Lately....

Our lives have been very busy lately, and we love it. Camden is growing and changing like crazy, Wesley is busy as ever, and I am now a stay at home Mom! The Lord has been blessing us in ways we never knew possible lately, and in situations where we could have felt abandoned and alone, and yet He is there. It started back in early December. My daily struggle was going to work. I love my work, and my Dad (who is my boss), but those things did not outweigh my desire to be home with Camden, raising him and teaching him the things that only a mom can do. Wesley and I prayed for direction and we knew that if the Lord wanted me to stay home with Camden, then we would know. He would provide and create a way for us to do that.

We had been praying for the Lord's will for us for a few months. In December, as the holidays were quickly approaching, my desire to be with Camden was overwhelming and I knew that work was becoming a burden in my life. Then, during our sales meeting one morning at work, my Dad let all of us employees know that due to a decrease in sales, he would have to cut back on peoples hours or let someone go so that he could reduce overhead. He said he would let us decide if any of us would like to change our hours, or move on if we were ready for something else. I felt like this was the direction we were looking for, and I felt it was almost my responsibility to choose to be the one to leave. I know that might sound crazy, but I knew that all the other employees needed their jobs to provide for their families. I would have felt horrible if I kept my job that I struggled going to each day, while someone else had to be let go unexpectedly.

So we stepped out in faith, not really knowing what we would do. My Dad wrote me a letter saying that I was being let go, and that was a hard thing to comprehend. I have worked for my Dad since I was 15, and everyone there is like family. Wesley and I know that we were doing the right thing, but it was still a hard decision.

Ever since I left work, our lives have been busy, fun, and we have been overwhelmingly blessed. We definitely know that this was the right decision, and we have seen how the Lord is working in our lives each day and we know that when we follow his plan, and trust him, he will provide. We have seen that now more than when we had more a few years ago while Wes and I were both working.

So now I stay home with Camden, enjoy my days with him, and spend a lot of time with my other Mom friends. I don't know what I would do without the friendships I have in my life. I am not only blessed with a great family, husband, and baby, but I have the best friends in the world, and they make my life better! I am so thankful to be a young Mom and to have friends who are the same age going through the same daily stuggles that I deal with.

In other news, right now I am finishing the plans for Camden's first birthday! We already sent out invites and we can not wait to celebrate our son with family and friends.

Thanks again for reading, and I will keep you posted on my new stay at home life :)