift from God.

and so, we started two weeks ago.
and now, we have added nine hours of
therapy to L’s weekly schedule. 
to all of our weekly schedule.
so now, he is up to 14 hours a week.

if you’re feeling stuck,
read Jackie’s post from last week.
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it totally struck a chord with me. 
i too, am one that easily gets stuck. 

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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 


He must become greater; 
I must become less.
John 3:30


1266. L’s school
1267. my boys washing the car
1268. wooden puzzles
1269. L’s new collection of words
1270. new sand toys

picture me {im}perfectly.trying but failing

do you want to know how
picture me {im}perfectly 
i am today?
i am not quite ready yet today.

feel free to go ahead and link up 
and i’ll update soon!

so please 
picture me {im}perfectly 
because i do not have it all together 
nor will i ever. 


**update**


lately, life has been 
swirling and whirling 
around me. 
it’s been going so fast 
that i’ve only had time to do 
what has needed to be done. 
and just barely that. 


life has been wild. 
wilder than usual 
and i’m not sure 
when or if 
it will let up. 
so i’m just trying to settle in. 
trying. 
but failing. 
so far, my attempts at settling in 
aren’t going well. 

i’m longing for us to simply enjoy this summer.
i’m longing for L’s little foot to completely heal 
so that we can hit the beach.
(we thought it was infected yet again 
last week but it looks like it’s getting better)

but maybe i’ll just get used to the chaos. 
and the rushing. 
and the having way too many things to do. 
so i’m trying to hold on.
hold onto His promises.
and just get through each and every day. 


thanks again to Allison

who linked up with a very honest post last week.


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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 


Let the morning bring me word 
of your unfailing love,
   for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,    for to you I entrust my life.
Psalm 143:8

1241. L’s big blue button on his pants
1242. a much smoother week than anticipated
1243. agreeing with B on the movies we like
1244. having too much going on
1245. a shoe bin

picture me {im}perfectly.photos of my children

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

picture me {im}perfectly.mornings not

confession:
i am not a morning person.
not one bit.
it doesn’t matter if i have gotten
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
hours of sleep,
if i get out of bed before 7:14
(just ask B)
i’m a
cranky,
grouchy,
groggy,
impatient
mess.

it’s awful.
every night i vow to have a better attitude
or promise to not plead with B 
the moment i hear little people stirring 
to let me sleep a little while longer 
and every morning 
(nearly every morning) 
i fail.
it’s because i suck and i am sinful 
but it doesn’t meant that it always must be this way.
i must change and grow and sacrifice.

and when i do,
the Lord surely blesses me.
like with moments like this
(which i captured only by rising early).


those unexpected moments 
are the ones that leave me breathless 
and make my heart go all pitter-patter.

and be sure to check out Allison’s
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beautifully transparent blog post.

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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 

1161. the morning sun
1162. getting out of bed
1163. putting holds on books at the library
1164. kids who devour books
1165. hand-made walrus puppets

picture me {im}perfectly.not up to me

today, i am going to share something with you.
something that i struggle with.
on a daily basis.


sometimes i think 
that L’s developmental progression 
is based on what i do.
(or his lack of progression on what i don’t do).


and i quickly forget that it is not up to me.
not in the tiniest bit.
but that God has His hands all over my little boy.
and His hands that guide me.


guide me as mom.


guide me as an advocate.


guide me as a therapist.



guide me as an example 
of one who has faith in Him. 


will you join me in praying for L today?

please pray for his sleep.
since his surgery his sleep has been wretched. 

please pray for his progression.

please pray for our peace as we wait for the Lord to move.
we know that He will.
oh, how we know that He will.

It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, 
taking them by the arms; 
but they did not realize 
it was I who healed them. 
Hosea 11:3

a big thank you to Wendy 
who linked up last week.


