What I'm Not

I'm not famous.
I'm not skinny.
I'm not well known to anyone other than the few of you that come here and my family.
I'm not a big crier.
I'm not patient.
I'm not overly serious.
I'm not blonde (anymore)
I'm not on the social media circuit (you know, speaking at every conference and what have you).
I'm not a great housekeeper.
I'm not always a great cook.

I'm not a lot of things.  But that's okay because of what I am.

I am a wife.
I am a Mother to 4 amazing people.
I am a daughter, sister, aunt, granddaughter, niece, friend...
I am strong.
I am a birth warrior.
I am an advocate.
I am a leader.
I am funny...seriously, I am!
I am happy.
I am creative.
I am crafty.
I am a baker...and a dang good one at that.
I am a marshmallow maker (duh).
I am loud.
I am not afraid to speak my mind.
I am a risk taker.
I am educated.
I am passionate.
I am loved.
I am a daughter of God...and really, that is all that matters.

I have been having some pretty self-deprecating thoughts recently.  There is a lot going on in my life right now and I have been thinking that I am just not good enough.  I have been thinking that because I am not asked to do this or that, that I am not good enough to do those things.  When the reality is that there are so many people qualified to do those things I shouldn't be upset or surprised.  I was reminded that despite what the world thinks, I am a daughter of God and He loves me.  Despite what opportunities I am given both in my actual life and my blog life, I have been given the greatest opportunity of all, to raise my babies.  No matter what you might think of me, the only opinion that really matters is His.

And, while the opinion of God ranks very highly and is very important to me...the opinion of my family is just as important.  If I am failing them, I know it right away.  This song, These Four Walls, by Sara Evans has been going through my head the last few days.

Wasn't That Long Ago
I Was Skipping To School With A Lunchbox
Pigtails In My Hair
Where Did The Time Go
One Minute I'm Playing In The Sandbox
How'd I Get To Hear From There
Making Lunches And Folding Clothes
Is Not The Most Glamorous Life I Know
But I've Got So Much More Than Most

I'm Not Famous But My Kids Think
I'm A Star
I'm Not Rich But I've Made A Million
Memories So Far
I May Not Be A Model
But My Man Thinks I Could Be
I May Not Be From Royalty
But In These Four Walls
I'm The Queen

I Had It All Planned
First I'd Make It Big In Nashville
Then Take Hollywood By Storm
But It Was In God's Hands
There Were Three Little Lives That Would
Need Me
To One Day Be Their Mom
I Wouldn't Trade It For Anything
Those Movie Stars Don't Have
Everything
I Know I'm Right Where I Wanna To Be

I'm Not Famous But My Kids Think
I'm A Star
I'm Not Rich But I've Made A Million
Memories So Far
I May Not Be A Model
But My Man Thinks I Could Be
I May Not Be From Royalty
But In These Four Walls
I'm The Queen

I Had To Let It Go, But I Have No Regrets
I Would Have Never Known This Kind Of
Happiness

I'm Not Famous But My Kids Think
I'm A Star
I'm Not Rich But I've Made A Million
Memories So Far
I May Not Be A Model
But My Man Thinks I Could Be
I May Not Be From Royalty
But In These Four Walls
I'm The Queen

So, here is what I want each of you to take away from this post today.  You are each Queens.  You are each so very special.  You are each needed and you are so much more than you know.  Look in the eyes of your children, or someone you love, and you will see it.  You will see how much you are needed, how much you are loved and just how wonderful you are.