perfect....

it is okay to not be perfect.....
He only asks for my best.
sometimes my best is my kids eating hot dogs for another night,
the dishes are not done,
and all i eat is a brownie.
tomorrow i can try again.

who said you had to have your house perfectly clean all the time?
who said you had to look amazing when you walk out your door?
who said you had to make an amazingly healthy meal every time?
who said your kids had to be so well behaved that they are not even kids?

there are days when i wake up with all the best intentions to get things clean,
to actually fix my hair, to make a healthy meal and my kids WILL behave that day.

I had all the best intentions but it usually ends up the house is messier then it was before,
I did not even get to take a shower let alone fix my yuck hair, took the kids to Mc Donalds for a very healthy meal..... and they drove me nuts the whole day.

i am not perfect, and i probably will not be for a long long long time.
it is amazing to me that i feel like i need to be.
The Savior never said i had to be perfect.
those are the expectations that i put on myself.
As a woman i compare myself to others.
to how they clean there house.
how they feed their kids
sometimes Mc Donalds is all i can do
and that is okay.
my kids will survive.
they will be happy, healthy adults.
why?
because i am not perfect, i am just me.

Being happy with me is a constant struggle.
I tell myself to be happy with my extra pounds.
My Husband still loves me
my children still love me
my family still love me
my Father in Heaven still loves me.
I do my best to be healthy.
I think i deserve some chocolate brownie. :)

Sometimes my best is putting in another movie while i read my book.
or sometimes my best is more pancakes.
i do my best to be a great mother, and because i am not perfect i fall short.
My Heavenly Fathers knows me.
He knows my whole day.
He knows I do my best.
that is all that matters.
I can try again tomorrow.

So mothers that are not perfect UNITE!
Your best is PERFECT!