Still learning this lesson .... The other night we had some friends over. We'd put all the kids in bed so we could just be available for our guests. About 15 minutes into our time .... Levi starts crying. I'm thinking to myself "seriously God, I really need the kids to sleep so I can focus on our guests." Levi continued to cry so I excused myself and took care of Levi. A few days later our guest shared with me how helpful it was for her to see that I struggled with my kids not always doing what I wanted them to do and that I calmly just took care of my baby's needs instead of complaining about it (apparently I hid my irritation well)
Then the other day I had a friend stop by unexpectedly ... My house was messy, I desperately needed a shower and the kids were still in jammies. For a moment it crossed my mind to "not be available" but we welcomed our friends in. That friend shared that she was so relieved to see I had days that looked like hers.
God sometimes needs for us to not "look so perfect" to help others feel normal. None of us have it all together. None of us our doing this thing we call mothering perfectly. So, I encourage You to let others see your imperfection, to be honest in your humanness (is that a word) and to live barefoot .... It's actually quite liberating and it might just make someone else feel a little more normal.
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