A PICTURE...

LOOKING THROUGH A LENS

FUNNY WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE

YOU MIGHT THINK YOU ARE TAKING A PICTURE OF ONE THING AND END UP WITH SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT

OR SOMETIMES THE FLASH IS JUST TOO MUCH

SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE

SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF PRACTICE

AND THEN YOU REALIZE THAT THROUGH IT ALL, YOU LEARNED.

FUNNY, HOW IN LIFE LOOKING THROUGH THE (LENS) WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THE PICTURE WE WANT, BUT THAT WE LEARN FROM EACH ONE.  I'M THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES TO LEARN FROM AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO SEE.  SOMETIMES IT IS GOOD TO LOOK AT THE THINGS AROUND US.  FAMILY, KIDS, SPOUSE, THE GREAT OUTDOORS, THE THINGS THAT MAKES US HAPPY, OR THE THINGS THAT  MAKES US HURT AND MAKES OUR HEARTS ACHE. IF WE CAN TRY TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS IN THE" BIG PICTURE" THE ONE THAT CAPTURES IT ALL, WE CAN FEEL PEACE WITH THE ALL THE PICTURES.  THIS IS A GOOD REMINDER FOR ME. I STRUGGLE WITH WANTING PERFECTION.  WANTING OUR HOUSE A CERTAIN WAY, WANTING OUR CARS CLEAN, WANTING OUR KIDS TO HAVE THEIR HAIR DONE, AND DRESSED WITH A CLEAN FACE AND TEETH, WANTING OUR YARD TO BE NICE, WANTING THINGS TO RUN SMOOTH, AND SO ON....... BUT IT'S THESE PICTURES THAT OUR A REMINDER TO ME THAT IT IS OKAY, IF THINGS ARE NOT AND GUESS WHAT I'LL NEVER HAVE PERFECTION IN THIS LIFE.  ALTHOUGH I CAN WORK TOWARDS IT, AND THOSE THINGS I LISTED DO BRING SOME PEACE, AND HAPPINESS TO ME. BUT SO DOES THE LITTLE PICTURES, OUR KIDS PLAYING IN THE MUD, OR EATING BLUE ICING THAT'S ALL OVER THEIR FACES, AND OUR HOUSE A COMPLETE MESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PLAYED HARD I MEAN REALLY HARD.  AND IF THE VANS A MESS WELL IT MEANS THAT THE TRIP WAS MORE PLEASANT BECAUSE THEY GOT TO EAT IN IT AND THEY WERE HAPPY!!!  AND IF MY HAIR IS GREY AND I'M NOT THE SIZE I WANT TO BE.  GUESS WHAT?  IT'S THE WHOLE PICTURE NOT OF PERFECTION BUT OF ALL THE REAL LIFE TRUE DAY TODAY STORIES. IT'S LIFE AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE APART OF SUCH A GREAT PLAN!