God is Good!

Sometimes God answers prayers in such a discrete or different way than you could ever imagine and other times He decides to make his answers clear as water. Today, I experienced the later and I am dancing in praise! I am beyond thankful for this answer and know what my future looks like for this part of my life (at least for right now).

So here’s what has been happening leading up to God’s clear answer to me:

Since finding out about Baby Spiers #2 , I have been truly struggling with what to do about watching another child for extra income. I could not decide whether to quit altogether, go part-time, continue with the same amount of hours (30 or so), or go full-time (40+). Lots of options and lots of thinking! The mom of the little girl I have been watching is planning on getting married in late spring/early summer and wanted me to watch her child full-time after she gets married. I didn’t know what to think or what to do because that would mean, come September, I would be watching 3 kiddos (3-years-old, almost 2-years-old, and a newborn). Intense! I couldn’t really see myself watching 3 kids everyday, all day, but I also couldn’t figure out what the right answer was. All the questions kept streaming to my head, “can we do it without the extra income? Can we save enough before we have the next baby if I do decide to quit? Can I handle it? Will I want to handle it? How will Alivia and the other little girl handle a newborn?” And the questions went on and on. I am sure Ben was tired of discussing this matter. :) I prayed for direction and how to handle this situation respectfully and right (if there is a right way).

Answer #1 (still unclear on what to do at this point):

Then one day a friend of mine let me know that a lady we went to high school with needed a sitter 2 to 3 times a week for a short timeframe (mid March to June). I requested more information about this potential job thinking it was a great opportunity with it being less hours a week and short term. This opportunity meant no commitment after June so I can have some quality time with Alivia before Baby #2 comes along. Well long story short, I took the job thinking that I would either quit watching the little girl I watch now or go down to part time with her. Neither of which happened because I just didn’t think it was fully the right decision and didn’t want to jump into the wrong choice.

Answer #2 (It’s clear as water now):

Today the mom (of the little girl I watch) and I had a little chat when she dropped her 2-year-old off at my house. I told her my news about the other little baby I plan on watching for a couple times a week starting in March. And she told her news that she would no longer need me to watch her little one in a couple of months. This was amazing news because I didn’t have to leave her hanging to find another sitter, and I am able to spend some awesome time with Alivia before Baby Spiers #2 arrives in late August. The fact that I didn’t have to deliver disappointing news was a plus too. So awesome! So, while I will be super busy for the next 3 months watching 2-3 kids depending on the day, it will allow us to save money so I can take some time off from working before and after Baby Spiers #2 comes. GOD IS GOOD! I am super thankful for the very clear answer!!!