Wow, how time flies! I just realized that it has been 3 weeks since I posted anything on my blog. I guess that is what employment can do to you - or should I say what coordinating 3 people's lives to get out the door every morning and being exhausted by the end of the day after they go to sleep - does to me!
For those of you who know me well - you know that I have always been very career oriented - but, last year, as one of my first major steps of faith and living for God's will instead of my own, I left my career to stay at home. After 1 year of being a stay-at-home Mom, I can say it is one of the hardest things I have ever done and I have a whole new respect for women who stay at home to raise their children and take care of their home and families. It really takes a special person, I believe, to do that - and to do it well. I never felt like I was good at it.
So...when opportunity came knocking for me to take a part-time job, I was thrilled. I did, however, give it a lot of thought and prayer to make sure it wasn't just about me wanting to escape being at home full-time because if that is really what I was supposed to do, I was ok with that. But, in 1 day, I went from being unemployed to having 2 part-time jobs. One of the jobs gives "part-time" a new meaning, because it is only 40 hours per year (yes - that is per YEAR), the other is ~20 hours a week working for our church. I started the 1st week of March and I love it. I already knew and are friends with a lot of the people on staff from volunteering, Connect Groups and other groups that we have been involved in over the last couple years with the church, plus, big bonus, my boys will be on campus with me while I work because they have staff daycare - it is awesome - definitely a God thing.
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40 hours a year, what is that?
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