I grew up in a family where perfection was expected. What others thought of us was THE most important agenda. I have to even say way back when my oldest was little I still had that thought process. I was so caught up in what others thought of my parenting based on how my kids acted, what my kids looked like, what car we drove, etc. I found myself yelling a lot more, stressing way more and plain not happy – with anything.
Then almost 6 years ago our little Brahm was born to our perfect little family. You know the one with the 2 kids, boy and a girl,
Yvette– loved this post the first time I read it on your blog. It definitely deserved an encore! Thanks for sharing your heart! I think a lot of us will relate!
can i say this was ‘perfectly’ what i needed to read tonight 🙂 thanks for boasting in your weakness that HE might be glorified…
smiles from florida-=
haley
Sounds like we started out just about the same way. Thank God that He changes our hearts and helps us to get over ourselves and enjoy “Real” life.