Friday, March 20, 2009

Who am I?

I am a child of God
I am a woman who struggles with what it means to be a woman of God
I have asked God where he was in the midst of my abuse
I have two children. My sweet Caroline and a child I will not get to meet this side of heaven
I have an amazing husband that I sometimes push away because I don't know how to deal with my pain
I have had women in my life who have cried a lot of tears for me
I have a mother that I love so much that when I think about the day she will be gone I can't breathe
I have spent the last three years dealing with anxiety and finally became brave enough to ask for help
I have begun to truly believe that what I do at home as a wife and mother is impacting the world
I am trying to believe that my education was not a waste of time even though I don't get to diagram sentences anymore
I don't like coffee at all but always think people who drink it are more sophisticated than I am
I have a degree in English, but I don't like to read or write
I have new friends that push me to be better and are teaching me more about what it means to love my husband well
I am struggling to lose weight after having a baby, and when I say struggling, I mean that I am not trying very hard
I desire to impact my church family and not just be the wife of the amazing worship leader


I just wanted to share what I have been thinking about lately.

4 comments:

Courtney said...

I am most of these as well, thank you for stating them more eloquently than I've ever managed to do. You did miss one though... I am blessed more by my loving God than I will ever realize, if only because He has been gracious enough to provide two amazing children and a wonderful husband.

Anonymous said...

What a great post Michelle!! I love you!

Unknown said...

This is great writing...thank you for sharing your thoughts!

The Shepard Girls said...

So maybe you don't like writing, but you sure are dang good at it. Thanks for the honesty! Lets talk soon!