picture me {im}perfectly.i forgot

last week, 

i forgot to order diapers for L. 

enough said. 

picture me {im}perfectly

is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.

i will post a 

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday 

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let's 

encourage, 

inspire and 

remind 

other women 

that none of us have it all together.  

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And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Luke 9:43

1631. completing many projects

1632. Scripture that speaks to my soul

1633. having just enough time to get it all done

1634. plans coming together

1635. telephone pictionary

there's still time!

there is still time for you to make 

a fabulous little advent tree.

check out the diy here. 

this is the one i did last year 

and i am hoping to get it 

out of the christmas bin by thursday.

we'll see if that happens. 

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, 

but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, 

and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

Luke 9:24-25

1626. impromptu little photo shoots

1627. selling my kit lenses on ebay

1628. watching the sun rise with L 

1629. getting plenty done while it was still dark

1630. really encouraging things happening

and it was happy.

our thanksgiving was 

certainly a happy one.

there was so much food. 

too much, actually.

and we rested and played and shopped and ate.

it was such a blessing.

more details to come soon.

Make every effort 

to live in peace with everyone 

and to be holy; 

without holiness 

no one will see the Lord. 

Hebrews 12:14

1621. lots of fudge

1622. whipped cream

1623. sweet potato hash browns

1624. pumpkin pie

1625. miniature apple pies

picture me {im}perfectly.in a hurry

lately.

oh lately,

we have been in a hurry.

everywhere.

we go.

it's been horrible.

seriously horrible.

and i see it taking a toll on us.

as a whole.

this needs to stop.

immediately.

i am going to start re-reading 

this book

this weekend.

it's necessary. 

absolutely necessary.

this is all especially true 

as one of the busiest times of year 

is about to arrive.

or maybe it's here already. 

i love this post 

and photo

(you will too!) 

from the housewife.

picture me {im}perfectly

is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.

i will post a 

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday 

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let's 

encourage, 

inspire and 

remind 

other women 

that none of us have it all together.  

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Give thanks to the LORD,

for he is good;

his love endures forever.

Psalm 107:1

and have a happy, 

happy thanksgiving!

1616. date night

1617. making homemade fudge

1618. blessings all around

1619. being reminded to slow down

1620. seeing joy

finally.

finally.

here is the story about 

those school desks the bigs have. 

this past summer, we were driving by a school in our neighborhood

and B saw that they had hundreds and hundreds 

of desks in their parking lot. 

so, i called to inquire about the futures of said desks.

i was told that the school wasn't quite sure 

what they were going to do with them 

but if i was interested, i should call and leave a message 

with the amount i was interested in.

a month later, i received a call from a woman at the school 

who said that because we lived in the neighborhood, 

they wouldn't charge us for the desks.

so, we picked up two 

and then two more 

and then two more 

and then three more

since i knew that a couple of my 

girlfriends would love them, too.

the school was totally fine with us getting so many, 

as long as we picked them up by 8am the next day.

and sure enough, 

B drove by the next morning 

and saw the hundreds of unclaimed desks

in a gigantic dumpster.

i wish i could have rescued tons more of these sweet desks.

especially after seeing what B could do with them.

K found one that had a 

heart drawn in sharpee on the bottom of hers.

so she claimed that one pretty early on.

if it had been up to me, 

they would have both been painted aqua

but we let the kids pick their colors.

no surprise there, right?

right.

and B was a bit colorful for a few days after they were completed.

Through Jesus, therefore, 

let us continually offer to God

a sacrifice of praise—

the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

Hebrews 13:15

1611. being early for a therapy

1612. L's fascination with the door knob

1613. those desks

1614. finding the perfect things on ebay

1615. the red leaves on that tree

an afternoon.

i got to take some photos

of a friend of a friend and her family

this past week.

can you tell how fun they were!

and not afraid of being in front of the camera.

not one bit.

and this was the lovely view on my drive home.

while i listened to really loud music.

of my choice.

not because i really wanted to.

but just because i could.

Grace and peace be yours

in abundance

through the knowledge of God

and of Jesus our Lord.

