Some thoughts that I wrote in a previous post have been bugging me so I thought I would try to set things right in this post. I regret some of the things I wrote. I feel like I have blamed Chris for some of my emotional hang ups with money and work but I should not and I am sorry. I can not change the past and I should not try to predict the future. I need to live and be happy in this moment! It is true that unless I become sick or disabled, I will probably always work outside of the home until I retire. And it is true that the mom/work balance is hard. But I am way too caught up in that! I am on maternity leave and should enjoy being home with my kids. And, I know without a doubt that God (through a neighbor) has helped me get the job in Claresholm and that there is a reason that I have had all the nursing jobs that I have had. I have learned so much and I have grown to become a good nurse. I can do so much good in this world by being a nurse and even though my priority is being a wife, mother, family, church and community member, I can be a nurse as well. I can't do everything but I can do these things with God's help. Chris and I sometimes talk about how we are good together and how we make a great team. We compliment each other and make up for each others weaknesses as we each have different strengths and weaknesses. When we have our mind set to do something, we work well together to accomplish it. Although we are not perfect in this, we try to budget, prioritize and record our spending and we feel so united when are able to accomplish our financial goals as well as other goals. We have truly been blessed to have so much. I might struggle to have perspective at times but I am so grateful to have Chris as my equal partner in this life and the next.
