i am IM2

What a crazy couple of days!

I.M stands for 'The Imperfect Mum' which is a blog my beautiful friend 'Kristy Vallely' has created. (I don't mind using her full name because she often uses it herself online) Kristy is a real down to earth mum who really does say it like it is - and I totally love honest people like this. She truely is like an older sister to me and we have seen each other through a lot. We both recorded each others wedding days, shared with each dreams n heartaches and now we also share motherhood together.

Kristy is a bright light, loves people (hmmm... MOST people I should say! Cross her or her loved ones and you'll know it!) and I always knew she'd be famous. You just can't keep bright 'look at me' people hidden when it's their time to shine.

And Kristy is shining!! Beautifully! She has a big heart for mums and wants them to know they are not alone - as motherhood really can be a very lonely experience. And so, she has created a 'sisterhood' of mums who now support one another in a facebook group, asking questions, sharing experiences and lifting one another up. Kristy herself has opened painful places from her past as well, writing these moments in an online blog for the entire world to read, share, critique and bond.

Kristy was the one who inspired me to start my blog. She is one of the reasons you are reading this now! (you can thank or thump her later! Ha ha!)

And so, her group has because so large now, she alone can't keep up with it all. And she has asked me to help out, which of course, I said yes! But for different reasons then most would.

Most people would normally jump at the chance to be famous, yet I have no desire. I know my life here is short and I will soon be forgotten after I die, but it is His name that is eternal. To be a part of His plan and story would be worth my life. I would love for people to look back on me in years to come KNOWING I lived for the Lords purpose and not my own.

The I.M job also gives you a strange sense of power. I remembered the buzz of posting that first post, knowing over 4600 may be about to read it. Wow. But give me instead, the amazing coincidences of God. When He prepares or sets up the meeting of people that needed to be right there right now. Or the Holy Spirit teaching eternal truths. Or knowing that God hears little tiny me. The creator of it all. and tiny me. That's powerful.

The I.M blog could also fulfill the need for purpose in my life. A title. A job. A reason to get up because 'people need me' feeling. I craved that only a few years ago. Oh, to be important again. Not just a servant of little, unappreciative beings.
But, I am important. I do have an important role. Every extra breathe I take means that my Heavenly Father has unfinished tasks for me. Like a parent, I'm sure He doesn't like seeing me suffer and would love to call me home, but we're not done here. And if God wants to use me to glorify His name, then that gives my life purpose. Huge purpose.

Don't misunderstand me. I am overjoyed at being a part of the IM gang. I'm even more excited to be able to help Kristy and her family and even to help the thousands of mums that read her blog. I feel like this is going to be big. And I pray the Lord will use it and me in big ways for His name.

Oh, and I'm also so thankful to be standing alongside Kristy in this. She is on my heart for the Lord. I have about 7ish close people who come to mind when I hear of people without God. Of course, when I dwell on it I can name hundreds of people, but there will always be that small immediate core group and Kristys in it. Not that I'm Bible thumpin her, but my soul prays for her regularly.

All in time Kristy! :-) He loves you too much. He loves me too much too, and hears all my prayers for you x

xK aka - IM2 :-)