The Real Me, Not the Airbrushed Kind (NO MORE PERFECT MOMS)

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If possible, view the video first, then read on little mamas! http://youtu.be/2_S1kRI_pnA

Just recently I went on air to hang out with the ladies from Good Morning Nebraska (not Good Morning America, mind you). I was invited onto the show to talk about an upcoming event at my church. Miss America 2011 is coming to town (in fact, by the time you read this, she will be gracing our stage). 

As we chatted about this being a great event for girls, we got onto the subject of body image and perfection. And here’s the funny part ladies, even the world’s most beautiful women aren’t perfect. Seriously. Behind the scenes of major magazines (not just Maxim and Playboy) bodies of these beautiful are airbrushed.

Blemishes removed.

Dark eyes, gone. 

Age spots, disappeared.

Thighs, thinner.

Jaw line, stronger.

Wrinkles, smoothed. 

And then we wonder why we aren’t content with our own bodies. As one of the world’s wealthiest nations, we have an epidemic of obesity and a booming business of shedding the pounds, looking your best, looking younger, etc. Really the list could go on. And here is the funny part, don’t we seem to do this with every area of our lives besides our bodies?

If I could just tweak the way my husband does this ….. then life would be better.

If Sally read acted this way…..then motherhood would just be set. 

What about you? What imperfections, inside or out do you struggle with? 

Dig Deep

1) Of all the “imperfect body” issues the author mentions at the
beginning of this chapter, what can you relate to? Would you add
anything she doesn’t mention?
2) When it comes to your body, what do you need to do more intentionally: Move it? Rest it?
Hydrate it? Feed it? Brainstorm some practical ways you can make that happen.
3) Can you relate to any of “acts of the flesh” the author talks about in the first paragraph on page
80? What would you like to “take off”? What would you “put on” in its place?
4) What is one thing you highlighted/noted as you read? Why did it strike you as important?
Apply

 Pray

Lord, thank you for the bodies you’ve given us. We confess that we’ve not always appreciated it fully.
Help us to value the thousands of working parts in our body that we rarely, if ever, think about:
capillaries, organs, blood cells, muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, and more. We want to see ourselves
through your eyes. Help us to care for our physical body, but tend to the issues of our heart. In Jesus’
Name. Amen.

 

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