Stay HOME or WORK?

This has been the question around our house for quite some time. Trying to decide whether I should stay home or continue to work is not the easiest. 8 years ago when we got married it was my intention to work until we had a family which we figured would have started right away. However, that is not what happened. I have since taught school for the last 8 years and have enjoyed working and teaching children. I have actually enjoyed my job. When we decided to adopt I also was hoping to be able to stay home and raise my family. So three months ago I turned in my letter of intent with the district to not return next year. They hired for my job and found a replacement for me. Koby and I have debated whether or not that was the right decision. We know that we could probably make it by just watching closer on where we spent our money. We had some things we still wanted to do with the house and we also know that we want to possibly adopt again. So the question we asked ourselves is how would we afford it? Could we save enough money to do it? Well a couple of weeks ago they posted a job here in Lewiston that was part time. It hasn't been bad working just part time and we were managing just fine. Because of the direction our economy is in and trying to keep up a teaching license and so forth we decided it might not hurt to look into it and have me apply. I would apply and then we would just leave it in the Lord's hands from there. If I was meant to work it would work out for us if not we would try to make it with me staying home. So that is what I did and I got the job. It has been decided that I will remain working part time next year. As hard as the decision is I am at peace with it and know that the Lord will bless us. Lizzie has loved going to the babysitters and playing with their kids. Just think maybe in another year we will have saved enough to adopt again and then I will be able to stay home with both kids. The good news is the job will be closer to home. I will be teaching here in Lewiston at the Elementary school as the ESL teacher. I will work a part time contract which is 3.5 hours a day. Not too bad right? My babysitter is 2 blocks from my house and the school is 3 blocks from me. So it will be very convenient. Who knows maybe I will even walk to school! The nice thing about being a teacher is you have your summers and holidays off and still get a paycheck! That's right just ten more days to go for this year and then we will be off for the summer. YEAH! You can tell I am not excited at all can you? I think teachers get just as excited for the summer as their students. Cheers to a great summer!!!