Giving Up on Perfection

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Thank you, Joelle for sending this article.  It is easy to feel the inadequacies of others seemingly perfect lives. I know that there are moments in my day that I hope nobody stops by for an impromptu visit. I will admit that I have heard a knock at the door at a time my house wasn't looking so hot. I scooped my children to the floor and gave them the "look" that would make an angry bear stand still. It's OK to not live in perfection and it is OK to invite others to be a part of your imperfections. To most, it would probably be a sigh of relief.  I will say that I don't think it is OK to live in filth and utter chaos but crumbs on the floor from lunch and toys strewn about the living room shows that their is life in that home, that a family lives there, and they are living life and enjoying it! 

Go ahead and share about the meltdown your child had in the busy grocery store, or that you fell asleep and missed the bus dropping off your 4 year old child and you didn't hear them trying to call you for over an hour (sorry Alison), or fill in your own blank. You just might make a difference, a connection, and a friend.

Joelle, was right in saying that she thought "It fits in well with our theme of loving and being real."  I think it is our vulnerability and imperfections that allows others to see God's work in our lives. Isn't that the point?  To see God where you least expect Him-in the imperfections and ugliness of life. That no matter what, "He's not finished with me yet!" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=typAqPJ-Zn8)

~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
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