I feeling so lost right now

[miss_jayne]

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i'll receive that! and back at you ten fold!

 

[momma's chickens]

TeenyTinyFarm, hugs to you also and I will take yours. Again thank you to each of you I am crying but I am feeling much much better!

 

[winekntrychicks]

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:25-34

You need to give it up to Jesus.

 

[Chirpy]

You are feeling what so many moms and housewives feel... it's normal and it's real. Don't put yourself down for these feelings ... you do need to acknowledge them and talk about them.

I want to encourage you that what you are doing right now is far more important than anything you did in the outside working world. Raising your children is, in my opinion, the highest calling a woman can have (if she chooses to have children). You are raising our next generation and your children will raise the next generation... so what you are doing right now has the potential for positive implications forever!!

You are working the toughest job right now that anyone will ever work. There isn't an Executive anywhere on earth that has a more noble and demanding job than raising our future Executives.

And, you are totally and completely way underpaid (monetarily wise).

I, too, left a really nice, respected job 19 years ago to raise our children. It was vitally important to my husband and I that we raise our children with one of us being home all the time. (I was even called by the President of the company I worked for a few months after I had quit, begging me to come back to a higher position in the company!) We have 3 special needs children so I totally understand and empathize with therapies and all that's involved.

There have been times that I've thought I had noodles for brains after only talking with little beings under 4 ft. tall for years. I became involved with a Home School group and became close friends with several women in our position who have remained my support and encouragement for all these years. I suggest you find a small group of women that can relate to what you are facing and get involved.

I'll be praying for you and for your family as you are facing a new period in your lives. God will give you the strength to face the new challenges facing you.

You CAN do it! You are a GREAT mom!

 

[TheTeenyTinyFarm]

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i'll receive that! and back at you ten fold!

Thank you ... I sooooo needed that!

 

[debilorrah]

Momma, there was one thing you said that makes more sense than anything else - trust God. And honestly, I have been there before - about 2 years ago, I had to quit my job to take of my mom. She has since recovered and things in the stress area have shifted. No relief. If you trust in God, the stress and feelings of failure will dissapate. Tonight before you go to bed, pray and ask for an answer, and then in the morning, open your Bible. I can guarantee you the first scripture you land on is your answer. You may have to think about it for a while, but it is your answer. Sorry if I have pressed something on you that you don't believe in.

 

[miss_jayne]

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i'll receive that! and back at you ten fold!

Thank you ... I sooooo needed that!

awesome! wow! a bunch of us in agreement...i see good things coming about!

 

[Featherland]

I can relate. I am a stay at home mom and I homeschool also. My husband is very supportive but sometimes it is hard for him to understand how busy I really am. And the children don't always appreciate what I am doing for them or show me the proper respect. I have times I feel rather useless like I am not really making a difference. But I look around me and I see how fragmented families are these days and I see how close I am with my children and how my oldest dd turned out and I see that it is worth it. I know God has me where I am for a reason. When I am discouraged I try to look at the big picture. Children do grow up and leave home and I try to enjoy these days while I can. Of course a break away from my children is nice sometimes and it helps me to see things in perspective. You are not alone. I understand and appreciate what you are doing for God and for your children.

Praying for you!

 

[chick4chicks]

to all you wonderful women. God Bless each and every one of you. Bless your families also. God is Good all the time.... All the time God is good.