"setting the record straight..."

I had the pleasure of catching up with some of my friends & family that I haven't seen for years on our visit back to Indiana {it was so fun to hear that they read the blog!!}. But... some of ya'll think that I have it ALL together ALL the time! PLEASE let me set the record straight & tell you I DON'T {and that's no fooling}. One of my cousins wanted to see my purse to see if I really had the "Mary Poppins bag" that I'm always talking about {I showed her & she died laughing}. Although- I do forget it @ home once in awhile {gasp- I have actually driven somewhere without my license}! My children are exceptionally cute & well behaved {expect when they are NOT}! My house is somewhat mostly picked up {but I am NOT an excellent deep cleaner & it would almost certainly NOT pass the white glove inspection on any given day}! I do love to cook & bake {but we order out @ least once a week & I don't feel the least bit bad for it.... I don't think?}! I adore crafting & making things {but sometimes I have absolutely NO clue what I'm doing & things DON'T work out... and in those cases... I delete the tutorial pics & ya'll NEVER even know about it}. I am, though having a ball with my blog & I intend on printing it out one day in a book form & giving it to my kiddos {because if ya'll could see my feeble attempts @ their baby books... let's just say- I doubt you'll see those pics either}. Anyway I say all of this only to let ya know that.... I'm human living in a world that is NOT perfect & I wouldn't trade it for any one day in a world that was!!!! And... I'm attempting Cooner's cinnamon rolls this morning for the 1st time without her {I'm guessing that ya'll won't see any pics of those either- ha ha}!!

{proof of my rambling... this is my kiddos smiling in all of their- non-teeth brushed, non-hair brushed, pj wearing, pop-tart for breakfast eating {sorry Cooner}, sitting in my bed in it's NOT made & may NOT get made looking- glory!! However as much as I try to tell them "Momma is NOT perfect... they love me anyway!!! I LOVE that about them!!!!}

p.s. I've been reading through 1 & 2 Samuel for my Beth Moore study. Have ya'll read through that before/lately? It is full of scriptures that totally speak to you about God's loving-kindness! The Lord is first of all kind & compassionate. And He desires to deal with us first in mercy- how awesome it that!!!! As a mother, {a very imperfect one at that} you can never hear that His mercies are new EVERY morning too many times!!!!!!!