Thanks

This weather is so perfect.  I can't get enough of the cool breeze coming through my messy house.  Awww yes.  The messy house.  That would be the one I am avoiding cleaning like the plague.  So here I sit...typing away.  Procrastination.  One of my many weaknesses.  Lack of organization.  Lack of motivation.  Cookie dough addiction.  Furniture moving habit. 

I have many weaknesses. 

That is what makes me real. 

I got the sweetest email today from a friend of mine.  A much younger friend, I hate to admit...but a friend none the less.  The email was about this blog.  About how much it has inspired her, and how much she has grown through reading it.  Even though she can't relate to the fact that I am married, have three kids and no waistline...she gets what I am trying to say. 

I started writing this thing almost two years ago...selfishly...for myself.  I wanted to journal so I could trace my steps in this journey with Christ.  I wanted to be able to go back on rough days and find strength in the strong ones.  Along the way, I have made some really big mistakes.  I have posted things that I wish I hadn't.  I have posted things I wish I had said a long time ago.  I have grown as a person and I have learned a lot.  I have also seen first hand how God takes control of something and allows it to be there for other people at just the right time in their lives.  It isn't me friends.  It is not about me at all.  I am the tool he has chosen to use for each of those circumstances and I am unknowingly glad he chose me. 

I started this post talking about my weaknesses because I think that is what makes this real for people.  Being a Christian isn't about being perfect.  It isn't about being judgmental...even though I would have to say that is something I have learned the hard way MANY times.  It isn't about how much you know about the bible or how much you go to church.  It is about being a follower of Christ.  We discussed this in Sunday School yesterday.  Being a Christian is about following Him.  In doing so, we learn to love like He loves.  We learn to forgive like He forgives.  And we learn to lose ourselves in order to become what He wants us to be. 

I am far from perfect.  I am an unorganized, furniture moving, cookie dough eating, unmotivated, crazy mother of three boys.  I have no idea what I am doing half the time, and I can't even remember what I wore yesterday.  But...I love the Lord.  And He loves me back.  Despite my flaws...and He loves you too.  For those of you who are there to encourage me and support me along the way...thank you.  For the notes, the facebook messages, and for the words...thank you.  My friends and family are pretty much AWESOME.

Have a blessed day!
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