I raised 4 children alone since they were very young. I worked a full time job while trying to raise children who had values and self worth. They are all grown up and have families of their own. They are successful in life and know there a God who loves them so much that became the Father for them that they did not have here on earth. We give him the Honor and Glory for watching over us all those years. Although I worked outside the home I always dreamed of being a stay at home mom. I retired at 55 and I love being home now. My kids are grown up but I spend a lot of time with my grandchildren now. I am still a homemaker and I love it. I take lots of pride in keeping a home. Making it beautiful for my grandchildren. It has been my calling and I thank God for it. It’s a very sacred and special calling for me. Would not trade it to go work outside the home.
I am a 62 year old Mom and Nana. I worked full time but I did 12 hour shifts and tried to live like a stay at home mom. I volunteered at my children’s school on a weekly basis. Some parents thought I didn’t work outside the home. I did sacrifice on sleep but don’t regret it. During those years most of moms I knew worked outside the home.I was fortunate to have a husband that had a job that was flexible so my children didn’t go to day care.I am guilty that I did everything for my children when they lived at home. They are married now and in their thirties and often say I just loved them too much and pamper them. 😂 I think it is wonderful that ladies like you and Andrea support homemaking as a satisfying way of life. As usual I enjoyed this video.❤
I absolutely LOVE your response to your daughter ❤ I feel exactly the same. I think we need to be transparent in honesty & I think you explained it beautifully.
You have captured the joy of truly caring for our family. The first institution created by God was the home. The nucleus of society. The security children have from knowing they have a safe place to retreat to in this sometimes chaotic world we live in. Thank you for your words of wisdom and courage to speak your mind. ❤
I haven’t finished the podcast yet but I remember asking my stepmom the same question when I was a kid. I even asked her why she didn’t have a job. 15+ years later…. I’m a stay at home mom too and I love being able to ask her for advice. 😂 funny how it all worked out! If my daughter asks me this, which I’m sure one day she will. I would say sweetheart this is the greatest job I have ever done. There is nothing like making nutritious meals and caring for the ones you love most. I would also say that I had a job that society deemed as successful and it wasn’t nearly as fulfilling as clean and cooking for you every day! Omg I just saw a photo of your sweaters on your website and I can’t wait to buy one!!
What I told my daughter (who is now 22) when she asked this question, is this. I told her that none of us get to choose what comes to us. It’s true! We don’t get to choose what comes to us in life, and work, in every form, comes to all of us. But we always can choose our response. We can always choose how we “feel” about what we do in our lives. Positive feelings and emotions bring richness and balance into our lives. They make our life experience feel blessed. That being said, we can either pine over the ideal work we love being handed to us, or we can choose to pour our love into the work in front of us. When we pour love into anything in our lives, love grows. The more love we experience in our lives, the better our lives feel. My daughter was vey much like me when she was little. She couldn’t be bothered to clean. Life was too full and too rich to miss. Now that she has her own apartment, she loves to make it beautiful, and she spends a good portion of her free time pouring love into her new home. Last night she confessed that she couldn’t just sit still on the couch if things were out of place (like me). She felt compelled to put things back. She said it was funny, because before having her own apartment, she didn’t understand why I did this. But once she experienced how satisfying it was to have a home that was beautiful, and how it felt in harmony when everything was clean and loved, she understood why I did this. I think of it in my head as “setting the stage” for the day. I set the stage for my family to create a life they love in a space full of love, that nurtures each of us on a physical, mental, and even spiritual level. I have a few friends blessed with great material wealth. One thing they all have in common is a clean, harmonious home, with an abundance of “space”. After creating an abundance of “space” in every room, closet, and drawer of my home, I realized something. Space is the new abundance, even in my two bedroom one bath home. When every room has space, I have room to create. Each member of my family has room to create. In this way, we can create art, or create healthy bodies, we can create deep learning, or a spiritual connection. Whatever dreams we have, when we have space to create, we feel open and ready to receive the goodness life has to offer each of us. So, this was a much longer answer to your question than I meant to write, Cami. But, since my daughter and I were just talking about this yesterday, and since I love the life-perceptions you are sharing with your viewers, I felt compelled to share. Good thoughts your way…❤
Hi Cami I so enjoy your podcast and your videos. I have just recently retired from my job. I didn’t work full time but did contract work as a property manager. It has always been my desire to be at home full time and I am now able to be here. We have three grown children, two sons and a daughter. When our children were growing up I was home with them for most of their younger years and my husband is somewhat like your husband, then is nothing that he won’t try. He has saved us a lot of money by painting , gardening, and when we built our home 16 years ago he hired a carpenter and the two of them did most of the work. I guess I said all I did to say this all three of our children are amazing parents and they love to cook and take care of their homes. The lessons caught by our children are far more valuable than all the things we could say. God bless!
