My first entry

While I love keeping up our family blog, I thought it might be nice to have a place to post my own thoughts and ideas. So, here it is! I have a feeling I won't get too much posted until school is out (just a few more weeks)!
Anyway, just a quick little about me... I am currently loving life as a wife and mom. The only downside of life right now is school. I tend to feel a little stressed sometimes because of it.
I have a difficult time focusing on a lot of things at once. I don't think I could ever work full time and have any energy left to give to God, my husband, my son, our home, and our friends and family. And honestly, since I have never had any real career goals those are the things I would much rather think about. I honesly doubt I will ever have a "real job". Unless of course our family needs the money. But, I personally think being a wife and mom is a full time job. People often really struggle with that when I tell them I don't plan on working. They say things like... "well you will work when your kids are in school" which I hate. First of all, I might not send my kids to public school (we are thinking Gloria Deo, basically half home school, half private school) and secondly, I think being a wife can be a full time job too! I adore being a mom but a little part of me looks forward to time to myself after having kids in the house for 18+ years. What an awesome time in life to spend time serving, ministering, and doing things with my husband! I feel sad that so many people try to find their worth in their career. My identity is not in a career!
I think Nick is the perfect example of someone who loves his job but doesn't wrap his identity in it (anymore at least!). My husband is a very talented computer programmer and he loves his job. But, he finds his worth in Christ and identifies himself as a husband and father and would much rather be building relationships for the Kingdom then sitting at a computer. Wow, just writing this I am realizing how much Nick has grown in the past few years. He is such an increadible man. I am so blessed to have married him!
Wow, that all skipped around a little bit. I appologize for that. Well, I am sure you will hear more about both of these subjects as this goes on...
Katie