when joey was a baby i was blessed with being able to stay home with him for a little over a year…then i became pregnant with jade and others thought it would be better for us financially if i went to work, and so i did…that was 12 years ago…since the very first day i went to work i’ve felt my heart was at home and i knew i made the wrong decision…
since that day my heart has been calling me back home…but then, tons of things run through my mind and i second guess myself and what decision i should make…will everyone will think i’m CRAZY for quitting a state job? will we be able to make it financially? at this point in my kids lives (ages 11 and 13) is there even any sense in it? would they even want me at home? will everyone think i’m just lazy for wanting to stay home?
within the last year the Lord has really been working on my heart about it…He has given me a talent that i can use to be able to stay home financially (my photography business)…He has showed me that what others think doesn’t matter but my family thriving DOES…and i know that if i trust Him fully, He will provide…i am going to let Him lead me by the hand to where He wants me to be…
please…say a prayer for me, my decision, my business and my path…and hopefully within the near future i’ll be working for the best company around, my FAMILY!!!
out for now
~kisses
I am not religous but my friends who are say that if the Lord is calling you home to family then that is where you should be. And that in tough times God always provides enough. They have struggled not known where to get the funds for bills and before they are due the money is there. Be it a gift from family for a birthday or anniversary. Or a cake job for my best friend paying more then anyone has ever paid her for a cake before.
I know that if you feel like you need to be home that is where you should be.
Does it matter if your Tweens want you home or not. They are at the age where they may not totaly understand it but this IS the time they need the most supervision from family.
Best of luck on your journey.
I made that same decision twelve years ago and don't regret being a stay at home mom ever. Do we have to give up things because we only have one income, yep. But there is so much more we have received in return because of this decision. Good luck with your decision, God always makes a way.