Stop Trying to Be Her

I watched her waltz into Bible study. Just a few minutes late. Minutes I was convinced were her determined attempt at making an entrance. An eye-catching designer bag was dangling from her elbow. The latest in exercise wear clinging to her every curve. Her perfume wafted through the room as if letting every woman there know she had it all together. And not only did she have it all together, but she had a few minutes left to spare. Because clearly she had time to dab on that delicious fragrance.

I squeezed my tired arms in tightly toward my body hoping no one would notice I’d forgotten deodorant. Again. I frantically ran my tongue over fuzzy teeth promising myself I would brush before the next meeting. Maybe, I thought, I should set an alarm on my phone so I’ll remember. As I began the excavation process of digging through fruit snack wrappers and Star Wars figurines in my purse, our Bible study leader beckoned everyone together for an opening prayer. Today, she started her prayer with a Psalm.


Anne-Renee Gumley
Anne-Renee Gumley
Anne-Renee Gumley is a working wife and mom of two kids from Alaska and half of the writing duo that seeks to equip Christian moms at The Masterpiece Mom.

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