With Grandma (GG) not feeling well enough to care for Hannah-Joy full time, Brian and I have been praying what God would have us do with H-J. With daycare prices incredibly high (I have seriously been in the wrong business) not to mention all of the horrible stories that you hear about kids getting taken and beaten and neglected it made me very scared. Brian and I went and looked at several different daycare places as well as a few home care facilities. I left all of them with a sick feeling in my stomach and looking to God for answers. Over the last few weeks Brain and I began to look at our finances and pray for a way to save money for childcare, one day the answer came to both of us. God made it clear that 75% of my paycheck would be going to pay for child care and I would only get to see H-J for a few hours in the evening and on the weekend.
I took all of our bills and created a spreadsheet and it became obvious that we could with very careful budgeting live off of Brian’s paycheck and I could stay home with H-J. Brian and I prayed over this and said that if this was the case that God would put everything into place. Last night I had a sad but comforting conversation with my sister Bev, she is going to be relocating back up to Spokane and it could be sooner rather than later so I went home and spoke with Brian and he and I prayed and we decided that I would give notice at my office and my last day of work will be October 15, 2010.
Please keep Brian and I in your prayers as we are getting ready to walk down a road in our life that we really have no outcome. We are taking a step of faith and giving our finances and home to God for his complete control and I know things will not be easy but I do know that H-J will have a safe and wonderful environment to grow up in and she is very well taken care of and I am excited to see what God has for me as well as for my family.
I do want to leave with a few Pics from this weekend
Playing with Daddy
Smile for Mommy
Big Smile
Huh? Bed time already
Daddy did my hair mom its pretty
