• Nov. 10, 2006
Stay at Home Mom?
So, I was thinking today, (and many other days) about what I say if people ask if I work. The answer is...sort of. Although, in my head I consider myself a stay-at-home-homeschooling-mom, I do have a job.
Here's my life...you tell me...
I have two houses.
At one house I have 1 child.
At one house I have 9 children.
At one house I cook for 3 people.
At one house I cook for 12 people.
One house is 700 sq. ft.
One house is 3000 sq. ft.
One house has 1 couch.
One house has 5 couches.
One house has 1 frig.
One house has 2 frig's.
At one house I homeschool.
At one house I do over 100 sheets of paperwork for the state.
At one house we go to a 14,000 member church.
At one house we go to a 100 member church.
At one house we are completely safe.
At one house my husband and I (mostly my husband) can be physically attacked by a person who'd like us to be dead, at any time.
I'm even surprised at myself for being able to change lifestyles every week for the six years we've been houseparents. If someone else explained this life to me as their own I would think they were crazy!!! And, what about our own child. Is it healthy for him to be thrown into such an environment? Well, it's normal to him. Since he was six years old we were working here. Here is his life...
At one house he is an only child.
At one house he is one of 9 children.
At one house he has us all to himself.
At one house he gets to see us share our love and God's love with many others.
At one house he is sheltered.
At one house he learns valuable lessons on love and compassion.
At one house he is lonely.
At one house he makes lifelong relationships with kids who will continue to keep in touch with us even as they are adults because we are their only family.
Yeah, if Hunter was an only child and I spent all my time with only him I guess you could say that would be a charmed life. But, he'd miss out on so much in life. He's learning that to love others means to sacrifice. That there are children in this world that have no family...no Mommy or Daddy. The day he realized this he cried for them. He will grow up to be an amazing man. Compassionate and giving to the needy. He'll never be able to just forget that there are many with no one to love them at all. I am excited to see what he does with his life. My hope and prayer is that he'll change the lives of many by showing them the unconditional love that comes from our Lord.
But, why do I hope for that in the future? He's already shown love to hundreds of children who have no other siblings and consider him a brother. This may be one of the best lessons on life, and I consider it a charmed life to be able to show compassion and forgiveness and to show God's love to those who have never seen it before.
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• Sep. 24, 2007
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Posted by ckbagby
Hi, I'm Cortni and this post made me cry. What a wonderful life you have! Congrats on your new baby!
