I'm not sure that I knew what I was getting myself into. It all seems so very long ago when I first began setting up Keeper of the Home over two years ago. I don't really remember what I thought blogging would be like... enjoyable, relatively simple, something I could do during the children's naps, a great way to share what I'm passionate about and get to know other like-minded women, and even a way to earn some money doing something I love from home.
And you know, it is most of those things (well, quick and simple not so much). I love blogging, I really do. I love the people, the things I've learned, the opportunities it has presented me, the ways that I've been challenged and have grown.
There's something I love so much more than blogging, though. My family. My precious children, 2 little ones back when I started and now we're up to 3 with the addition of Johanna this summer. My incredible husband, who has been such an encourager and supporter of me throughout these years of big bloggy dreams. I really, really love my family.
We had a talk the other night, my hubby and I. We agreed that I've been stressed to the max, trying to sustain a constantly growing blog with growing responsibilities, care for my family, do all that needs to be done around the home, and support my husband (often caring for the children by myself from morning til night) through a particularly busy and demanding season of starting a new business. I am really struggling to maintain a professional-quality blog and all that it entails, while still being faithful to my more important priorities. I don't want to continue to be so tired and burnt out, and he doesn't want that for me either.
What makes it especially hard is that there seem to be many women out there who are managing to run busy blogs as well as busy households, and do it all with grace. I have seasons where I feel that I can do it to a degree and other seasons where it feels utterly overwhelming. I am asked so often in comments and by email how on earth I do all that I do. The simple truth is that it's very, very hard and I am one tired woman.
You might be wondering if this is a good-bye post and I'll put your questions to rest right now... no, I'm not going anywhere. Not quite yet, anyways.
I am making a change of pace, though. In the past several months, I've developed a growing vision for my blog and in a sense, a lot of ambition. Many things have been driving me to pursue more and bigger things with my site and as a blogger in general. I see other women doing it and I feel the need to keep up, to grow alongside of them, to continue improving my site and learning to do what I do in a more professional way.
I realized that something in me was starting to say, "My roles are not enough. I want more. I want to be somebody, do something, make something of myself." I didn't see it as being ugly at first, but now I do. It crept up slowly, little thoughts, little desires. Somehow it grew into a burden to maintain this career (because let's face it, when blogging requires this much of you, it's more than just a hobby), even though I knew it was at a cost to my most important of careers, that of being a mother, wife and homemaker.
A few weeks ago we were doing school time and my daughter needed to draw a picture of her mother doing something. I had warm fuzzy thoughts of her drawing me cooking or baking, something in the kitchen, where I spend so much of my time (and often with her by my side). Do you know what she drew? Mama at her computer. It still brings me to tears when I think of it.
I want my children's childhood to be full of memories of a mama who was by their side, playing with them, laughing with them, reading to them, cooking with and for them. Not a mama with a face glued to a computer screen.
I'm tired of trying to be a pro-blogger. I just want to be a pro-mom.
I want all of my energy, creativity and passion to flow into my home and into my relationships with the most important people in my life, and not into some career that won't mean a thing one day when I'm old and wishing I had spent more time with my children during these incredibly precious years that I can never get back.
So yes, I'm still blogging, but not at quite the breakneck speed of the past year or so. I'm toning things down. My book is the last big project that I will be tackling. No more major site changes. No pressure to be some spectacular blogger, who knows how to work social media and commands an impressive audience. Just me. A real mom, talking about things that matter to me. My subject matter won't change, but perhaps the amount of time I put into some of my posts will. If I need to take a day off because my family just really needs me then I will, rather than force myself to burn the midnight oil because there just wasn't time to blog during the day.
I don't really know how it will affect my blog or my traffic. Truth be told, I'm not sure that I care anymore and there's a real freedom in that. One day soon (nope, I'm not sure when), I will put all of this aside and put 100% of my energies into this precious family that God has given me and I won't look back.
I'll leave you with a quote that was brought to mind the other day as I was thinking through all of this, and being renewed in my passion for the glorious task that God has given me to care for my family and home, to support my husband and to love and train my children:
[W]hen people begin to talk about this domestic duty as not merely difficult but trivial and dreary, I simply give up the question. For I cannot with the utmost energy of imagination conceive what they mean. When domesticity, for instance, is called drudgery, all the difficulty arises from a double meaning in the word. If drudgery only means dreadfully hard work, I admit the woman drudges in the home, as a man might drudge [at his work]. But if it means that the hard work is more heavy because it is trifling, colorless and of small import to the soul, then as I say, I give it up; I do not know what the words mean…. I can understand how this might exhaust the mind, but I cannot imagine how it could narrow it. How can it be a large career to tell other people's children [arithmetic], and a small career to tell one's own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone, and narrow to be everything to someone? No; a woman's function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute. I will pity Mrs. Jones for the hugeness of her task; I will never pity her for its smallness."
