Anyone who knows me probably also knows that I love change. I’m usually not afraid of change, and I often get bored doing the same thing all the time. But right now, there are some big changes in store for 2012 that I am particularly excited about!
For the past 3+ years (since KJ was born), I have worked very part-time (about 10 hrs/week split between 2 days). In addition, I work from home, am active with our church, and also am very involved in a women’s networking group (this year I happen to be the President). Scott works at our church as the youth pastor, but also has started his own home business which over the past year has increased significantly. Which of course, is a good thing, except for the amount of time he has to put into it. Over the past several months, we have both been feeling quite stressed. And I, in particular, have been feeling like I have not been able to do things well, because my energy has been going in so many directions. And with Scott’s increase in his business, he’s had less time to help out with household stuff that he used to do. So it was all coming to a point where we had to really sit down and determine how we were going to make this work.
We both have been praying about it and talking about it quite a bit, and we finally determined that it would be the right time for me to step down from my job and focus primarily on home/family & business. This has taken such a burden off my shoulders – I cannot even express how grateful I am! I know 10 hrs/week does not sound like a lot, but I really feel that we will be able to have a much better routine. I’ll still be working for a few more weeks to make sure that my role can transition to someone else. And I am so grateful for the fact that I have had such an awesome employer that has worked with me all through KJ’s birth, etc. I could not have asked for a better scenario! But, I am also very excited about this change, and grateful that we can afford to to it (with help from Scott’s business & mine).
The other big change is that KJ will be starting preschool TOMORROW! I really can’t believe this either. I feel like she’s so grown up! She is just going to be going 2 mornings a week, but I think she will really love it. She is so social and I think sometimes she gets bored being just at home. So I am looking forward to seeing how she does with this change, and I’m hoping I won’t cry when I drop her off!!
Among all of this, God is really working on my heart about a variety of things, one of which is discipline. I know that with being at home full-time, I am going to need to be even more disciplined with my time. That’s a whole other blog post, though! But really, I am praying that God will teach me where to put my focus, how to use my time wisely, and how to be a good steward of all that He has given us. I am so grateful!
