Back to Work

This was my first full week back at “work.” 

It isn’t as much of a lifestyle change as it may sound.  I am working in the nursery at church 2 days a week, during some of the women’s ministries.  It doesn’t pay much, but it helps.  And, it works within the limited options that I had to choose from.

First, and most importantly, I get to be with Hannah.  That has always been my main criteria for “going back to work.”  I knew that if I did choose to re-enter the working world, it would have to be a job that would allow me to not only bring a one-year-old along, but also allow me to be with her.  I did not want to go back to a job that would require me to leave my little girl with someone else.  It is my privilege and responsibility to care for her…and she’s growing up so fast!  I don’t want to miss a moment of it! 

On a more selfish level, I am hoping that this will also help Hannah become a little more open-minded about the nursery.  She definitely takes after her mama in this area!  When I was her age, I would begin screaming “No church!” around the time we hit the freeway off-ramp, and didn’t stop until church was over!  (We went to Grace Community Church at the time, so this was a good 5 hours of screaming!)  I’m sure it was at this point that my mother cursed me…You know, the “One day, you’ll have a child just like you!” curse.  Well, it is payback time!  My sweet, friendly little daughter absolutely loses it as we approach the nursery room on Sundays…  I don’t remember the last time I was able to sit through an entire church service!  I can listen to the sermons online, which is nice, but it’s not quite the same.  So, I’m hoping that being there on a regular basis, and letting her get to know some of the kids will help when Sunday rolls around.  At least then, maybe it won’t seem like such a foreign place to her. 

I am only slightly worried that my little scheme might backfire on me….

I know she will eventually outgrow this.  I did…actually, I think I got it spanked out of me!  However it happened, I truly enjoy going to church now…and I don’t mind the nursery anymore either!