G.K. Chesterton (bold mine)
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Good for you, Stephanie! I’m right there with you, and I know exactly how you feel. This “pro blogging” thing can be exhausting, and it can put us in a corner we never intended. Even if we started with good intentions (bring in extra income for the family), it can go down a road we never intended if we’re not hyper vigilant (a bustling career).
You make the blogosphere a brighter place. Yours is one of my favorites. Thank you for your honesty here. :)
.-= Tsh´s last blog ..Big Trips with Little Kids: Yes, it can be done =-.
Interestingly, I am drawn to blogs that are simpler and even have fewer readers… I think they feel more personable. I thought you were doing a fabulous job even before some of the site changes/ forum. I hope you’ll be able to stay true to who you are at the core and your own passions and not worry about what others are up to.
Wow! How refreshing to see someone who’s sentiments mirror mine exactly! I just had one of those talks with my hubby too, and I finally saw the light! True, I try my very best to only be on the computer during naptimes, but what if I got my housework done during naptimes, then I could have the rest of the day to actually be a “pro-mom” like you say. Quality time spent with my precious children instead of “Leave mommy alone, she’s got to get the housework done and dinner made.” I am so determined to be that woman that, like you, I don’t know what will become of my blog, and I’m not so sure that I care. I took a drastic step to ward off the temptation to slip back into that mode of too-high ambitions for my blog: I asked my husband to put a password on the computer. I can’t even use the computer whatsoever when he’s not home. I thought I’d hate it and that it would be a tough pill to swallow, but you know what? I love it! It is absolute freedom! Freedom to be the wife and mother I’d always dreamed of being, but just didn’t quite have the time to be. Thank you for sharing your heart! What an encouragement!
.-= MaryEllen´s last blog ..Kellogg’s Printable Coupon: Buy One Get One Free =-.
Someone “re-tweeted” this and I came to your blog for the first time. It is a great message that needs to get out there. Good for you!! This wife/mom thing is such an amazing opportunity and we so often muck it up with all of the extras. I am now going to follow you on twitter and subscribe through google. Not that you care :) J/K!
.-= becky @ our sweet peas´s last blog ..The Photo Shoot of 2009 =-.
It’s soooooooooooo refreshing to read this…
Thank you for sharing your heart and giving many of us great comfort in giving to our families over other demands of blogging.
.-= QuatroMama´s last blog ..The Nester Christmas Tour Of Homes =-.
Through my tears, let me just tell you that I read this post early this morning and immediately turned the computer off. I got SO MUCH done in my home and was HAPPY doing it. Those women who can do it all? They can’t. Period. Something’s missing, but we don’t always see what it is in their writing.
Thank you for writing this. I’m going to work on compartmentalizing and scaling down my blogging efforts, too. Really try to write fewer posts that are definitely worth reading.
.-= Amy @ Finer Things´s last blog ..Prepare Your Inner Stable =-.
Oh, this just warms my heart! To see you choosing to stand for what you feel to be most important, even admist the normalcy of so many women choosing to invest deeply in their blog!
Thanks for being committed to the Lord first. You were a wonderful example to me today!
This post is amazing.
I will be re-reading it often for perspective.
We have three children very close in ages to your children.
Thank you for eloquently sharing this.
Blessings to you!
Ann Marie
I also had large readership of a blog/website and it was causing great stress in my life and my home and time with my daughter and husband were lacking. I took my blog down a few months ago and the words my daughter said to me brought me to tears. She said “Mommy isn’t going to be sad anymore!”
The past few months I have had great happiness and peace that I haven’t felt in years to this degree. I had been blogging for almost 3 years, so it was quite a change for me. I have to say I’m finally able to be the Mom I wanted to be. I’m not stressed, the day is ours and we are going to add to our family soon. I chose my family and I don’t regret it! :)
you are doing exactly what you need to (evaluating your computer time versus your family time)! i am proud of you for doing what is necessary to put your energy in to the #1 calling in your life (being a mom and wife). one day your littles will be grown and you will have more than enough time to blog. the time you have now is precious and fleeting, so soak it up and don’t feel bad if you can’t blog every day. way to go!
