Can I be a Stay at Home Daughter and Still Get a College Education?

In June of this year, a big thing happened for me. I graduated from highschool. I had been homeschooled all my life and loved it, so it was a bittersweet thing for me when I was finished with it. Some of my other friends were graduating too and talking about what colleges they were going to and what degrees they wanted to get. I was really happy and excited for them and thought that it was great, but as for myself, I had no idea what God wanted me to do yet. I have always known that more then anything, I wanted to marry a godly man and be a wife and mom. But other than that it was a little fuzzy.

I had been praying about it but God was not opening up any doors or calling me to go to any big colleges (at least not yet, I don’t know what His future plans for me could be).  As strange as it might seem to some of my extended family members, though, I was very happy at home and wanted to continue to live and work here with my family for as long as God wanted me here. They may wonder why I want to stay in a  rural area with tiny towns and little economy, but I feel like this is where God wants me to be right now, so I am content. Besides I love it here, I have friends up here now, and I do not like cities, therefore I have no desire to live in one. And my family is happy to have me still be with them, so that is a huge plus.

My mom and dad were encouraging me though to at least start by getting some general education done. So, the question was can I get a college education and still be at home? The answer: Yes, I can!

A Homemakers Heart

A HOMEMAKERS HEART
Being a homemaker is a rare, rare gift. Don’t believe me? Have you ever been able to experience a young child learn something new and watch the revelation of it appear on their small face in a the form of a beautiful smile? Have you ever been able to watch the faces of your loved ones enjoy a food dish that you made out of love for them? Have you ever had a baking party in the kitchen with your sisters or enjoyed a conversation in the kitchen over a cup of coffee with your mom? Have you ever taught a school lesson to a child and listened to the benefits of your hard work when they read their first Dr. Seuss book to you? Have you ever experienced the joy you feel when your brother sneaks up and hugs you for being you? Have you ever teared up at the sight of your parents kissing and exchanging words of love to each other?Have you ever laughed and rolled in the grass while catching fireflys with your siblings? I have. I experience all this and more everyday because I am a homemaker. These little moments at home are what life is made for. Stop just living and really live! If you can’t recognize your calling as a homemaker as a joy then you are missing out on life. You’re missing out on the real reason of why you were gifted with the family that you have. Sure we all have our tough days at home. But that is not what’s important. What is important is that we grasp the gravity of our calling as homemakers. Only then will we know the true joy that Jesus wanted us to experience when he put us in our homes. 

~Lisa