This journey of marriage and motherhood.
For 4 years and 10 months I have been a stay at home mom. It is something I've always wanted to do and am thankful, in an economy where it is financially difficult for many women to be home with their kids, to have the opportunity. I love being the one to meet my children's day to day needs; to wipe away the tears, put band-aids on boo boos, check out the zoo, go the the museum, run around the yard, spend afternoons baking, and simply be their most influential role model. I love being a stay at home wife; cleaning and taking care of our home, cooking the meals, washing and folding laundry, grocery shopping, helping maintain the lawn and gardens, shoveling (although I'm completely over that right now) snow, and running errands. However, there are times I feel swallowed up. Moments where the days just blend together and I wonder what, if I had time, my hobbies would be. I gave up a career teaching, a career I thoroughly enjoyed and spent my years at college preparing