hey girl- I just loved this talk!😀😉 You are one smart cookie Cami😁 You are spot on about this stuff! ☺ I love being a homemaker to and I thank God that I get to stay at home and take care of the home, my husband and our crazy boxer Magnum😉 Have a wonderful day🥰
As always, I so much enjoyed you, and I always agree with your observations. Thank you so much for this! I loved your podcast #8 the first time around and plan to listen and enjoy again.
I have NO idea what to say when my 17 year old daughter says that she would never be able to "just stay home" because she would get bored. 😬 I struggle with my words these days as she's looking at what she wants to do after high school.
Well judging from my own experiences with homemaking, I would say, in this world and with God’s help, you can be anything you want to be or God calls you to be. You can be a doctor, a teacher, a full time mom/homemaker. Or any mix of those things. But know this when it comes to marriage - which you do need to be a mom/wife, make sure you find someone that will treat you well and will allow you to be home with the babies. Or will support you if you work outside the home as well. Life doesn’t always go as we plan. And our kids, at some point, find their own ways which isn’t always what we hope for. But we have to let them know we love them no matter what they decide to do. In the meantime it’s important to teach them homemaking skills - even the boys!
I raised 4 children alone since they were very young. I worked a full time job while trying to raise children who had values and self worth. They are all grown up and have families of their own. They are successful in life and know there a God who loves them so much that became the Father for them that they did not have here on earth. We give him the Honor and Glory for watching over us all those years. Although I worked outside the home I always dreamed of being a stay at home mom. I retired at 55 and I love being home now. My kids are grown up but I spend a lot of time with my grandchildren now. I am still a homemaker and I love it. I take lots of pride in keeping a home. Making it beautiful for my grandchildren. It has been my calling and I thank God for it. It’s a very sacred and special calling for me. Would not trade it to go work outside the home.
I am a 62 year old Mom and Nana. I worked full time but I did 12 hour shifts and tried to live like a stay at home mom. I volunteered at my children’s school on a weekly basis. Some parents thought I didn’t work outside the home. I did sacrifice on sleep but don’t regret it. During those years most of moms I knew worked outside the home.I was fortunate to have a husband that had a job that was flexible so my children didn’t go to day care.I am guilty that I did everything for my children when they lived at home. They are married now and in their thirties and often say I just loved them too much and pamper them. 😂 I think it is wonderful that ladies like you and Andrea support homemaking as a satisfying way of life. As usual I enjoyed this video.❤
Thank you Anna, this was so needed…. It was convicting and I pray WE all that are in CHRIST be about our father’s business and spread the gospel…
I absolutely LOVE your response to your daughter ❤ I feel exactly the same. I think we need to be transparent in honesty & I think you explained it beautifully.
You have captured the joy of truly caring for our family. The first institution created by God was the home. The nucleus of society. The security children have from knowing they have a safe place to retreat to in this sometimes chaotic world we live in. Thank you for your words of wisdom and courage to speak your mind. ❤
Honesty is always best! Loved your response to your daughter. Thank you for your honesty and for sharing your life with us! God Bless!
I haven’t finished the podcast yet but I remember asking my stepmom the same question when I was a kid. I even asked her why she didn’t have a job. 15+ years later…. I’m a stay at home mom too and I love being able to ask her for advice. 😂 funny how it all worked out! If my daughter asks me this, which I’m sure one day she will. I would say sweetheart this is the greatest job I have ever done. There is nothing like making nutritious meals and caring for the ones you love most. I would also say that I had a job that society deemed as successful and it wasn’t nearly as fulfilling as clean and cooking for you every day! Omg I just saw a photo of your sweaters on your website and I can’t wait to buy one!!