.-= April´s last blog ..Pregnancy :: weeks 33 & 34 =-.
Hi there,
I am the momma of 6 blessings so far and have been bloggin for a little over 1 yr.
I have slowed way down in my postings and its content. I have 20-30 minutes of time to read blogs or post each day.
I love go see what my blog friends are up to! I feel a connection to those peoples blogs I go….they also come to mine!
My blog is a scrapebook for my family and a way to share my love of motherhood and being a wife!
Blessings to you~
Got to go the kiddos want me to read them a story~
Warmly,
Georgiann
.-= Fruitful Harvest´s last blog ..Name That Bunny~ =-.
For selfish reasons hope you don’t stop blogging, I get so much from your posts and more importantly your example! However, I understand your dilemma. Nothing should come in the way of our family.
Stay true to yourself. I personally don’t expect to see you post everyday, honestly I don’t have any expectation of other bloggers. I read your blog because you are another Christian, women, mother and wife. It is nice to know that others have similar goals and values.
God Bless you on this journey!
Good for you, Stephanie! It’s not easy to keep our priorities straight (I’m a full-time working mom who’s SO hoping to finally be a full-time stay-at-home mom come March when my next child is born) but you’ve got it right. While we ladies who grew up in the 70s/80s/90s will probably always struggle with our ambitious desires and a nagging sense we can do it all (somehow!), it’s a lovely thing to learn to let go and just do what matters most – to love God, our husbands, and our children, then see what else we actually have time/energy/desire to pursue. Whenever you decide to leave this all behind, you will be missed but (hopefully) cheered on by your many dedicated readers!
Stephanie,
I’m so encouraged by your post. This is something that I have been struggling with on a daily basis for the past 2 years at least. It’s so encouraging to know that you’re a “real” mom who can’t do it all, just like me! I have had to stop (or cut down significantly) those “fun” things in my life to make room for the most important things. (I really don’t even have time to read blogs, but yours is one of the very few I frequent most often.) I’ve found most of my comfort and hope not in identifying with those other moms who don’t do everything perfectly, but rather in the Word of God.
Be encouraged by one of the most heart-hitting verses I’ve found on this particular topic–2 Corinthians 4:16-18 says, “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
May the Lord meet you in amazing ways as you seek to spend time doing those things that will last for eternity!
Thanks again,
Jenn
Stephanie! I have such high regard for the courage and wisdom you’ve demonstrated to make a hard decision. You are in good company, my friend =) We’ve all been there/should be there/will be there someday. I reached this point several months ago, and haven’t looked back (though I didn’t have nearly as large a blog ha!) It’s amazing how freeing it is not to worry about posting every day or keeping my readers coming back. If I get to it, great. If not, no big deal. That’s a great place to be at (for me) right now.
Your blog has been of great help and encouragement to me for a long time. Today is no different. What a sweet, sweet post.
Merry Christmas!
Amanda
.-= Amanda´s last blog ..I am here to meet your needs =-.
I want my children’s childhood to be full of memories of a mama who was by their side, playing with them, laughing with them, reading to them, cooking with and for them. Not a mama with a face glued to a computer screen.
Exactly where I’m at too. Thanks for a great post.
.-= Amy Andrews´s last blog ..Because the dam will break =-.
I just found your sight today from “HappyHousewife”s tweet. Good post, very important reminder of what really matters. Thank you.
Great post I loved reading it. Clapping for you as I am a fairly new to blogging and I can relate to all that your saying. I want to be a pro mom too not a pro blogger.
Again I love reading this post, very well said.
Hugs,
.-= Sandy @ The Mommys Place´s last blog ..Christmas Gifts Crafting =-.
Stephanie, We all struggle with idols/pride somewhere in our lives and, at least for me, it’s almost a daily struggle to try and keep God’s priorities for my day, my priorities for my day. I have learned so much from your website and I will miss your input on how to live each day more healthily, but I know that God has His priorities for your life, time, talents that will bring all glory to Him. Remember, we are set apart from sin and set aside for His purpose. I will miss you when it’s time to completely stop.
Oh, Stephanie. Stephanie.
