If you could be a little fly on my wall blog, just for a day. . . and get a peek into my home, what would you see?
You might see me making crafts with my kids, tackling a sink full of dishes (in bits and pieces, mind you), reading books to little ones, picking up toys, over and over, trying to remember where to put the milk (not in the cupboard, in the fridge…. Riiiight), making beds, tucking little ones in, exercising, selling some items on ebay, daydreaming, picking up my son’s sippy cup, again (he has figured out the “pick-up game”), doing mounds of laundry, texting a friend (my new-found hobby now that I have a full key pad on my phone), kissing my hubby, at the front door, putting away his muddy boots, after a long hard day at work, enjoying rocking a sick baby, and longing for sleep at the same time. . .
But what about the times
I lose my temper,
yell (oh so ugly),
want my own selfish way,
want to be served, instead of serve…
you see… we are all a LOT alike!
While blogging, there is the temptation to only show ourself, at our BEST. Like, putting our “church face on” to the blogging community.
Ever do it? Pictures can tell their own story, and can even portray lies. A false life. A life that we long for, but that is not our own to claim.
Please don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not claiming to be a fraud . . . all the time 🙂 I believe in encouraging others to do the right thing, by living the right way (the best way).
BUT, if your readers, could be a fly on YOUR blog, what would they see behind all the glitter and glamour? A charge for this year, for you and me…
Be real.
Speak truth.
Love with a big heart.
Remember, your readers may not see, the truth, but He does. Always.
So let us not grieve the Spirit, but pursue holiness. Be ye Holy, for He is Holy. Desire to give God your very best, this year. After all, He deserves it!
Girl, you know you’ve tugged at the sleeves of many a bloggers!
For REAL?? Seriously? LOL
IF you were to be a fly on my blog, you’d see a 4 year old riding our beagle, one of my teens on the computer behind me, a pre-teen playing basketball in his room (hubby mounted a real goal on the wall..we have massive holes now that need to be patched), another son playing a video game, another teen pulling her lip as she’d contemplating life (whatever that’s about), an 8 y/o little princess/diva crying at every little thing, other people’s kids in and out of my house, a hubby that is also greeted with a kiss all the while looking over my shoulder at the dishes that are yet to be washed. Me wanting to sit, relax and read that much needed book on homeschool, faith maturity, marriage or parenting.
You wanted the truth and the real… 🙂
Awesome 🙂
Thanks for this post, it is a good reminder!! Sometimes I feel that I only show my best on my blog and I feel bad about that. My dishes and kitchen are a mess because I choose to sit in front of the computer instead. I get selfish and want to be served instead of serve. And I just feel like I could be an overall more pleasant person to be around!
Thanks again!
~Heather
Wow Girl! This is one of the BEST things I’ve read on a blog in a VERY long time! Thanks for writing and keeping it real!
I look forward to visiting your place again!
Just wanted to say hello, just stopped by your blog for the first time, really enjoyed it. Looking forward to following you!!
totally agree!!! I would rather read “real stuff” than the fluff everyday 🙂
YES!! I am praying that for so many sisters in Christ!! The temptation to look like we’ve got it all under control is so deceptive! My prayer is that we can all be REAL with each other, accept one another as broken vessels that need to be lifted in prayer, forgive( and/or rebuke) each others’ sinfulness, and PRAY for one another. How can we truly edify one another when we’re trying so hard to make people believe there’s nothing wrong? THANK YOU for this!! Love you!
Hello there, this is my first visit to you blog and I like it already. I am one of the writers of the Meditations of His Love blog and I wanted to thank you for following our blog. God bless.
-Elizabeth J.