{"id":253,"date":"2010-05-12T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/permissiontolive\/2010\/05\/my-life-as-a-real-person\/"},"modified":"2010-05-12T14:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T14:47:00","slug":"my-life-as-a-real-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/permissiontolive\/2010\/05\/my-life-as-a-real-person.html","title":{"rendered":"My life as a real person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
I am a \u201creal\u201d person.<\/div>\n
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I am a real person who is trying to become OK with the limitations real people have.<\/a><\/div>\n
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I am through with chasing the illusion.<\/div>\n
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There is not a tablecloth\u00a0or candles on my table, usually it has the remains of play dough scattered across it.<\/div>\n
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I am so thankful for\u00a0little activities that can distract the kids while\u00a0hubby\u00a0and I talk together.<\/div>\n
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My counters are very rarely cleared and washed to a shiny sparkle. This morning\u00a0they are covered with the plates from last night\u2019s dinner, with this mornings strawberry tops on top.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Food is such a blessing! (Especially strawberries) And I am thankful for the good\u00a0moments spent with my hubby that prevented me from washing those dishes\u00a0last night.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0The steps just inside the front door, are never waxed to a shiny perfection. In fact, I think\u00a0it\u2019s been a few months since I last swept them.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I\u2019m thankful no one has gotten killed from tripping on the blocks that inevitably get tossed over the baby gate at the top of the stairs.<\/div>\n
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I don\u2019t always cloth diaper, in fact I often don\u2019t even dispose of the disposable diapers in a timely fashion. These are the diapers that I keep throwing in the general\u00a0direction of the garbage can.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I am so so thankful for that well-fed and growing child that uses those diapers.<\/div>\n
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I don\u2019t have all the clothes clean, folded and put away. This is the never ending laundry pile in my basement.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I am thankful that we (usually!) have plenty of clean clothes to wear.<\/div>\n
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While my bathroom is\u00a0kept\u00a0fairly\u00a0clean (it\u2019s a pet\u00a0peeve of mine), my mirror hardly ever sparkles.\u00a0I\u2019ve been planning to wash off\u00a0that soap \u201cdrawing\u201d of Ms.Action\u2019s for over a week. I\u2019ll get to it eventually.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I\u2019m thankful that soap washes off easily when you do get around to it.<\/div>\n
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My living room doesn\u2019t have matching furniture, or flower pots on the end tables. And\u00a0usually there are toys on the floor.\u00a0This morning,\u00a0the chalk was scattered across the floor shortly after breakfast.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I\u2019m thankful for the great time had yesterday evening, lying on the driveway in our pajama\u2019s and coloring pictures and writing our names on the pavement.<\/div>\n
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And these are the adorable\u00a0little people responsible for my realizing my imperfection.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I\u2019m so thankful that God has used them to set me free. And continues to use them, to remind me that I cannot do it all. And that\u2019s OK. Because they don\u2019t care\u00a0whether or not they have a mommy that can do it all. They just want a mommy who is there for them. Me, just\u00a0as I am. <\/div>\n
Actually, that\u2019s all\u00a0my husband wants too, just me.<\/div>\n
\u00a0In reality, that\u2019s all that God wants. <\/div>\n
Not a perfect person, not the most beautiful person, not the superhuman person.<\/div>\n
Just me.<\/div>\n
A real\u00a0person.<\/div>\n
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If you\u00a0would like to share\u00a0some of your life as a real person, feel free to share in the comments. Or write a post of your own and be sure to leave me a link!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am a \u201creal\u201d person. I am a real person who is trying to become OK with the limitations real people have. I am through with chasing the illusion. There is not a tablecloth\u00a0or candles on my table, usually it has the remains of play dough scattered across it. 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