Stay-at-home-mom vs. Working-mom

I have been thinking a lot lately about how blessed I am to work from home and to spend my days with my sweet blessings. Though I have always been blessed, being a work from home mama, is relatively new to me – so, I am SUPER EXCITED! HOWEVER, I very much remember the heartache. The pain of going back to work after having a baby is real! The struggle to wake up as the alarm sounds, even when your little blessing has turned 6 weeks… or 2… or 10…or 16… I can imagine that it probably doesn’t get any easier as the days/years go by. This is WHY I now work from home. I teach my kids from home, and I work from home for about an hour a day making a nice second income for my family. BUT, I too have experienced the heartache of being a working mom. I wasn’t able to stay home from day one of being a mom. In fact, when Iz and Roo were born, Lance and I weren’t only holding full-time jobs, but we also owned a business, and we worked at least 100 hours a week. Life was busy. Priorities were blurred. Sacrifices were made. BUT, as a working mom, my love for my children was not any less or any more than it is as a stay-at-home mom. The Lord still rejoiced in me as His daughter. He still whispered comfort over me. He was waiting in the morning as I struggled to wake up as my alarm sounded. And most importantly, He held my sweet babes in His loving arms. So, for my friends out there who are working moms, remember: you are no less than mothers who get to stay at home.

Remember: He is there as your alarm sounds. He is there as you kiss their sweet cheeks. He is there as you tiptoe past their room as you are sneaking out the door. You do not need to apologize for the fact that you work. You do not need to be embarrassed. You are dying to your own desires everyday with each goodbye kiss. You are walking a difficult path of trust. Trust that the same God that is there as you check your phone for missed calls and text messages from the caregiver, is the same God who created your children. He is the Father that will parent them in your absence. He will grow them in courage. He will protect them. God is good! You are His beautiful daughter, and he rejoices over you and your children everyday! Be blessed and know you are loved!