I’m so glad to read this. Did you get inside my head and heart and write out my very own thoughts? No? Are you *sure*? :)
We absolutely must, MUST push away the desire, the ambition to be something “special”. To receive the world’s accolades. You’re doing a good thing here with your blog. But the bigger it gets the harder it will be to put brakes on and focus on what really matters.
I, too, do not want to look back ten years from now and realize that I threw away precious moment of time with my children.
To be honest, I have used you (and some others) as comparisons. (I know, my bad.) “If *she* does all this (and seems to do it well), shouldn’t *I* be able to do it all, too?”
Bottom line: It doesn’t matter what someone else is doing. If *I’m* not able to give my full focus to what really matters with blogging on my plate…it’s got to go. No matter how much it hurts.
So, I did. I walked away from something that I loved doing because it was eating way to much of my time…and my heart.
Anyway. Fight the good fight, woman. Keep looking to the Father for your worth.
:)
Your post captures so simply and eloquently and honestly the struggle so many of us have. I tend to handle my frustrations and anxiety about these kinds of things using satire, snarkiness, and cynicism — looking for a form of comedic relief to it all, I guess. But here in this post, you have captured everything so beautifully. Many kudos for you for understanding exactly what the priority needs to be for you and your family, and for exercising the courage to do it. Rest assured I will remain a loyal reader, no matter when or how often you post. :)
Being a Mom is a wonderful job, but it takes time, time, time. My children(7 and one on the way) have often asked me why I don’t start a blog. I love reading other blogs and learn a lot rom many of them and find encouragement from many of the, but even reading them can take a lot of precious time from my family. It is always good to step back and reassess your situation, whatever it is, and re-prioritize. Don’t feel guilty, but glad.God has given us these blessings called children and we need to raise them for His glory.
Blessings
Natalie
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.-= Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam´s last blog ..Creative Christmas Decorating Ideas =-.
The impression that so many women run a large blog and also maintain work/family balance is one of those myths we need to run from, isn’t it? . It’s not possible to have it all…even if the appearance is such. Any blogger with a sizeable readership has felt that tug.
Your precious heart speaks volumes here and I am right there with you.
It’s such a dichotomy. Our blog grows, our desire is to encourage women with their home and yet we know that in order to do that we need to step away from the computer and the multitude of “if only’s.”
I know what my blog/speaking schedule “could be,” but the reality is that it’s not quite my season yet, nor yours. The Lord is going to honor your priorities and it will come back 100 fold. :) I’m a big farther on in my journey as I have teens down to a 6 year old, but I’ve never regretted putting them first. :)
Still looking forward to meeting you at Blissdom. :)
Love Chesterton…one of my fav’s.
.-= Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam´s last blog ..Creative Christmas Decorating Ideas =-.
I could have written this. All weekend long I was thinking of shutting down for good. . . Still not sure. But maybe, I’ll make adjustments and find balance instead. Just not sure. I have to come back and re-read this and add it into my inner monologue over the entire situation.
Thank you for posting!
I, too have 3 children, and when #2 arrived, within the first month I quit several big things that I had been involved in because I realized very quickly that the more children you have, the more time it takes to parent. When #3 arrived, I pared down to just one or two activities that allowed me not to become a totally child-centered person and so my girls could see me serving others beside themselves (this is important because it teaches THEM to serve others – which is an important concept in parenting, too!). I would think less of you if you sacrificed your family for other things. Good call on your part! (Oh, and I highly doubt ANY of the other bloggers are doing it as well as it appears through the computer screen – they only have 24 hours, too, and something has to give. You just aren’t able to see what it is that is suffering).
The Bible reminds us that there are seasons in life. A time will come when the house is all too quiet and you will be looking for things to do. And you will have amassed a huge amount of wisdom getting to that point!
Your husband and children will rise up and bless you! (Prov. 31:28)
.-= Amy blogs @ River Rock Cottage´s last blog ..Holiday Hospitality For Drop-In Visitors =-.
Been there, done that. You will not regret your decision. I used to design and sew children’s custom boutique clothing in my “spare” time. But there came a point where I no longer had my own “spare” time to give. Instead I gave of my families time together. I spent every night and week-end sewing. Sometimes until 4 in the morning. I turned my husband and myself into single parents living under the same roof. I still can’t believe I let it happen, that I did that to us. For a little extra money? For the need to have something of my own to be proud of? I was so on the wrong track. I’ve been getting my focus back to what’s really important, God and family and blogs like yours have really helped me do that. So thank you for blogging, but even more, for making the hard/easy decision to make your family #1. I respect you even more for doing that.
