I'm weird (isn't everyone?)

So, already, I'm blogging again. I feel the need to say, that I titled my blog what it's called for a reason. I intend to be real. Very real. Like, maybe even shockingly real. It's just who I am. I'm not fake in any way, shape, or form. And actually, fakeness is my pet peeve. I'm not interested in the pretty public faces people wear to hide their true selves. So many times I want to say to people..."come on...get real....tell me how YOU feel, what you struggle with...you're not fooling me. No one is perfect." And really, we're not called to be. As Christians we are called to bear each others burdens. Well honey, how can I carry your burden when you're acting like you don't have any? :) Yeah, so, I'm real. This is me. My kids are brats sometimes(a lot of the time actually..) I yell at them & they yell at me. I'm lazy. VERY lazy. And sloppy. Did I mention sloppy? Ask my hubby bout that..LOL.... I get very emotional. Sappy even. I can drive people nuts. Sometimes I'm shy to the point where people might think I'm snobby(definitely not!)...and sometimes I need to be the center of attention. I'm a recovering control freak. I have an uncanny ability to get people to do what I want them to...without their even realizing it! Yeah...charm & all that. I can even be manipulative....which my "big bro" likes to call "persuasive."
If you want a list of my good qualities, yes...ask the men in my life. Number one, of course, being my hubby. I swear he never has a bad thing to say about me. He's the sweetest man in the whole world, and loves me for who I am. He thinks everything I do is "cute." :) And hey, we've been married 15 years, which I'm proud of, if you haven't noticed.....but BOY have we been through some junk. Our first year of marriage was a killer. And I'm not talking "you left your socks on the floor!" kinda stuff. I'm talking heavy stuff. But, by the grace of God, we are together today, happy & stronger than ever, and with the joyful wisdom that only comes from learning through fiery trials. We fight though....we are definitely not perfect. We yell, we throw things. Reality. I have a temper, a bad one, that God has tamed through the years. It has NOT been easy. But God can do the impossible....that's always been my favorite Bible verse..."with God, ALL things are possible!" Wow.....He has sure proved that in my life. I've done so many "impossible" things & He has blessed me so much. More reality though...I'm whiny, & jealous, and veeeeery envious....I throw too many pity parties, and I always want what I don't have.
But as Joyce Meyer (who God used to change my life!!) says..."I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be! I'm OK and I'm on my way!" That's definitely my motto. I'm weird. I'm crazy. I'm wacky. (Like everyone else!) Cuz being normal is just boring!! :)

More to come from my messy house...scuse me while I go yell at my kids & wait for my hubby to come home so I can yell at him too... ;)