Showing posts with label Perfection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perfection. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Stuff


Today I spent some time at the boys school helping clean out the kitchen.
Here's the thing, I wouldn't have done have that stuff even at home!
How come it is so much easier cleaning outside my home?


Do you ever wonder where stuff comes from?
I have baskets of stuff that I never use... yet can't seem to throw away either.
Have you ever walked into someone's house that has just the furniture out?
Where is their piles?  How do you not have piles?
I have piles... piles of bills that I feel if I don't open then they can't scream at me...
I have piles of laundry.  Some clean and folded.  Some dirty and waiting.
I have piles of stuff that need to be sorted into give away or garbage.
I have piles of shoes... waiting for someone to use them... or really needing to be tossed.
I have piles of cords... do you know what I mean?  Cords for this and that yet we need seem to use them.
I have piles of dog doo doo that needs to be cleaned up.  Anyone?


So when I walk into someone's house and their are no piles... I can't help but almost hate them.
That's bad, right?  Yeah, I know.


The problem is that kind of person that has no piles is so organized and has self control.  So usually, they are skinny because they don't pile their food to ridiculous portions.  They are neat.  Their cars are perfect inside.  They grocery shop probably one a week... they are people that drive me crazy.


I want to be that person... sigh.  I am a work in progress, I suppose.
Thank You, Jesus for not giving up on me!

Friday, December 25, 2009

Perfection...



Christmas is almost officially over.  It was probably the most perfect Christmas ever.
Nothing spectacular happened.  No drama.  We were a family.  It was just us for the first time and while it is great to have family... it was nice to have the experience of us.  We did go to my in-laws in the afternoon and that was nice too.  But it was nice to have our time to do our things our way.


A long time ago, I prayed for a happy family, a happy home.  Today I had perfection.
I love my family.  I love my husband.  I love my boys.   I love all the quirks that come with each of them.
I love that we drive each other crazy 90% of the time.  I love that there is a constant chaos much of the time.  I love it all.


Thank You, Jesus for  answering my prayer.
Thank You for teaching me that perfect is sometimes the imperfections that come with love.
Thank You for teaching me contentment.
Thank You for the love we are surrounded by family and friends.
Thank You, Jesus, for Christmas.
Thank You for today.
Happy Birthday Jesus!