If You Met Me

Writing for 5 minutes on the prompt: "If You Met Me."

Real, true, unscripted, and unedited...

If you met me.. 
GO.

• I hope that you would see God -- by the way I live my life, make my choices, raise my kids.
• I would tell you about my family, who I love like crazy.  Even in the midst of hard things, we stick together and support one another.  
• I would (no doubt) tell you about the part-time work that I enjoy at our church -- in Kids Ministries.  One job is ending until fall, and I'm gearing up for a summer job that will be new and interesting to me.
• I would tell you for sure that I am kind of sick of this hard winter/cold spring weather and ready for some warm sun on my back.  But at the same time, I am reminded (by the daily news) to be thankful that I am not in a tsunami or earthquake zone -- and to pray for the people who ARE. 
• You would no doubt learn that I am a homeschooler, but that I do not brag on that.  It's not how I roll.  I feel uncomfortable around people who can only identify me as a homeschooling mom.  There is much more to me.
• I might talk to you about my latest interests of photography and blogging. 
• You would no doubt learn that I wear my heart on my sleeve, and that sometimes, I have to hold back, because I reveal too much, and "spill over" in my joys or frustrations.  I think it overwhelms people sometimes.
• You would learn that I TREASURE my friendships.  God has blessed me with the most awesome friends -- women who "get" me, and I am thankful for that DAILY.

STOP.