I just had to do it. I had to get back to blogging. I took a break because I really needed time to process through everything our family was going through. This has been a huge, life changing decision. The "newness" of everything has worn off and this has become LIFE. Our first born child to us, Joseph, was born in August. Our adjusting family had a whole new set of adjustments. Life is good, but challenging for sure.
One of the biggest decisions we made as a family this year was for me to not return to my job as a full time family therapist. This was a hard choice. The additional income was amazing and for the most part, I really loved my job. However- childcare for 4 children is not cheap! Once the kids were adopted last November, we lost the funding that the state had been giving us to pay for childcare. So not only would I have to leave my newborn to go back to work, but I would be making about $2 an hour. Not worth it!
We have been blessed abundantly in so many ways financially- including me being employed by my church to work part time and being able to continue to coach tennis. We have very generous families that help out a lot, and my husband is doing awesome at his job. God is good.
I plan to blog a lot about my transition from full time working mom to mostly stay at home mom. I have been learning a lot about myself and who God has created me to be in this transition.
Anyways, this is just an intro to me getting back into the swing of things! I hope someone cares!
