I think that statement is what every mom says one time or another yet I think for me it really rings true. The past year has been a whirlwind and I am barely catching up. Last year around this time we were frantically getting ready to take the technical evaluation with MAF. Time was sacrificed so that my husband could get the flight hours needed and we were packing up the car to drive to Idaho. We passed and then started the crazy process of gathering names and information of our friends and family, starting the process of my husband quitting his job and following our hearts this summer to Idaho again to see whether this was what God has planned for us. All the while I am trying my best to be the best momma I can be.
This summer was wonderful, yet for several hours a day I was away from my daughter. She had wonderful people watching her, so I knew she was in good hands, but she wasn't in my hands. We got accepted into MAF and then the gigantic tornado/tsunami of the support raising process began. From August to February my time was divided between sharing our ministry with people and raising our daughter. It was basically a full-time work at home job with my daughter. She watched more TV than I would like because we needed to work and the time I wanted to invest teaching her things was put on hold. It became apparent that trying to do it all and be the mom I want to be wasn't working, as well as God wasn't opening doors like we thought. So MAF was/is put on hold so we can work things out.
Now, we are moving to Washington for my husband's new job. I am pretty excited about this as it means I'll be able to be the mom I wanted to be. A stay at home momma who can devote time and energy into teaching her kiddos about life. Yes, ministry is going to play a big part, but it won't take me away from the largest ministry I have which is my family. I cannot tell you what a relief that is. I've learned so much over the past few months and I definitely feel that if God leads us back to MAF after a couple of years, I know what I want to do differently to continue to be the best momma I can be.
We'll see what God has in store for our future ministry whether it's still with MAF or elsewhere. :)
