Well, it's now JULY, and it has been almost six months since my last post. And a lot has happened since then. Most notably, was our huge decision for me to stay home with McKinsey. I have been looking for the letter that I handed out to the staff and my friends, and if I ever find it, I'll post it on here. In short, it was the hardest decision to make, yet knowing it was the right one for our family, made it easy. Does that make sense? I have such joy knowing that I don't have to dread September, and I feel so blessed that I am able to stay home. Mitch has been such a encouragement and is so excited to see me stay home. I was talking to a good friend one night about my decision, and she said, "Well, how does Mitch feel about all this?" I looked at her and said, "Oh, he wants to me to stay home." Surprised, she looked at me, and said, "Really? I thought that's why you are here. To tell me you were in disagreement!"
God has been blessing this decision in big ways and little ways. Here's a few:
He has given Mitch and I both summer jobs that will will help us financially. I am tutoring and watching two little boys for the summer and Mitch has been teaching summer school and will be painting. We were given boxes of clothes and toys from friends and parents of my students that will hold us for the next five years! We were given some bags of mulch from a friend who had extra, and have had people offer to watch Kinsey for us if we ever wanted to go out. We even had a close friend give us a year's subscription to Hands-On-House! We just know we will continue to be blessed!
Being home with Kinsey this summer has been amazing. Just watching this little girl, has opened my eyes, to a child's world. For instance, as we were coming down the stairs this evening, and Kinsey saw a rainbow of light on the wall. We must have sat there for five minutes as she examined it, tried to touch it, and made shadows over it with her hands. I wouldn't have even thought twice if I had been coming down the stairs myself. At the park, she stooped down for a couple of minutes to stare at and smell the flowers (got her Grandma's love of flowers that's for sure!). Such innocence. Of course, she wasn't innocent when she threw mulch all over the train at the park and then tried to eat it! Discipline at this age seems hard and Mitch and I often think we are just guessing at it and trying our best. I guess the first one is a learning experience and we can only hope and pray that what we are doing is right and we are creating a sweet, little girl, who loves Jesus with all her heart. It's exciting and scary to think we are molding this small little person! What a challenge God has given us!!! We know we will make mistakes and do things differently next time around, but for right now, we are doing the best we can! It seems as though we now finally have a routine and we are finally off the bottle! I know that once this gets comfortable, she will change, but for now, I'm loving it!
One thing we do know for sure is Mommy and Daddy need a break from time to time! We are very careful as a couple to "get-away" and are fortunate to have babysitters available to us! When you have kids, it's easy to make it all about them, but we know that our alone time is critical to maintaining a good marriage! We definitely look forward to our nights out!!!
That's all for now!
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