The WHY Behind All of This:

When I became a mom, I agonized over my decision to continue working. I didn’t want to climb to the highest rank on the career ladder and shatter the glass ceiling, but I knew I had giftings and talents I wanted to share with my community. I also desired to be the best mama I could be – I didn’t want to just get by or go on auto-pilot. I felt torn between my desire to parent intentionally with excellence and also to do well in the workplace and honor my employer. I have grappled with mom guilt and feeling like I am teetering between two worlds, but I have found grace and freedom in the choices that the Lord allows us to make when we put Him at the center of it all. Working while raising a family is not for everyone, and each woman should prayerfully consider the choice that is right for her family. But examples from Scripture such as the Proverbs 31 woman show that it is possible to be a successful working homemaker IF our family is prioritized and IF we recognize our ultimate identity is neither worker nor homemaker but Child of God. All other titles must rank underneath our ultimate calling “to glorify God and enjoy him forever.”