SUMMER IS ENDING.
All of my fellow teacher friends are beginning their new school year, with a new group of kiddos, curriculum, expectations, and evaluations. Although I totally envy the excitement of greeting my kiddos on the first day and preparing just for them, and the eagerness to know what progress they will make this school year, I am at peace about sitting this new school year out.
IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
Being a Stay-At-Home-Mom is not for everyone. I honestly didn't know if it would be for me. Now that I have adjusted to my "new normal" I know that for this season in my life, this is my vocation from God.
I am so blessed to have a husband who considers it a priority for me to stay home with the kids- and for a husband who considers me a worthy child care provider and homemaker.
THINKING OF YOU.
For those starting back- especially the working moms, I want you to know that I am thinking of you. I am praying for you as you drop off your own kids at school or day care. I know first hand that you literally have two full time jobs. I admire the work you do... and I also know first hand that you are not just working 7:00-3:00, then coming home and relaxing. You put your heart and soul and mind into your classroom and your students, then you come home and put your heart and soul and mind into your own children. (And yet, there always seems to be more to do in both areas.)
Good luck this school year. I hope you find PEACE and JOY each day when you wake up and go to work & when you come home, knowing that you are fulfilling God's plan for you-at least for this season in your life.
Did I mention I miss the smell of my school? :) Never thought I would say that.
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