1 Peter 1:2

1606. being able to go and shoot all by myself

1607. meeting up with friends at a lovely park

1608. the rain, rain

1609. a sermon that cuts to the heart

1610. L's new shoes

more on the surprise trip.

first up, the winner from Jackie's giveaway!


congratulations to 
Angee!
Jackie will be emailing you!


now, onto more from the surprise trip!
for the full scoop about my trip, click here.

a big thank you to my parents and B for holding down the fort for 36 hours.

i obviously would not have been able to do that without you. 

the day i left, D asked B,

"Daddy, in the morning can you dress up like Mommy and pretend to be Mommy?"

my kids got to do a lot of things while i was out of town. 

one of which was be early.

my dad took K to school and he said 

"i guess we're a bit early. what do you usually do when you're early?" 

she said "we're never early!"

and right she is.

at the airport, my purse was flagged at security because 

"that sometimes happens with cluttered purses." apparently, he had no idea what a miracle it was 

that i was actually at the airport on a tuesday morning.

without any children in tow.

and that cleaning out my purse was not even on my to-do list.

and, i got the "you may now check in for your return flight" email 

before even being able to surprising KS!

this little dude was so full of energy.

every single second.

and i loved it!

and he sure loves his momma.

he is a wild boy but always comes running back into her arms. 

and look at that grin.

pure sweetness.

after KS dropped her kids off at school and mom's day out

(how simply perfect was the timing of this little trip?)

we headed to a nature preserve for a little walk.

you see, KS loves to be outside.

and she finds the best spots to 

satisfy her cravings of the outdoors even in wichita.

we walked

and we walked

and we walked

(aren't these hedgeapples so fabulous?)

and we walked

until we realized that we were lost.

and it was just starting to rain.

and we had no idea how to get back to the car.

i even pulled out my gps on my iphone but it wasn't much help.

i'm a city girl, what can i say?

so it was certainly an adventure. 

we stopped here and there to do a mini-camera tutorial

since KS has a fab camera and lens.

and now she knows how to use it.

see?!

the colors were so vibrant

and the reflections, mesmerizing.

when we finally got to the car 

it was pouring

(perfect timing)

so we headed to lunch

and topped it off with a quick stop at sonic.

(how good is that ice?

so good.)

and don't worry all of you people from Wichita,

we avoided all the traffic on Rock Road. 

and this sweet little girl

took a great nap

and so did we.

it was perfect.

really, truly.

and, as much as KS would have liked

(and as much as B would not have liked)

i made it out of Kansas before the snow fell.

1601. watching leaves scatter in the wind 

1602. flying above the rainstorm and finding blue skies

1603. an open seat next to me on a very full flight

1604. sweet little girls who exchange notes

1605. seeing the moon from the plane

picture me {im}perfectly.impossibly too much

i try to do impossibly too much. 

and it inevitably leads to failure. 

every.

single.

day.

yet i still try to shove as much into each day as i possibly can,

never seeming to learn my lesson.

but on sunday, i refused to check my email once.

and you know what?

it was incredible. 

absolutely lovely.

and some of that even carried over to monday.

i know... it was incredible.

and oh, so rare.

i got to just stare at my children 

and happily watched them 

unload hundreds and hundreds of 

musical instruments, 

train tracks, 

trains, 

cars,

blocks and of course,

fairies

onto the floor of the family room.

and you know what?

it didn't even bother me.

(waking up to the mess was another story, though). 

but that was such a rare moment for me. 

to just sit.

i used to do that.

but haven't in a very, very long time.

it was awesome.

and i want to have that each and every day. 

but i am realizing that i have to intentionally carve out that time.

i must choose to make that happen. 

or else it will get away from me, 

like every other minute of the day does. 

and be sure to check out erin's blog

where she reminds us to embrace 

the "all at once" moments.

picture me {im}perfectly

is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.

i will post a 

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday 

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let's 

encourage, 

inspire and 

remind 

other women 

that none of us have it all together.  

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and link up to your direct posting

and feel encouraged. 

The LORD said to Gideon, 

“You have too many men. 

I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, 

or Israel would boast against me, 

‘My own strength has saved me.’

Judges 7:2

1596. my grandmother's birthday, today!

1597. hot cocoa

1598. apple pie from tj's

1599. nights filled with planning

1600. God showing off


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