Our question for Coffee with Andi comes from West Virginia,
“You mentioned in one of your videos that you had a time (I believe in Australia) where you felt God calling you to be a stay at home mom, even though you felt possibly some uneasiness about the balance of that and your career. I am a mother to one amazing and precious little girl and I am so afraid of missing out on anything. (We’ve been praying and trying for years to have more children and it hasn’t happened yet.) I am so afraid to miss our on what could be my only child’s life. I don’t want to wake up one day and realize she’s grown and I wasn’t there because I was working too much in order to give her the “things” she wanted
I guess my question is, for those of us who are struggling with the deep desire to take time off to be at home more with our children (unsure of whether it’s God calling us to stay home or if it’s just our own desire), what advice to you have when our spouse doesn’t seem to understand or agree with that decision? My husband wants me to continue to work. So…. advice on how to handle this situation…please.”
So grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice and settle in. I hope this encourages you.
I like the idea of looking at this as a season. I worked for 15 years and when I had my son (2 years ago) I decided to take a break. It was very difficult to quit my job and most of my friends that have kids are still working, but I didn’t want to miss watching my son grow and being there to experience life with him. My husband has been really great and he loves that I can stay at home with our son. We had to adapt our finances, we had to change some things we used to have, and it’s been worth it. I can always go back to work but I will never go back in time to enjoy the little moments with my son, so I don’t regret this decision. Seeing it as a season has helped to understand that it’s just for a period of my life, that God can provide and work in us to adapt and enjoy his blessings in motherhood. Thanks for sharing your experience and advice 🙂
It was such a special and huge time in life when I was full time and at home, but I don’t regret a minute! The time with my kids, what it taught me and how it changed me. Stay at home parents are my heroes!!! Thank you for your comment! xoxo