Amen Sistah!!! Good for you girl. It’s all bout priorities and our families are the top. so… why am I standing at the computer right now while my kids are running around me? Ok, I need to get off, but it’s so fun to read blogs! LOL! I had to reprioritize my blog recently and realize it wasn’t about what everyone else was doing, but just about blogging my life as it is. God bless you!
.-= Sarah´s last blog ..It’s been Good =-.
I think that you are making a great choice. I will anxiously await new posts but your children, husband, and home are your greatest earthly blessings. Have a wonderful Christmas season!
I think your blog is wonderful. I hope you keep writing. You don’t need to be fancy or do all this complicated blogging stuff. Just your thoughts and ideas are more than enough! I’d read your blog if it was just a simple post. I read your blog for the information and ideas that you share. The technology and “pretty” stuff is just extra. Merry Christmas and thank you so much for all your hard work.
Good for you! The reasons you feel the need to slow down your blog are the exact reasons I fell in love w/ it in the first place!!! I’m proud of you for making this decision and know you will be so blessed for it! :)
Thank you for this post! As Jesus once told Martha, “Mary has chosen what is greater.” You have chosen what is greater in God’s eyes. I had been toying with the idea of having a blog – but am feeling the Lord say that it’s not beneficial to me right now. This post helped confirm that further! Thank you!
Good for you! I think it’s brave to step up and choose your family. I think it’s hard when you perceive that a lot of people are “relying” on you. But your family needs you more. There will always be another resource we can find if we need help with natural living, etc., but you are the only mother and wife your family has. So, I am very happy for you!
As much as I love your blog, the reason I love it is because I feel you have the same priorities as me and I can be encouraged and strengthened by your life. Your choice to keep your family your main focus is absolutely the right one. These moments we have with our children are fleeting, and we’ll never have again. I know the Lord wants us to pour our lives out to encourage other women, but not at the expense of our family (or our own sanity and health!) It’s good for us to see that you don’t have 36 hours in your day either, and that you, like us, sometimes just have to choose between the good things in life, and that which is great. Whether you post once a month, or 3 days in a row, I look forward to reading how you choose to continually follow Him.
.-= Lee´s last blog ..The Truth: Love One Another =-.
Truth be told, sometimes I have a hard time keeping up with your many posts! I’m a busy woman and have wondered how you were able to write them all (writing surely takes more time than reading). We will all still be here, no matter how many posts appear a week.
You might even give some of us a break!
I read that very same quote last night as I was getting ready for bed. I blog, but to the same level as you have been. Even the stuff I do, small as it is, takes time. I can only imagine the amount of time a blog like yours has been. I have really enjoyed reading it and hope to see you continue to blog, even if it is at a much slower and more casual pace.
The quote you wrote was also a reminder for me of the important role I have as the mother in my family. I am a full time student as well as the wife to a wonderful man and the mother of 3 amazing young children. I do not feel called to give up my studies or even slow them down because I find that keeping myself so mentally stimulated is actually very good for me. However, it does mean I have less time with my children, but I try to make that time the best time possible. In some families, and this was the case in mine, there is a ton of time with the parent right there but the time is of poor quality. It is not only important to be there for your family but to give your best to your family even if that best isn’t as much time the quality of the time more than makes up for it.
As much as I would hate to see this blog disappear completely, I can completely understand if that is what you feel is best for you and your family. Enjoy your children and bake lots of cookies!
.-= Cassidy´s last blog ..Joint Injection =-.
Every child needs a pro-mom, and you have 3 blessed children. You will never regret this decision. The days of toddler talk, sticky fingers, and spilled milk will, one day, be gone forever and you will be wondering where they went. Time goes by so quickly and you will be left with only memories of those sweet little faces, cute things they said, and hugs they gave you. I know. My “babies” are 28 and 26 now. I was a full time mom, and I have no regrets with our decision for me to be home with our girls through high school. School brings it’s own needs for mothering…programs, parties, and that all important time at the end of the school day when they need to tell you the good and the bad that happened…very teachable moments! My daughter works in a Christian school and says there is a shortage of stay-at-home moms to volunteer.
I have so enjoyed your very professional and informative blog. But, I rejoice with you in your decision. To everything there is a season…
Good for you! The same type of thing happened to me last year and I just had to stop blogging, it was taking too much time and too much focus and energy. I’ve recently started blogging again but it’s a lot different, site trackers and entering carnivals aren’t priority, sharing and having a creative outlet is why I blog now but I so enjoy the freedom of not being strapped down to blogging. It was hard to let go but am thankful that God opened my eyes to how things really were and had me let go. So much freedom.
