No more pictures, please!

I do like taking pictures sometimes, but what bugs me is that I've noticed over the past several years, that I often seem to look exhausted in my pictures.  This picture was taken when Mike and I were on our honeymoon cruise back in May of 1998.  Aside from what looks like a healing pimple in the middle of my forehead, and Mike's needing a haircut, we look pretty good, I think.  We were young and excited about our new life together.  We were getting to know each other, and traveling together for the first time.  But I think we look pretty different than we do in recent pictures.  I often take several pictures of myself (like 10), just so I can find one decent picture.  I shoot from different angles, holding in my stomach and stretching my neck so I won't look so short.  Hahaha!!!

Well, we just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary in May, and we've had 5 children plus 1 miscarriage.  We've had some really high highs, and some seriously low lows during our marriage.  The truth is that I am tired lots of the time.  Sometimes it's physical.  Sometimes it's emotional.  Sometimes mental.  I used to try to figure everything out, and get really down on myself when I missed something.  But God has taught me over the years to take a deep breath, and just relax.  Sure there'll be times I get it wrong, but God never asked me to be superhuman.  That's why the name of this blog is "I'm Superwoman in my Dreams".  I am human.  I am flawed.  There is much I still do not know.  But I do know that when I get overwhelmed, I need to focus on The Father.  He alone will give me grace where I need it.  So, I will keep taking and posing for pictures, and if I happen to look exhausted, just smile and know that God's grace is sufficient for me--and for you!