What I told my daughter (who is now 22) when she asked this question, is this. I told her that none of us get to choose what comes to us. It’s true! We don’t get to choose what comes to us in life, and work, in every form, comes to all of us. But we always can choose our response. We can always choose how we “feel” about what we do in our lives. Positive feelings and emotions bring richness and balance into our lives. They make our life experience feel blessed. That being said, we can either pine over the ideal work we love being handed to us, or we can choose to pour our love into the work in front of us. When we pour love into anything in our lives, love grows. The more love we experience in our lives, the better our lives feel. My daughter was vey much like me when she was little. She couldn’t be bothered to clean. Life was too full and too rich to miss. Now that she has her own apartment, she loves to make it beautiful, and she spends a good portion of her free time pouring love into her new home. Last night she confessed that she couldn’t just sit still on the couch if things were out of place (like me). She felt compelled to put things back. She said it was funny, because before having her own apartment, she didn’t understand why I did this. But once she experienced how satisfying it was to have a home that was beautiful, and how it felt in harmony when everything was clean and loved, she understood why I did this. I think of it in my head as “setting the stage” for the day. I set the stage for my family to create a life they love in a space full of love, that nurtures each of us on a physical, mental, and even spiritual level. I have a few friends blessed with great material wealth. One thing they all have in common is a clean, harmonious home, with an abundance of “space”. After creating an abundance of “space” in every room, closet, and drawer of my home, I realized something. Space is the new abundance, even in my two bedroom one bath home. When every room has space, I have room to create. Each member of my family has room to create. In this way, we can create art, or create healthy bodies, we can create deep learning, or a spiritual connection. Whatever dreams we have, when we have space to create, we feel open and ready to receive the goodness life has to offer each of us.
So, this was a much longer answer to your question than I meant to write, Cami. But, since my daughter and I were just talking about this yesterday, and since I love the life-perceptions you are sharing with your viewers, I felt compelled to share. Good thoughts your way…❤
Hi Cami I so enjoy your podcast and your videos. I have just recently retired from my job. I didn’t work full time but did contract work as a property manager. It has always been my desire to be at home full time and I am now able to be here. We have three grown children, two sons and a daughter. When our children were growing up I was home with them for most of their younger years and my husband is somewhat like your husband, then is nothing that he won’t try. He has saved us a lot of money by painting , gardening, and when we built our home 16 years ago he hired a carpenter and the two of them did most of the work. I guess I said all I did to say this all three of our children are amazing parents and they love to cook and take care of their homes. The lessons caught by our children are far more valuable than all the things we could say. God bless!
I thought you handled the “elephant in the room” perfectly. Well done. I love every aspect of being a keeper of the home as well.
I love being retired so that I have the time to be the keeper of the home. Thanks Jo
hey girl- I just loved this talk!😀😉 You are one smart cookie Cami😁 You are spot on about this stuff! ☺ I love being a homemaker to and I thank God that I get to stay at home and take care of the home, my husband and our crazy boxer Magnum😉 Have a wonderful day🥰
As always, I so much enjoyed you, and I always agree with your observations. Thank you so much for this! I loved your podcast #8 the first time around and plan to listen and enjoy again.
I have NO idea what to say when my 17 year old daughter says that she would never be able to "just stay home" because she would get bored. 😬 I struggle with my words these days as she's looking at what she wants to do after high school.
Yo Ms.Cami you did a lot of laughin on this video. 😂😂😂😂😂. OmG. But I was able to get the main points of your video.
Isn’t it funny how people always know when children have not been raised well!
The home is the greatest workplace there is.
Still trying to figure out what earned the “explicit” label on this podcast….there’s nothing explicit!
Well judging from my own experiences with homemaking, I would say, in this world and with God’s help, you can be anything you want to be or God calls you to be. You can be a doctor, a teacher, a full time mom/homemaker. Or any mix of those things. But know this when it comes to marriage - which you do need to be a mom/wife, make sure you find someone that will treat you well and will allow you to be home with the babies. Or will support you if you work outside the home as well. Life doesn’t always go as we plan. And our kids, at some point, find their own ways which isn’t always what we hope for. But we have to let them know we love them no matter what they decide to do. In the meantime it’s important to teach them homemaking skills - even the boys!