picture me {im}perfectly.christmas shopping

it is december 7th

and i have not started my christmas shopping.

i know.

totally not like me.

every year, i attempt to get 

all of my shopping done in the early fall

and have it all wrapped up by halloween.

and every year, i fail.

somehow, i forget that fall 

(or really, all the time) 

is a busy time for us.

we have new schedules, 

new schools, 

two birthdays 

and life going on 

every fall.

but this year, 

oh this year.

this year is oh so different.

i think that i have been in survival mode for a while now

(i haven't yet been able to stop and assess the situation).

every time i leave the house, 

i fear that i have forgotten to

bring something that i needed to bring.

or do something that i was supposed to do.

sometimes this life is just so hard.

and i just can't seem to get it together.

it's like my time goes into some sort of void 

and i wake up 

and am somehow further behind 

than i was the day before. 

but we have our first of 

five.

christmas.

celebrations.

this weekend, 

so i must get my act together, 

at least for that first celebration.

check out 

this sweet blog  

and how she is dealing with her 

human-wrecking ball.

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. 

And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord 

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 

for he has been mindful 

of the humble state of his servant. 

From now on all generations will call me blessed,

Luke 1:46-48

1651. working outside

1652. a walk that warmed me up

1653. getting a bite from whole foods

1654. time to clean out my purse

1655. meeting another believer at L's school