Ten years. That's how long I was a stay at home mom. Previously I had always had a full time job and being a stay at home mom wasn't something I saw myself doing. sometimes things are kind of decided for you and you just have to go with the flow. That's where we were.
Anyway, maybe I'll write more on that later but for now let's stick to the topic at hand. After 10 years of staying home with my children (and other people's children) I am back to work! Part time anyway. It wasn't something I planned to do nor was I even looking for a job.
Our wonderful Youth Minister at church got a teaching opportunity and decided to pursue it full time. Him leaving left a couple holes in our church: the minister for Sunday and Wednesday and the after school care director. So as of last week I am the After School Care Director at our church!
The program has doubled in size from last year and we have 26 enrolled! It's amazing that I get to spend time caring for and ministering to so many children. If I had my teen years to do over the only thing I would change would have been to go to college and get a degree in education. Now I get to have a little taste of that and I love it. I even get to write a lesson plan for Bible time everyday.
It's been an adjustment since I started a week ago. We're now gone until 7:30 at night and then have to do dinner, chores, homework, showers, and unwind before bed. Bedtimes have gotten a little later :/ We're getting used to it though and the happiness of the job definitely outweighs the hard parts.
I can't wait to see where the opportunity leads!
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