I knew my hidding season as a stay at home mom was over when a job opportunity as a toddler teacher kept creeping into my thoughts. I had avoided the opportunity ever since it first approached my path when my son Caleb was 3 months old.

I knew this job would fit in perfect with my life. The fact that I would be able to take both kids with me, since the school is from infant to kindergarten but at the time I wasn’t ready to let go of my 3 month old, him being away from me that young gave me anxiety just thinking of it. I was enjoying staying home with my babies and attending to the chores in my home; making sure there was always a warm meal to be served.

It wasn’t until 6 months later that the job opportunity crept back into my mind. By this time I felt more at ease about it. Caleb was now a bit older and my 4 year old was beginning to complain about being bored at home. I began to pray and I asked the Lord to help me with this decision.

There had to be a reason why this job kept popping up!

I also knew that I would not make a change like this unless I heard a “yes” from God. I took a step of faith and I called the director. She was glad that I called and she arranged an interview for me. I started praying harder and decided to have my husband drive me to the school one Sunday afternoon. When we pulled up I felt an urge to start praying over the school, I asked God to put my heart at ease and open doors if this was for me and to shut the door if it wasn’t. As I was starring at the school I heard a whisper from God: “this is only for a season, I have your back.”

The interview day had arrived and to my surprise it went very well. So much favor and grace! I still felt uneasy and I told them I would go home and discuss it all with my husband. Either way, they still had a few more interviewees after me.

That weekend I had gone to a conference and before stepping into the building I asked God to make everything clear to me before stepping out of that building. The conference had ended and I had no clarity. I asked a friend of mine if she knew anyone that could pray for me. Immediately she went to go look for someone and soon enough a kind lady approached me and started to pray over me. As she was praying she stopped, looked at me and asked “your looking for an answer from God if you should go back to work or not right?” Talk about God speaking loud and clear! I looked at her with tears in my eyes and said “well… yes.” She continues and gives me a word of peace and assured me that I was doing the right thing just by the fact that I was inviting God into my decision. She told me that whatever decision I make that God would have my back, and she also mentioned it would only be for a season.

So basically, God confirmed what He had told me when I stood praying in front of the school. It was then when I knew that I was on the right path!

I have been working at the pre-school center for about a month now and I’ve felt peace everyday as I walk into the center. My babies love it and I’m able to shine God’s love over the staff and children that I work with!

You may be reading this and wondering “what was the big deal about going back to work!?” The big deal is the sacrifice! I chose a workplace instead of being a stay-at-home mom where I could raise my baby and watch his first… well…. everything.

I now have 16 babies! I teach and guide them everyday. I get home just in time to make dinner and bathe the kids. I chose to continue my career as a pre-school teacher. If you ask any mom they would say it’s not an easy decision abandoning your home, and knowing you will only see your children a few hours at the end of the day while working a full-time job.

There’s a lot more food prepping being done and we’ll a couple frozen dinners! But I do admit that I get a few of my ideas from cookingwithcurls.com She has awesome simple healthy recipes.

I’ve also been into quinoa lately and found another site simplyquinoa.com I made the vegan clam chowder and it was quite tasty. I packed leftovers to take to work with me and it made the perfect lunch.

I try to prep the basic foods such as rice, beans, chopped fruit and baked veggies so that when I get home I have more time to spend with my kids rather than in the kitchen.

When God does something he does it perfect! He thought of every detail to make me and my family more comfortable. If you are a working mama with young children, there is no guilt in that. It’s a blessing to carry a career and a family. Along with it comes a sense of needing God even more and more! To lean on him and depend on him for strength and for peace.

MY LAST FULL WEEK WITH MY BABIES BEFORE OUR NEW ADVENTURE. 👇🏼

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL👇🏼