Maybe it was when Pinterst boomed, and I realized I may be the only mother buying a birthday sheet cake from the grocery store on the day of the party.
Or maybe ordinary became negative as I watched others wrestle their dream with two hands and nail it to the wall.
Ordinary seemed less than when I strolled the rows of Home Depot, saw the million plus counter top options, and realized the green stuff lining my kitchen is just plain, sub average.
Ordinary became the picture where half the people were cut off, and no one was looking at the camera.
Ordinary meant I wasn't trying, or worse, I just didn't have it.
As a doer, this way of thinking is unacceptable, especially in the year of risk.
But then contentment, who is usually hidden, jumped up and down and screamed for me to notice.
She reminded me Ingles, store bought cakes are yummy, and I am actually living my dream.
She sat me down and said the best pictures are of life and not of posed moments in front of barns.
Oh, and you won't believe this, but she also pointed out my counter tops aren't lame green, they are borderline retro, and retro is in, baby.
Sullivan girls living the ordinary.
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24 comments:
I agree. The ordinary is perfect!
retro. yeah. then i am TOTALLY, like, SO. IN.
yep. that's me. retro.
who started calling retro old in the first place anyway?
nope. not me.
i'm not feeling old today. i'm just retro.
and retro is in. . . . .
just keep talking.
love this :-)
lol.
One of my ministry passions is to get women to stop comparing themselves and love their "ordinary." You've put the whole feeling so well.
So much beauty in the ordinary! Well done.
oh i love that, i regularly beat myself with the 'ordinary stick' and hadn't even realised it! but your comment 'the best pictures are of life and not of posed moments in front of barns.' apart from being hilarious has also made me think and smile! brilliant post xx
Never would I consider you ordinary, sheet cake or not. Love to you, friend.
Ordinary is beautiful ... but we need eyes to see it. Thanks for providing just the right glasses.
Fondly,
Glenda
Aww love that... retro is in baby!! Yep ordinary is so negative, but I kinda like vanilla ice cream:) Beautiful words.
Oh soo good, such true words
Loving the ordinary. Good think contentment yelled for you!
funny how we become discontent with perfectly ordinary when we start looking at others and comparing ourselves to some ideal...
same thing as those models in the magazines... only different!
just so you know, i'm still drooling over that ingles sheet cake........so freaking yummy!
and in a totally related, kind-of way, i think of anna from Downton Abbey (yes, THE best show around these days), and just how happy and content she is w/her lot in life (besides her whole hubby being in a jail part....that's gotta be a bummer!). but unlike other downstairs characters, thomas and ethel, she is settled in her place in life and it just makes her so pleasant and sweet. just makes you think that heck, downstairs a'int so bad :)
Ordinary is good! It's interesting how those nasty words enter into our subconscious telling us we aren't good enough. It's like the evil devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other....quite literally.
Right, what the heck is wrong with ordinary anyway. you know i love this.
From one sheet cake buying mom to another--YES!
Contentment is a good friend. The best.
Yes contentment helps us to appreciate ordinary. So does loss- but I'm hoping for contentment!
I love the idea of retro. I may be more "in" than I thought ...
Amen. My counter tops are blue. Besides, who wants to be all predictable and have black granite counter tops without any burn marks on them anyway?
(P.S. I only decorate my own cakes because my grandma taught me and she can't do it for me anymore. Otherwise, I'd be at Costco right now!)
Thank you. yes. I love this!!!! I get sooo self concious about my life in this way. I feel like I haven't set myself up well for success my first year out of college and tha totally freaks me out!
You girls incourage me with your thoughts on "ordinary" and the laughs you bring with your stories of Downton Abby and burnt countertops.
Thank you...all of you, for reading!
Your 5 Minute "poundings" are definitely my faves.
They read as if we are conversing in my foyer...
You. Is. Good. Love ya! And don't forget I have that almost retro chandelier for you!
Oh, and I love how encouraged is spelled wrong in my last comment! I hate how I can't edit!
I love this post, Amy. Somewhere along the way, I feel like all of life (not just McDonald's) got super-sized. I crave ordinary. Ordinary is respectable and respectful and real. So are you.
And happiest of birthdays to you my new friend!
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