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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 

1161. faithful friends who make huge sacrifices
1162. new therapies
1163. laughter at the dinner table
1164. patience that is only from Him
1165. a happier little boy


picture me {im}perfectly.for them

even though
i strive to and
i desire to 
be fully devoted and 
the very best wife and mom 
that i can be to my family,
i sometimes fail.


oh, you can’t relate?
well, sorry.
it’s the truth in my life.


sometimes i get so easily distracted,
focusing on all the wrong things
that i 
think 
my family needs and wants.
and then i get busy and
frazzled and frustrated
and then i am reminded that all they want is me.
not all that other stuff.
just me.
with a little twinkle in my eyes.
just for them.


and i am far too blessed to let this slip by.
to let these moments 
blow away with the wind.


oh, how i long to be a Proverbs 31 woman.


Her children arise and call her blessed; 
her husband also, and he praises her: 
“Many women do noble things, 
but you surpass them all.” 
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 
Proverbs 31:28-30


i am blessed indeed.

head on over to jen’s blog
Our wedding day...2000
where she shares how
God is working in her {im}perfect life.

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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 

1131. cornbread crumbs. everywhere.
1132. date night.
1133. a new haircut
1134. a half cleaned out closet
1135. the joy that mr. potato head brings

picture me {im}perfectly.acts of the flesh


well, the sermon we heard this week 
knocked my socks off.
as it usually does.
generally, i leave church 
having my heart cut wide open 
and into 500 pieces. 
and i’m grateful, 
so very grateful for that. 
it’s how change comes.
real change deep down in my heart.

our pastor encouraged us to look at this list in Galatians 5
and see where we line up with it.
he said that if there is a 
“shred of similarity between my life and Galatians 5, then you are in trouble.”
and that we need to deal with these things right now.
not later, but right now. 

The acts of the flesh are obvious: 
sexual immorality, 
impurity and 
debauchery; 
idolatry and 
witchcraft; 
hatred, 
discord, 
jealousy, 
fits of rage, 
selfish ambition, 
dissensions, 
factions and 
envy; 
drunkenness, 
orgies, 
and the like. 
I warn you, as I did before, 
that those who live like this 
will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21

even while writing this post, 
i toyed with the idea of pushing these thoughts back for another day.
dealing with them at a different time.
but then again and 
again and 
again, 
i felt that i needed to write this right now.
not for you, but for me.

our pastor told us to consider 
that when we do things our own way, 
we are actually fighting with the Holy Spirit.
fighting with God.
can you imagine?
well, i don’t know about you 
but i know that my heart was convicted. 

there are more than a couple sins on this list 
that i am currently struggling with.
that i was currently 
(until now)
not even really aware of.
because in my sinfulness, 
i had pushed them down, 
way down and justified my actions and my thoughts. 




just like K doesn’t want to be seen with her unbrushed hair,
i don’t want to make my sinfulness even noticable to myself. 
but i see it, now.
boy do i ever see it.


now, head on over to Lisa’s blog
where you will be reminded of all the little ways that 
each one of us is not perfect.

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
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 

For it is by grace you have been saved, 
through faith—and this not from yourselves, 
it is the gift of God— not by works, 
so that no one can boast. 
For we are God’s workmanship, 
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:8-10

1086. ticklish babies
1087. sweeping curls
1088. the morning sunlight
1089. babies being born
1090. preschool open house night

real life is messy.

i want you to do something.
i want you to
picture me {im}perfectly.
because
real life is messy.
my life is messy.

and you know what?
i am not perfect.
not even close.
have you ever?
yes you have.
have you ever read or seen something
where you just knew that the lovely woman
had it all together?

and even though we know
in the way, way back of our heads
that they aren’t perfect,
we still sometimes convince ourselves
that they would never, ever have:
laundry that has been sitting on their couch for three days
waiting to be folded and put away
or a floor that desperately
needs to be mopped

or dishes that just
sit and sit and sit
in the sink
or children who throw fits

or a craft that went completely awry.
so many women seem to have it all together.
but we really know that none of us do.
none.
and you know what?
that’s okay.
that’s more than okay.

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because no matter how prepared,
no matter how organized we are,
no matter how much planning we have done,
no matter how thoughtful we try to be,
sometimes things just fall apart and
sometimes we just fall apart.

that’s real life.
and real life is messy.
but it is also really beautiful.

i want to encourage, inspire and
remind
other women
that none of us have it all together.
click here + here for all previous
real life is messy
posts.
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