Posted in Homeschooling
We live in a dual-income society. It's a sad fact. My wife is qualified to run accounts for a small firm, yet her heart's longing is to be a homeschooling mom. For the past six years or so, we have been blessed to be able to homeschool our children. Her heart is to stay at home with her children and be a mother to them. I can't blame her. My last six months as a self-employed dad and working from home has allowed me to see the richness of the relationships fostered here and the other blessings afforded by her work as a homeschooling mom. I couldn't live with the thought of having her leave her children and go back to the corporate workforce. It would tear me up inside knowing she's giving up what she so deeply desires.
We have two opportunities for my profession in front of us, and either one looks shaky at best. I want to do what God is calling me to do. Pursuing both is also an option, but I'm really not sure how they will fit together. That's not my main concern, however. What concerns me the most is the timing. What if this doesn't work out? What if I can't make my mortgage or utilities? What if our credit rating gets trashed? What if--what if--whatif-whatif-whatif???
My wife was driving to pick the kids up from their weekly activity today and she got the impression, "People spend too much time thinking about the what-if's and not about the I-AM." I am so blessed to have a wife that hears these things. Several times tonight as we've talked, we've come back to that single statement. It's not about the what-if's; it's about the I AM.
The day I was laid off from my job at the ministry, instead of tightening our belt and sinking into fear, we went out to dinner to celebrate the fact that God was going to do something great and that he was going to take care of our needs. We were feasting and celebrating because we knew God would be honored by our demonstration of faith and gratefulness for His decisive action to conclude that era in our lives. Tomorrow, my family and I will go out and celebrate again, not as some "faith gimmick" to somehow drive God to act, but to celebrate His blessings on us through 13 years of marriage. We have been changed by God in so many powerful and amazing ways. We desire God so much more now. We love to worship, we love to pray, we love to bless Him. Our lives are so much richer for it, not in possessions, but in relationships.
We have two opportunities for my profession in front of us, and either one looks shaky at best. I want to do what God is calling me to do. Pursuing both is also an option, but I'm really not sure how they will fit together. That's not my main concern, however. What concerns me the most is the timing. What if this doesn't work out? What if I can't make my mortgage or utilities? What if our credit rating gets trashed? What if--what if--whatif-whatif-whatif???
My wife was driving to pick the kids up from their weekly activity today and she got the impression, "People spend too much time thinking about the what-if's and not about the I-AM." I am so blessed to have a wife that hears these things. Several times tonight as we've talked, we've come back to that single statement. It's not about the what-if's; it's about the I AM.
The day I was laid off from my job at the ministry, instead of tightening our belt and sinking into fear, we went out to dinner to celebrate the fact that God was going to do something great and that he was going to take care of our needs. We were feasting and celebrating because we knew God would be honored by our demonstration of faith and gratefulness for His decisive action to conclude that era in our lives. Tomorrow, my family and I will go out and celebrate again, not as some "faith gimmick" to somehow drive God to act, but to celebrate His blessings on us through 13 years of marriage. We have been changed by God in so many powerful and amazing ways. We desire God so much more now. We love to worship, we love to pray, we love to bless Him. Our lives are so much richer for it, not in possessions, but in relationships.
Posted by Steve Sensenig
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