Back in the days when both of my parents worked hard to provide for our daily necessities I remember how determined they were just to make sure our needs were met. Every single penny counts.
Growing up in a world where basically financial stability is in its rising commotion, the ability to be more self-reliant is a requirement. As you age no one’s gonna feed you for a lifetime, not even your parents can do that. You have to stand and establish your own living.
No one’s getting any younger. You are not getting any younger.
I’ve been composing thoughts in my mind of how I visualize the future. Of questions neither have I a surety about, some things are to be kept uncertain. Held back from the natural eyes that seem to just accept what is apparent.
Only I know with divine assurance years from now I will become a mother to my children, a home maker and a helpmeet to my future husband.
Comfort and trust felt from a loving Father in Heaven consoled me as I pondered upon such sacred responsibilities given to His sons and daughters in mortality. Rested upon without pangs of doubt and confusion I’ve felt the solace the Savior has for me each day I continue to press forward. We all do. I love those moments when every night I pray I get to express the honest intentions of my heart. Knowing that someone up above dearly listens and understands, the hesitation to pour out all the traces of what I feel vanishes. It’s the most wonderful feeling.
In my patriachal blessing I read about a few lines of what God has in store for me. A reminder. It’s like a map provided in a crossroad. What does Heavenly Father want me to give focus to in the present? What does He want me to do hereafter, to accomplish and prioritize as I prepare myself for that eternal blessing awaits me?
One of my greatest dreams in life is not found in the catalog of the most promising and prominent women in the world. You won’t even find it in fab magazines. I desire not to be labeled as the popularly-known woman who walks the aisle.
What I really yearn to do is to be a hands-on mom to my own family someday.
Written in the biographies of the prophets and leaders of the church was the extraordinary team up they’ve had with their wives to establish and nurture a good family with precepts centered upon the gospel. A gospel-cultured home it is! I was inspired of how they first started to build a family using a little of income and what their means can only provide, how they were able to manage their finances and now look at them, they are successful both temporally and spiritually.
I’ve seen struggles where both parents are working to provide for the whole family. Life hasn’t been easy ever since the world began so it’s inevitable for the wife to work as well to support the husband. However, they grow together as one helping each other. The fruit of the labor. They both have to make adjustments and sacrifices in order to succeed.
My Mama was a working mom way back and I salute her for the dedication and courage until now she shows. I know it had been her desire to stay at home with us kids especially during our nursery to teenage years, and it was hard for her to see us grow without her total supervision but her understanding too of making use of opportunities to help my Papa made me admire her even more. She had a valiant spirit and a sound mind.
Amazing!
Now the time has come for my turn to make good decisions too someday. I’m not yet even married so you might be wondering why I keep talking about this haha.. But whether I work or not in the near future I know I still have the power to make correct choices now that will affect eternities. I am willing to do everything where desires are aligned to God’s will. That’s how a helpmeet is supposed to be like, right? You have to support your man with his plans and work together hand in hand. Sweet!
Anyway I love my part-time jobs right now. I hold my time and I enjoy doing them. :)
