Church Today and thoughts about my job...

I finally got to attend an almost full service of church this morning and it was soooo good. Devon and I oversee our children's ministry at church and rarely get over for the worship and announcements, just filing in, in time to hear the message. I can't sing worth beans, but I love worship and today I got to worship with everyone!!! Todays message was on Titus 2. It really got me thinking of all my mentors. I have had so many wonderful, God fearing women mentor me in some way or another... I have been blessed to have my mom and her example as well as so many others. I was thinking about how older women are instructed to teach the younger women these things and our assistant pastor Paul, who taught this morning, hit on the topic of homemaking. My mom was a stay at home mom pretty much my whole upbringing and it was so important to me ESPECIALLY in my teens to have the  security of her being there (even if I pretended to not need her, lol). The pressure to work outside the home for moms today is everywhere, even from within ourselves. I truly believe that God intended for moms to be true home makers (SAHM) while they are raising their children.... now wait.... don't go getting all mad at me!!! I know in today's world, that isn't always easy nor possible. But, I DO think that many of us are working outside the home to GET MORE, or because we need to feel like we are "important". That's when I feel it is wrong. We should feel important staying home to raise our children, take care of our homes and husbands. Society these days make stay at home moms (SAHM) feel unneeded and not very smart for choosing to do what they feel is right. Just because we chose to stay home with my kids or to only work part time, doesn't mean we didn't attend college or graduate high school. It definitely doesn't mean we are not giving our kids what they NEED... it might mean we aren't giving them everything they WANT, but is that a bad thing??? This summer has been a somewhat different kind of summer for me. The kids are getting older and don't seem to want to "go" as much. They are happy at home in the neighborhood, playing with their friends or going swimming, watching tv, etc... I also worked 3 days a week during the first part of summer and that was so different and not a good experience. Not only could I not just put my kids in some "daycare" or camp or something (because of JC and his behaviors and age), but I couldn't just leave them home alone for more than an hour (because of JC and possible conflicts with the other two kids). JC had not been doing so well on any of the medications and with changes to his schedule every day, plus we had moved and Devon's work picked up quite a bit. So, I was already feeling pressure from Devon to go down to a day a week and had been praying about it when my boss told me she needed me 4 days a week from now on. I made the quick decision to tell her I just couldn't do it. I have always told her my family and kids come first and so she really wasn't surprised. She had just hired a gal who was going  to work with me on some things fairly part time that was more than happy to go salary at 40 hours a week. It was a bummer to have lost the opportunity to have a great job that works so well in the fall, but it felt wonderful to not leave my kids in the summer, but for one day, that first shortened work week. It has felt so great to be able to spend time with them as they are getting older, to know that Devon can go work when he needs to and that my mom can be the fun "Grammie" again and not babysitter Grammie. So, the kids are going back to school in a week and I only have a one day a week job. The only thing my boss could do for me was one day a week because the other gal went full time. I know it is the right thing and that this is what God wants for me at this time. I know I need to make our house a home and that JC might need a little extra support this fall settling into school again. Transition time is always hard! God always knows best... He always knows what we need... we just need to read His word and listen to His voice! Anyways, I know this was more about me than JC, but I am so thankful that I can freely write about my Savior and the choices He allows us to make. Have a wonderful, blessed Sunday and may you find a fine, Christian woman to mentor  you as I have found many!!! They have led me to my Jesus and provided examples of His Character and Life!












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