This is for all the moms who commented on my last post
December 21st, 2009
How many of you were intentionally raised to be homemakers (this, as opposed to career thinking/preparation, was the focus of your upbringing in preparing for your future)?
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As a young girl and woman, I was not raised with any purpose at all. And as a result, I was confused when I graduated from high school because I had no identity…not even a worldly one…as opposed to my identity in Christ which I now have.
Thankful to my Abba Father for revealing to me my true identity and purpose…child of God…wife…mommy.
My folks raised me to leave at 18. No training or thought for the future. I was LOST in so many ways. God’s Amazing Grace is powerful and transforming. This posted promted me to think about how very far HE has brought me seeking me, saving me thru Jesus, sanctifing me (painful at best),and wanting to use this wretch to Glorify Himself. WOW!!! Now we try raising our family (4 children), and it is hard, to have one goal in life to :love Him with all thier hearts, minds, souls ,and strength and to love thier nieghbor as thier selves. Focusing on training our girls to be HOMEMAKERS and our boys to be Priests, providers, protectors, and profits to thier families first and then to others. This is not easy in a world where education is god and idol to so many. The battles are real. God give grace suffiecent for the task. I just have to KEEP reminding this to myself when struggling against the world. Thank you so very much for standing.
hmm. Raised to be? My mom and grandma taught me to sew and crochet, to use coupons, to garden – but as a child, I didn’t think I would ever do those things. Now I’m a stay at home momma of three, living in the country. I have a BS degree in Family & Consumer Sciences(Home Ec). And I fully embrace all of those homemaker duties! Domesticity rocks!
craftytammie´s last blog post … another gift done!
Well.., I guess I’m the “ugly duckling” here. I was certainly raised to obtain a mother degree before ALL else, as my mom use to tell ppl- “She’s going to get her “MRS” degree”. I was always told that this was the ONLY option, even though I had a lot of desire to pursue a career and was very independant. It never even occurred to me that I could work AND have children. I have followed this route for 12 + yrs and found recently w/ the economic situation I am rethinking the complete “certainity” of that belief.
While I do agree that being there for your children is soooo important.., I have seen MANY SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES WHERE THE MOM WORKED (maybe even better than a lot of SAHM families). My big concern w/ the “entering the work force” idea, is the SAFETY of my children in a wicked world- but other than that I think mom’s can do BOTH! I will raise my daughter that she has a CHOICE and discuss both options w/ her.
Just now hopping into the wonderful conversation you’ve got going!
But oooh, I was raised purposefully to be a SAHW/SAHM. I was trained in all kinds of homemaking and mothering skills from my earliest days; the Lord was very kind! And my parents were very wise.
Transferring from my father’s headship to my husband’s headship was a joy and blessing, and I have never found it overwhelming whatsoever to be a keeper at home, to train my child, to serve my husband. Praise the Lord for the solid foundation He provided in my childhood! I pray that if He blesses us with daughters someday that He will give us the strength and foresight to train them in homemaking skills from their earlier days too, so that the Word of the Lord will not be blasphemed – and so that they may stand upon my shoulders, even as I have stood upon my mother’s. By God’s grace alone!