Life Imperfect

I read this article the other day and it really stuck with me.  It talks about how technology has given us an excellent outlet for displaying our accomplishments in life while being able to shove the less then desirable parts behind the camera.  It talked about how Pinterest and Facebook posts can often lead us to feel like we're inferior, that our lives are lackluster and that we are somehow failing.  We post these grand collages of our kids' latest craft but conveniently leave out the utter mess left behind.

 And it made me think, "Why?"  Why hide the reality of day-to-day life?  I am a stay at home mom with 2 wee ones under foot.  My house is RARELY company ready, my kids often disobey and truthfully most days I don't even get a shower.  But that's ok.  I have been given the task of rasing my children, training them up in the ways of Christ and honestly, that gets a little messy.  A LOT messy. Every. Single. Day.  So in an attempt to embrace this messy life, I decided to start taking a picture a day that shows the beautiful reality that I'm living in.  Dirty clothes and toys all over the floor?  Check.  Lunch dishes still on the table at dinner time?  Check.  I do this to show myself that the mess has beauty and purpose, and that things are never as they seem from Facebook looking in.  So check out my Life Imperfect pics on Instagram and maybe even share a few of your own.  Because life is messy.  And hectic.  And imperfect.  And beautiful.