note to self

I write notes to myself.  There…I said it.

I sit down, take a breath and write a note to myself just like I would a friend.

Today – I found one. From years ago. And it was exactly what I needed to hear today – all these years later. So today I share my little note to self…maybe it’s one for you as well:

Tomorrow will be different. We will feel better. Everything is harder when everyone is sick. This is temporary. We will find our groove and our rhythm. We will find our way through the school year. I don’t need to pick it apart or long for next year. I can appreciate NOW by FULLY entering into it. 

I am not here to be supermom. I am not here to win an award or approval. I am here to LOVE. To pour into 3 young, amazing kids who will likely change the world. They need ME.  Honest, can-admit-my-faults, fantastic, sometimes-a-little-crazy ME. That’s it. 

They don’t need perfection. They need me. Showing up. Trying. Admitting when I make mistakes. Making MISTAKES. That’s all.

I don’t get a stay if I kick my to-do lists butt. I just need to be faithful. Give. Try. Do. Laugh. And dance whenever possible…

THIS I can do. And I can also trust that God will meet me here and care for my kids. I CAN show up. And be ME. 

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Amy
Amy is mom to 3 amazing kids...who also happened to ALL be surprises. In her lack of spare time (see aforementioned kids), she gets to freeze love, beauty and sacred moments through the art of photography. She actively wrestles with God and life and is grateful beyond measure to see Him make beautiful things out of the dust. She is married to a genuinely amazing, hilarious and handsome man who has been making her laugh now for 12 years. She once split her pants in front of the pandas at Zoo Atlanta and her children tell the story EVERYWHERE she goes. She’s been privileged to call Kentucky, Tennessee and the Chicagoland area home until she and her family moved to the city of Atlanta after having their third child. Though she still LOVES the city, she now calls the northeast suburb of Buford home and could walk to the Mall of Georgia but prefers to do her shopping on-line.