Life as a stay at home mommy and working mommy all in one is busy.
My husband and I knew that me staying at home with our sweet Lola was the best choice we could ever make for our family. We also knew it would be a struggle for us making the ends meet each month. For us to make this happen we prayed and prayed the Lord would bless us with a way for me to make money while staying at home. I received an email one day from my sisters best friend asking me if I would babysit her little girl when she moved back to town. The door opened and hasn't shut yet. When you put your faith in the Lord the flood gates open bigger than imaginable.
I have more to do during the day than one can imagine. I try to keep myself on a weekly schedule so I can stay on top on the chores around the house. I always do laundry on Mondays and try to allow the rest fall into place each day.
I recently took on doing our bills or managing them so I knew how much money was in the house and how much we had to spend. I got tired of hearing "we don't have any money." We put ourselves on the enevlope/cash program. We are not allowed to spend ANY money unless we have cash in hand. It was and is still hard to manage on the little cash we have each week. The first week we managed on $40 for groceries. It was amazing how we still ate well and ate fresh foods on that little amount. This week I had $80 for groceries since my husband had a birthday and used his birthday money to pay for his gas for the week.
Life is a struggle for everyone but the moral of my rambling today is to take what the Lord gives and make the best of it! The Lord blesses when you give Him his due amount and ask for His help.
