I originally started this blog because I was ready to quit my full time job as a teacher and stay home with my family.  I did quit at the end of the school year, and I loved being at home.  My husband, however, was extremely tense and anxious over our financial situation, even though I had gotten a part-time job taking care of an elderly lady for a few hours, two days a week.

It turns out that financially we weren't ready for me to quit, but since my husband and I both avoid conflict, I was not really completely aware of our situation.  My husband handles our money for the most part, simply because he is better at it and sleeps better at night knowing the bills are all covered and we have a plan in place.  I was happy to let him handle it, but when he had reservations about me quitting this year I thought he was just being overly cautious.  Was I wrong!  I should have listened, asked more questions, and gotten a better understanding of where we were.  The big picture.

So, when it became clear that I would have to find something full time again, I panicked.  It was serious.  We were going to have to sell off our furniture, move in with my parents (so they panicked), and even then we would have problems.  About the time I started applying for anything and everything, the school system that I had left contacted me.  They had miscalculated the number of teachers they would need for the year and were short one in my department!  God was watching over me and my family.

This year I'm teaching high school courses instead of middle school, and I wish I had just stayed put.  I've learned a lot about myself and what I can and cannot do, but most of all I've learned to listen to my husband, to ask more questions before charging ahead, and to understand that things happen for a reason.  The last several months have given me a chance to work on contentment, and hopefully by the end of this school year my husband and I both can enjoy me being at home!

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