Hi friend.
I recently read a blog post, well, by recently I mean it was probably a couple months ago and I'm just now remembering that I wanted to comment on it, that made a statement with which I disagreed. (Woo- how's that for bad sentence structure?!)
The writer, who will remain nameless, (don't worry, if you're reading this, it's not you) said that he/she would only write about the good things happening in life, not the messy or imperfect stuff. While the goal was to be uplifting to others, which I understand, I don't think it's necessary to skip over the less than beautiful parts of life.
It happens, right? We cook a flat-out bad dinner. We get in a fender bender. (No Dad- this did not happen.) We have a really embarrassing moment. We don't look like models everyday. We aren't always the perfect wives and our husbands aren't always the perfect husbands. We don't follow through. We fail.
But when it comes down to it, that's life, and that's what we do. It's good to know that other people are having the exact same struggles we've had or are having. That's how we empathize, encourage, and empower.
Of course, this is just my opinion, and I'm not suggesting that we focus on the down and out parts of our lives, but it's alright to acknowledge they're there. How else can I grow and develop those areas unless I admit they need work? And this girl needs lots of work guys.
Well, that's my little soap box for the day. Had a wonderful weekend with family. Jessa rocked her salutatorian speech, and Myriam and Bam were precious on their special day. (I will have some photos later.) And I did a lot of cheating on my new meal plan. That changes today. Haha.
Talk to you later,
Aim
Agreed!
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