I have worked outside of the home since I was 16 years old. My father told me I had to get a job to offset some of the family expenses. I worked more than full time while attending high school and worked a job outside the home all my adult life. I met my husband, married and continued to work.
I worked through my first pregancy and went right back after she was born. I never had a second thought about working outside the home until my baby was born. I felt awful leaving her with someone for close to ten hours a day. If my sweet baby got sick and I had to stay home I felt guilty for that also. I felt like I was letting the "company" down. My husband kept telling me to quit the job and stay with Clara but I kept working.
One afternoon I went to pick My daughter up from the sitters and she was calling the sitter MOM!!! Wow! What a wake up call. I went to work the next day and gave a one week notice. I knew money would be tight, but I also knew that God would somehow provide for us.
My husband and I were babes in Christ at the time. We put our trust in the Lord and so far it was the best choice we have ever made! Its almost a year now and I am still adjusting to being at home all day. I have trouble with time management lol!
I want to learn the sewing machine, to bake bread, to home school, the list goes on and on. I want to be content with my place in the home. I want to be a good Godly wife. I want to be a crown to my husband. These are things I pray for everyday.
I am a work in progress!
-Amanda
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