What exactly do I have to offer? Do I measure up to others
my age? This is a question I have found
myself asking a couple times. Typically,
something like this doesn't get me down however there has a couple times where
I really begin to question what I am doing with my life.
Let me tell you a little about me. Tyler and I were married
when I was 17, still in high school; He was and is in the Navy so at age 18 I
left all I knew to move to San Diego, CA. to be with him. I've done some online schooling but because
of his frequent deployments and work-ups we decided that I would be a housewife
to maximize our time together the short amount of time that he was home. I know that people questioned our decision
and couldn't believe that I didn't have a job or a reason to stay home, like
children to care for, but it was what worked for us and looking back now I know
that God was teaching me something very important. If you asked me at age 17 if I would be happy
being a housewife I would have said, "NO WAY." Not that I didn't know how to be domestic but
simply because I had plans to get a career of my own because that's what is
expected of the modern day woman. It
wasn't like I didn't get good grades or wasn't smart enough. Now I realize that the devil was the one whispering,
"People think you are dumb because you don't have a college degree and a
career." I believe he used other
people to make me feel less than.
Fast forward nearly 6 years and it puts at today. I am 23 and am still married to the most
wonderful husband I could ever ask for.
God has shown me the importance of being a serving wife who takes care
of her husband and the household things.
He has given me the ability to make smart financial decisions, which
make staying home easy. I also began
volunteering and it has blessed me in more ways than I can count. There is something about helping others
without expecting anything in return, it really teaches you so many things that
you can't learn any other way and you become the one who feels blessed. Over the years of being home I have also
honed my skills of being crafty! I have
always loved making things, just ask my mom!
Over the last couple of years I began selling my crafts and now I have
my own little business. It began with
hair bows and sewn products such as bags and aprons but now I have moved into machine
embroidery as well so I can make almost anything!!! My point being, although I
don't have a degree and a career like some of my other friends who took a
different path, I know that God has given me SO much to offer; a career outside
of our home wouldn't even compare and I wouldn't trade what I have learned for
the world.
Some of my passions and abilities:
Sewing and embroidery (of course)
Cooking and baking
Being the best wife I can be
Volunteering with the Elderly
Budgeting money
Investing my friendships
Cleaning and doing house work
Organizing
Paper crafting
Here's a side note... don't forget that YOU are God's creation and He does not make things that have nothing to offer. Check out this video by one of my favorites, Jefferson Bethke. Have a blessed day!
