Working at Home
Before I even became pregnant with Karis, I knew I would want to stay home eventually with our children. It wasn't until I had our little girl, where that feeling only intensified. Steve and I feel blessed that we have been able to make that transition of me leaving a job outside the home to stay at home with Karis...and now soon to be Isaac too! I dealt with a lot of mixed emotions and negative thoughts at the time of leaving my job: sense of worth in doing a job outside the home, will people judge me or think I'm lazy, will I get bored, etc. I realized that most of these thoughts were attacks from the enemy on my personal self worth that should only be found in Christ. My worth doesn't come from how much money I make, where I work, how well I do my job, but my worth comes from Christ. It's because of Him, I am motivated to do a good job at whatever my role is...for now it's being a stay at home mommy.
I came across this blog article the other day and found it really encouraging. It would have been helpful to read when I was making the decision to leave an outside job to stay at home...so I thought I would share it for all you stay at home mamas who might just need a little encouragement today or for those trying to decide if that's the best decision for them right now and struggling (like I did) with some of the issues she mentions in her article.
You can find the link to the article here: http://pastormark.tv/2011/11/25/transitioning-from-the-workplace-to-the-workhome
Even though I really enjoy being at home with my sweet, happy girl...there are days that are less than ideal and I get tired, bored, frustrated and easily lose my patience. It's in those moments I realize that the Lord is pointing out areas of sin in my life that are not completely surrendered to Him and where He is refining me. I find myself relying more on the power of the Holy Spirit than ever before. I am thankful for this time in life and I am beginning to understand why so many older women told me "they wouldn't have traded their years of staying home with their young children for anything"!
Happy Reading!
Jenny
I came across this blog article the other day and found it really encouraging. It would have been helpful to read when I was making the decision to leave an outside job to stay at home...so I thought I would share it for all you stay at home mamas who might just need a little encouragement today or for those trying to decide if that's the best decision for them right now and struggling (like I did) with some of the issues she mentions in her article.
You can find the link to the article here: http://pastormark.tv/2011/11/25/transitioning-from-the-workplace-to-the-workhome
Even though I really enjoy being at home with my sweet, happy girl...there are days that are less than ideal and I get tired, bored, frustrated and easily lose my patience. It's in those moments I realize that the Lord is pointing out areas of sin in my life that are not completely surrendered to Him and where He is refining me. I find myself relying more on the power of the Holy Spirit than ever before. I am thankful for this time in life and I am beginning to understand why so many older women told me "they wouldn't have traded their years of staying home with their young children for anything"!
Happy Reading!
Jenny
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