I’m giving up on perfect. I’ve been buying into the lie that if I do/say/live/buy just the right things that my life and my family will be perfect. I know it’s a lie, but I so easily slip back into it. I’ve been studying through No More Perfect Moms by Jill Savage. Does it seem others have their act together while you are floundering? I can relate. It’s so easy to compare my view of someone’s outside with my view of my inside. A glimpse into my real life will show you just how far from perfect my life really is. I’m working on being okay with that.
I’ve spent a lot of years raising a lot of children and I know first hand to live in a household full of imperfect people. The thing is, those imperfect people are being raised by an imperfect mom. Today I am choosing to embrace the imperfection and praise God for His marvelous grace and celebrate the good things we can enjoy, the silly things we can laugh at, the mistakes we can learn from.
And now for this week’s blog hop! Enter your family friendly post on any topic that encourages us to have a heart for our home. If you’ve been featured you can grab our button below if you like, and display it so others will know where to come join in the fun. Not a blogger? Come join in by visiting some of the amazing things others are sharing this week. I know you’ll be encouraged. Please leave a sweet comment when you do visit – we all love getting to know our visitors.
Last week’s most clicked on post was from Meghan at First Comes Love where she share’s her daughter’s Modest Monday and reminds us that “There’s a living, breathing, caring soul inside those clothes…”
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I don’t expect perfection from our children, but I have very high expectations for myself. I think that is what Father is trying to chip off of me. He blessed me with two growing blessings to help me in this growth process. I do believe at times He uses a very fine sanding paper and taking it slowly, but it’s such a deep and well developed weed in my heart that I am thankful He is gently working down to the root of my imperfection. I am also thankful for God’s grace in my life and that He continues to love me. *smile* I am so loved and very thankful. *smile* Sincerely, Mommy of two growing blessings & so much more!
I love the image of the fine sanding paper. A perfect illustration 🙂 I also have high expectations of myself, which sets me up for failure, and I’m afraid my children bear the brunt of that. Often when I lose patience with them, it’s because of an unrealistic expectation I’ve set for myself. This book study has been a great encouragement and eye-opener for me. Thanks so much for sharing your sweet comments, I always enjoy them!
Our imperfections amplify his perfection and humble us to give him all the Glory.
We’re pushed so hard to expect perfection of ourselves and our loved ones that it’s hard to accept our imperfections. My family has encouraged each other to try to be a little better each day. It’s rather like the sandpaper image, which I love. We rub a little of the imperfection away each day. 🙂
The sandpaper is a wonderful image. What a wonderful goal, to be helping one another be a little better each day. Thank you for sharing with us Sara. Have a blessed day!
Hi there 🙂 Just a quick note to say that your post has been featured on the H4H parenting themed blog post this week 🙂
http://www.monstersed.co.za/2014/04/17/hearts-home-blog-hop-recipes/
Thank you Momma Jo! so many wonderful things shared every week on H4H. Thanks for co-hosting, and for the feature!