Congrats :)
Lindsie
.-= Lindsie´s last blog ..DPP: December 13 =-.
Thank you for your honesty Stephanie. It is hard to remember that God makes us each differently to handle different things. Something I often struggle with as well.
Stephanie:
I’ve enjoyed your blog over the last year and 1/2. I enjoy simple posts about life, family, simply living, and cooking…Post when you can, I’ll always be back to check. You will never go wrong putting God and family into the right priorities. It is hard to balance. And, God has a way of bringing us back into ‘line’ when we need it. At least you were listening!
Girl, I’m right there with you. I recently have come to the same conclusions! Maybe it has something to do with having a new little one to care for, we see how quickly they do grow. I’ve been trying to do to much and blog to often. I have a lot of great ideas for my blog and grandiose projects, but my family is more important! But my heart is unsettled and my home a mess, my children crabby, and my husband has to come home to it all. So yup – I’m taking 2 weeks off for Christmas, then slowing it down for the new year! I’m a stay at home mom, I don’t wanna be a work at home mom!
Good for you for realizing when changes need to be made!
I totally understand how you feel. I felt the same way last year, and my blog was simply a personal blog, not a professional one in any way. I had to give it up for a while but I finally feel like I’m ready to take it on again, but family totally comes first. I love the quote by GK Chesterton. Blessings to you and yours
.-= Jacqueline´s last blog ..Like my new look? =-.
Good for you Stephanie!!!!! I’ll look for you in a couple decades ;)
Good for you! I am giving you a standing ovation!
.-= Aimee´s last blog ..Celebrating Jesus =-.
Stephanie,
Thank you so much for writing your post. I too am the mom of small children, and I want you to know that there are many of us standing in solidarity with you. We are intelligent, educated, capable and gifted women, and we have chosen to sanctify our abilities and gifts in the service of our families. Don’t worry, the day will come when we can all haul our toddler-encrusted laptops and change the world and share all those brilliant ideas! But until then, our homes are our holy places, and the love of our children and husband our greatest reward.
See you online in a few ten years,
Vanessa
Yes! Yes!!!!! I totally think this is the right thing to do. Even though I do read your blog every day, and enjoy it immensly, I have actually often felt guilty knowing how much it must take out of you to create all of this so that myself and others can benefit.
This is precisely why I have never wanted to start a blog of my own. I saw how much it would take from my family.
I suspected this was going to come someday. I am SO glad that you have realized this yourself, I saw it but didn’t know what to say.
I totally encourage you to do whatever it takes to make sure that your priorities are correct. I would totally, completely, 100% understand if you needed to stop blogging altogether. I will be praying for you.
I know this has probably been a hard decision for you, but trust me it is one you will not regret. We only have our children for a short while before they are grown.(my oldest of 3 is now 14yrs old, I still can’t believe it. I only have a few more precious years with him. I get teary eyed just typing that!) We as moms have an enormous responsibility in training them in the Lord, which takes a lot commitment and time. This is a job/life style that I would not trade for anything else.
Saying all that, I am glad your not going to stop blogging altogether. (Its all about balance.) I have really enjoyed your posts. Keep up the good work, you’re doing a great job!
… now I’m going to get off the computer!!!
I love your blog and I am so impressed with what you do with being a full time mom! Blogging is so time consuming, and I know you’re making the right decision with focusing on your family. :)
.-= Mrs. Money´s last blog ..Is Clothes Consignment Worth it? =-.
Dear Stephanie,
You have a large readership (including the likes of me who lives in the UK) and your blog is excellent and yes, extremely impressive. But you are right to take note of the really important things in your life. And, equally importantly, you need to look after yourself. You are obviously a perfectionist and an incredibly high-achiever, but like many high-achievers you risk pushing yourself too hard. Take care of yourself,
Love Mary.
Stephanie, your post struck a chord with me, for sure! My blog is not even as well known or making any money, but I do have a good following and there is a part of me wondering if I need to keep it all going in case I do need to turn it into more. But I already am the sole provider of my home and as much as my husband is supportive and engaged, I still need to manage the goings on at home, even while I am away. It is a lot of pressure and I am not sure what I will end up doing.
From one “how do you do it all?” to another :-)
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