I’ve been really struggling with getting this blog going, because I don’t feel qualified. I don’t feel witty or confident. I read lots of other blogs and those writers all seem to have it together. They are so organized! They make awesome food. They do awesome crafts with their kids every day. Their houses are decorated perfectly.

And then there’s me. I am not organized. I am ok with cooking. I make awesome crafts with my kids – occasionally. And my house most definitely not decorated awesomely.  But yet here I am, writing this blog. God has called me to it. Maybe it’s for all the rest of us, the ones who don’t have it together. I don’t even have enough oomph to put up a façade and pretend that I have it together. But I’ve always been a champion of transparency.  Perhaps it’s due to my high regard for integrity, or just that I feel so much more can be accomplished when the truth is clearly stated.

So here I am. Flawed, like everyone, and not bothering to try and cover it up.  Every morning I submit myself to the Lord…and then get caught up with the whirlwind that is two young children, and at the end of the day I can see where over and over again I tried to do things myself. So I’m learning to submit over and over again through the day. To take joy in the little moments and appreciate each amazing blessing God has gifted to us.  My goal, my hope, is to inspire you. To encourage you. To remind you that you aren’t the only flawed one out there. To promote balance in your life. To eat your kale, and to eat your cupcake too.