Tomorrow is my last day at HeadStart!!!

I'll miss my co-workers and the kids but I won't miss the hours spent at work.

Today the person replacing me came in and I was able to do some training with her.

It's all worked out so well! When I was trying to figure out if I needed to finish out the school year or not, my good friend Kim reminded me that I might be preventing God from placing someone where they needed to be if I remained in a position that was no longer in God's plan for me. I can definitely see God's hand in this whole process.

I wish I had more time to blog about the details but right now I have my kids plus two extra. Steve won't be coming home anytime soon because he has a meeting after work, plus I still need to feed all the kids before church tonight.

Another benefit of more time at home will be more opportunity to share some of the amazing things that God is doing. But don't worry, I'll also have plenty of the aweful challenging things that happen in our family, too!

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As a stay-at-home mom, my goal will not be to be the world's best mom. My focus will be on my family and giving them the time and attention they deserve. I'll also have some time to replenish my own 'emotional cup' so that I have more to give to them and to my friends.

I think I need to find one of these cups!

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In other news,

one of my friends found a spectacular deal on deli meat

so she brought me two packages.

One is 10# of sliced ham and the other is 10# of sliced turkey.

Nine dollars total!!! Thanks Jen!

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Sophia and cousin Coby

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