My So-Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife by Sara Horn

I've just finished reading "My So-Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife" by Sara Horn.  GREAT book and totally not what I thought it would be.  Going into this, I thought it was going to be a story of how I could BE that kind of wife, the wife I've always thought I should be.  As it turns out, Sara Horn has as much trouble being perfect as I do.  She juggles a husband, child, work, ministry, household chores and a relationship with the Lord.   Sara also mentions, towards the end, that what she really figured out is that putting God FIRST is what really matters.

Her husband saw her in a different light than she saw herself most of the time and I suspect her son did too.  I know as a wife and mom, I have LOTS of room for improvement, but my family loves me for me.   My husband tells me every single day that I'm beautiful and these are days when I haven't taken a shower or put makeup on.

My husband loves me and never complains even when I decide I'm gonna play games instead of washing dishes.  He doesn't even get angry when I lose a VERY important receipt that he needs (this actually JUST happened right before I typed this out......THANKFULLY, I found it)

My children think I'm the best mom ever even when I don't jump up immediately when they want me for something.

The fact of the matter is.......I CAN do better and I WANT to do better, but I don't have to be perfect.  Heck, I've let down my guard so much that I even allowed a few friends to walk into my living room this week and I hadn't dusted in probably 2 weeks AT LEAST.  Yeah, I had dust.  I think I had some dishes in the sink too.   I have clutter, papers, magazines, etc.  I don't have a showroom house.  But guess what?  I don't think I care anymore.  Thank you Sara Horn for writing a book that shows that women aren't perfect and don't have to be.  Thank you for showing me that I do need to TRY, but I don't have to beat myself up when I fail to perform to my own stupid standards.


I still wanna keep trying to be a better wife and mom, but I'm just going to stop letting that Proverbs 31 wife intimidate me.  After all, I am my own woman, right?