picture me {im}perfectly

picture me {im}perfectly.always late

i think i can do it all.
and i think i can do it all quickly.
hence, i am late.
everywhere.
by like 5 minutes.

for instance, i think that i can 
feed, 
clean up and
change L 
ten minutes before 
we need to leave to pick up D from preschool.
when in actuality, it takes a lot longer than that.

actually, it takes me a lot longer to 
do everything than i think it will.
and that’s not just because i have three little ones
who love to stop me from accomplishing anything.

do any of you struggle with this?
because you know and i know 
that i cannot do it all.
and certainly not quickly.


(and yes, D’s chops will be taken care of this week)

head on over to 
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and be encouraged as she shares 
some things that i think we all struggle with.

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. 

1056. orange poppies by the side of the road
1057. bright pink flowers around a tree trunk
1058. counting blessings
1059. morning walks with my baby + K and her baby
1060. taking things slowly

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picture me {im}perfectly.tired

i’m tired.
well, i’m not actually tired at all. 
i’m completely exhausted.
you know, like when you feel so run-down 
that there seems to be a cloud over everything?
yeah, that kind of tired.


right now, i’m just really tired. 
tired of keeping it together.
the kids,
the house,
my emotions.
i know that i cannot do this. 
not on my own. 
but i keep trying.
and i keep failing. 

He is before all things, 
and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17

you must watch this video.



and be sure to check out
Wendy’s post from last week
as she reminds us that we are not perfect 
and that sometimes strangers can surprise us. 

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. 

1026. rest (to come?!)
1027. a change in the schedule
1028. His true Word
1029. eating outside
1030. encouragement from a friend

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picture me {im}perfectly.messes

is it just me or 
does having more than two children rock your world?
it rocks mine.
and not always in the most calming way.

i turn around.
i blink.
i take a deep breath.
i finish a single thought.
and in that short, 
(such a short amount of time)
my house is destroyed. 


i think that i probably touch more than 400 items a day
and unfortunately, i don’t think that’s an exaggeration.

i think we need to minimize the stuff.
if my children haven’t played with something for more than two minutes, 
it needs to go bye bye.
that will surely bless our house.
surely.
less is more.
it is so so so much more.
but i think more importantly, 
when i am present
(and i mean really present, people)
the destruction in my house seems to decrease dramatically. 

i also think that if i borrowed an extra child for one week
and then gave them back to their parents, 
i would think three kids is a breeze.
any takers?

there were so many incredible women who linked up last week!
hop on over and visit
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where she reveals her need to be less serious.
(i do, too!)

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. 

1001. kind words
1002. mixed CDs
1003. Truth spoken
1004. completely empty dinner plates
1005. time to blog
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picture me {im}perfectly.multi-tasking

(now if only my bathroom looked this bright and sparkly up close)

generally, my days are pretty fuzzy.

it’s plain and simple.
i (try to) do
too many things at the same time.

what i convince myself that i’m doing 
is getting a lot of things finished at the same time

where in reality 
i am just slowing down the process 
of completing even one task.


whether it’s 
drinking a cup of coffee (more on that later)


or driving

or reading


or thinking
(this could be an endless list).


if my body is not trying to complete another task, 
my mind is. 


but when i stop and just do one thing at a time, 
my day becomes much more clear.

taking pictures doesn’t count as doing 
more than one thing at a time, right?
yeah, i didn’t think so.

be sure to stop on by
my sweet friend, Raeanne’s blog.
(isn’t this a cute picture of the two of us?)
the post that she linked up last week really moved my heart.

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. 

976. the trees hanging over the little street 
on my drive back home this afternoon
977. honest friends
978. trying to have His focus be my focus
979. bundles and bundles of clean 
(yet unfolded) laundry
980. a fantastic book list


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picture me {im}perfectly.the want

do you ever get sucked into
the mindset that if you just had
this or that
that life would be so much better?


whether it be for L to develop more quickly 
or for my life to become more efficient, 
i feel like i am always looking for the next thing.
the next system.
the next product.
the next solution.
the next answer.


when all i need to look at is Jesus. 
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, 
the author and perfecter of our faith, 
who for the joy set before him 
endured the cross, scorning its shame, 
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2

p.s. you’re right, 
these photos had absolutely nothing to do with this post. 
they were from a disco party the bigs and i had.

and a special shout out to Ann 
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who linked up last week.
and boy, can i relate to her 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. 

