I know that my life is great. I have a wonderful husband, 3 amazing, full-of-life children, and I am in the "career" I always desired. BUT, everyday I wish something were different about me. I am far from perfect and daily wish I were more like:
Melanie because she is easy going.
Lisa because she puts an emphasis on being fit.
Christan because she is devoted to Christ with every ounce of her being.
MC because she could care less about "stuff".
Dale because he has a rare work ethic.
Jodie- because she is artistic.
Julie and Emily because they handle motherhood flawlessly and always look amazing.
and
Jennifer Aniston because she is beautiful. :)
Seriously. I am often not happy with many things about myself: my laziness, my love of sarcasm, my skin, my occasional harsh attitude (insert laugh), my hair color, my impatience. The list could go on....
Last night as Carsyn and I were doing her "devos" it centered on the topic of self-worth: Keli was upset cause a boy was teasing her about her school project and making her feel bad. He mother encouraged her to be confident knowing she did a wonderful job. The next day Keli was complaining about her knobby knees and freckles. Her mom said, "It hurts when someone criticizes something you made. The Bible tells us we are made by God- we are made for his good pleasure. We should thank God rather than criticize him." (Psalm 139:14).
It struck me that rather than complain about who I am or what I look like I should thank God for creating me the way that he did. That's not so say that I can get away with being apathetic about self improvement. I was just reminded that the basic me is just who God wants me to be.
Here is our table: Beachys, Smouts, Maynors and Walseths. We lost- big time. but we still had a lot of fun!
