I used to say, “I am not cut out to be a stay-at-home mom.” I thought I was giving respect to those that had chosen to be stay at home moms on their own by saying this. However, the reality was that I thought more of myself than to “just” be a mom. God has proven me dead wrong.
After working in a corporate job for 8+ years I had 2 young children and 1 on the way. I knew I had to make a choice. I had always made my kids a priority with my job. However, my job never liked that. I would always get my work done, but I would never be at the job for the hours arbitrarily expected. I started to become the target of workplace bullying for not making my job the focal point of my priorities. I eventually had to leave this job for my own mental health and the well-being of my family.
It was an uncertain time, but I trusted in God the whole way through. I had no idea how we would make it on one income, as we had become accustomed to 2 incomes. I knew the only way through was to trust Him completely to provide a way. It has been 3 years since I left that job, and I am now a stay-at-home mom full time. It has been the journey of a lifetime, but God has brought me through all of it. I have learned more in these last 3 years about how to be with God and bring my children up, “in the way they should go,” than I ever could have staying at a job that the world told me I needed to be important.
– Anonymous