951. a yummy dinner out
952. picnicking outside
953. conversations filled with hope
954. catching up with a friend during her dinner hour
955. sweet, sweet dreams

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picture me {im}perfectly.the hokey pokey

i have yet another thing to admit.


way too often, i focus on the big things.


i’ve been realizing that life is not about the big things. 
the big memories with our kids.
you know,
the birthday parties, 
the Christmases,
the Easter celebrations.


no, it’s about all of the little moments in-between
that really are remembered. 

all of those little mundane moments
that are squeezed and squished in-between
coming in and leaving the house
 and in-between brushing their teeth and
having them use the bathroom and 
getting the shoes on and off 
and on again and 
running here and 
running there. 

those simple everyday moments.
that’s what it’s all about.
that’s really what it’s all about.
(well, that and the hokey pokey.)

those real memories that frequent your mind 
are not from traditions or forced fun or plans.

those good memories are way beyond anything that can be planned.
because let’s be honest here, 
you can plan a fabulous party 
but you can’t plan a fabulous memory.
those just happen. 
out of nowhere. 
and they hit you on the side of your head and
jolt you awake.


like a few nights ago, 
when i hugged D goodnight 
after a particularly exhausting and draining day
where there was not one moment of peace.

and do you know what he said to me? 
of course you don’t, that’s why i’m about to tell you. 
he said, “mommy hugs are the best.”
i will always remember that.

i am so blessed 
and some days, 
if i don’t stop,
and i mean really, really stop 
in the moments in-between all the other stuff, 
i miss life. 
it blows right on past me.

so here’s to slowing down. 
to actually stopping.
to not focusing on just the really big things 
but all those little things in-between.
Mary treasured up all these things 
and pondered them in her heart.
Luke 2:19

and thanks to Jackie
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who linked up last week.
be sure to check out her inspiring and honest 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
until next wednesday
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 
926. the pink and blue striped sunset
927. the hokey pokey
928. squeezing life into life
929. rainy days spent at the museum
930. getting nothing checked off the to do list

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picture me {im}perfectly.joy

sometimes
(quite often)
i find that my joy is 
dependent on how much i accomplish
instead of in the Lord.


and while on some days i do get ahead,
most days i am stuck in neutral 
or even worse, reverse.





but, i continually hear God’s whispers
that being neutral 
or going in reverse 
is absolutely okay.


because life is 
much, much more 
than getting things done.
because life’s actually not about that at all.





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






and thanks to Kim 
who linked up last week!

check out her honest picture me {im}perfectly post here. 


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. 

901. His joy
902. not accomplishing anything
903. L discovering his little sweet voice
904. having and winning a debate with B
905. verses that cut the heart

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picture me {im}perfectly.kicking + screaming

this past weekend, i was one of those parents.
yep, you know the ones. 

the one whom everyone is looking at.


the one that is happily walking 
as if they don’t have a care in the world.

the one that is pretending as though 
they don’t have a certain small person 
kicking and screaming 
while carrying them away from 
whatever it was that they wanted to do.

the kind of person that looks as though 
they have somehow been able to ignore 
the excessive amount of noise coming from said small person.


now just so you know, i don’t always respond this nonchalantly. 
no, quite often i respond similarly to my little people. 


and my sixth verse for SSMT is:
And whatever you do, 
whether in word or deed, 
do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, 
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17

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. 

876. a lovely day at a park
877. thinking i was going to be late but then ending up being right on time
(this never, ever happens… i am usually late)
878. my parents who take the bigs on fun adventures while i’m at therapy with L
879. dinner out
880. fun and fabulous future plans
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