The shock of my life

I bless God for the opportunity to share with you on this platform.  I am really excited, looking forward to what God has in store for us and it feels like a new chapter of my life being opened.  To God be the GLORY !

My first daughter was barely 4, with my second about 2 years.  At this time I just couldn’t cope with school runs.  My office was quite a distance, about 2hrs in the traffic every morning before managing to get to work at after 8am totally exhausted.  I was never sure of what time I will get back home; could be as late as 10-11pm, or sometimes even having to stay over the night unexpectedly (though quite occasionally), if certain deadlines were to be met.  My husband was half the time out of town.  Nannies were absolutely un-reliable.  We had to make an arrangement for the children to stay with grandma during the week, whilst we pick them up on Fridays.   Arrangement though workable, was quite frustrating for me.  I was missing out a lot on the children; I was on the verge of quitting right away and forgetting about paid employment, but we thought we should keep the struggle a little longer.  I got to grandma unusually early this blessed Friday excited about spending the weekend with my children, lo and behold, I got the shock of my life!

Time to go home, I said to my girls.  Home?  My first daughter retorted, I don’t like staying in your house.  You are never there.  You don’t do anything for me, you don’t take me to school.  I love staying with grandma, she is always there.    My heart broke in a snap, my tears rolled freely,  I bent by her side beckoning, my voice barely audible – My dear, if I don’t go to work I won’t be able to buy you this your lovely dress – I don’t want any dress she replied stubbornly.  It dawned on me suddenly that she meant real business. To cut the story short, my daughter refused to go home with me for a few more weekends.  She taught me a deep lesson that has remained with me since then.   It was expedient to start making those changes that will bring that mutual fulfilment in family life.

Prayer point: O Lord, help me to reorganise my life.  Help me to make those tough decisions I must make to give me a more meaningful and fulfilling family life in Jesus name.  Amen.