Work at Home Mom

Well the decision has been made...I am going to be a Work at Home Mom. I gave my notice at work last week. Before Christmas I was told I needed to be back in the office 5 days a week instead of the 2 days at home I had been doing since November. This was extremely hard for me to accept. I had the best of both worlds getting to be with Holt 4 days in a row, then getting my adult time while he learned how to be around other children at daycare. After many many conversations with Kyle, we decided it would be best for the family if I left my job to be at home. I was fully prepared to go into my bosses office and tell him this when an opportunity to work part time presented itself. After about a week of negotiating, I had to finally say that it wasn't going to work out. I am very appreciative that they tried to work with me in order to keep me working and getting to be with Holt more. This decision took about 6 weeks to finally decide. I shed tears, lost sleep, got scared, gave up, everything! This was the hardest decision I have ever had to made. I have been working and earning a paycheck since I was 16, even through college. To give that up feels like I am giving up part of myself, or my worth. Kyle reassured me that my worth is now with the family and that I should never look at it that way.

I finally decided to let God lead me in the right direction so I followed what my heart was telling me. Every email I read, or Bible verse someone posted on Facebook, or Joel Osteen email my mom sent me, was speaking to me. I have never felt His presence so much in my life (other than the little miracle he gave me 6 and half months ago). God is telling me to take this risk and leave financial security in order to be the happy wife and mother that my family needs. With all that being said, I am pursuing my own business venture with my Mom. I have mentioned this before. We are custom jewelers specializing in special occasion jewelry, but can do anything really. Our company is called Everlasting Love. I am not the sit at home and play peekaboo all day type and I really enjoy working with people while getting to use my business mind. I want to do something or I will go absolutely bonkers. This is the perfect opportunity to get it started. Hence the name, work at home mom. I will not being "staying" home all day!

Although I have asked my new employer, Kyle Kummer, for a job description, I have also reminded him that this is not 1952. His response is, "All I ask is that you are happy when I come home everyday." I think I can do that.