tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post3632442692639015365..comments2023-09-21T05:06:41.613-06:00Comments on Out of the Overflow: Do you have too much education?Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08111794635817110181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-37032991690953972922007-10-26T20:00:00.000-06:002007-10-26T20:00:00.000-06:00Thanks Rachel! This is really encouraging! It is f...Thanks Rachel! This is really encouraging! It is fun to think how the Lord uses everything in our lives to shape us into who we are, and who knows how He plans to use it in our lives now, or down the road. I am glad I went to college for four years, if for no other reason than meeting Andrew there! I couldn't ask for a more amazing man to spend my life with! God is so good to us!meeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307346218782234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-30468469996661128062007-10-26T11:19:00.000-06:002007-10-26T11:19:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, Rachel! ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, Rachel! It has refreshed me to answer the day-to-day questions! :)MagenRanaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061412704877550343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-67878223719671906252007-10-25T21:12:00.000-06:002007-10-25T21:12:00.000-06:00THis really encouraged me Rachel. I appreciate the...THis really encouraged me Rachel. I appreciate the time and energy you put into writing this all down. Such a great thought, esp for me lately. My mind fights against being a SAHM. My heart loves IT! Its so rewarding teaching Edward and seeing him learn. <BR/><BR/>BTW - Your blog on your sis moving made me cry. I'll be praying for you and your family. Its so hard being so far from loved ones.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451357044182790092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-81642625313025817042007-10-25T20:41:00.000-06:002007-10-25T20:41:00.000-06:00Thanks for posting this, Rachel. I've been strugg...Thanks for posting this, Rachel. I've been struggeling with not "working" lately. I think the main dissatisfaction with being a stay-at-home mom is that there's really no one there rewarding me for my work; no raises, no pats on the back, no sense of accomplishment from completing a task (let's face it, the laundry is never going to be "done"!) It's my own selfish desires that make it so hard, my want for praise and acknowledgment! It's such an encouragement to be reminded that the earthly compensation doesn't even compare to the spiritual benefits received by following the conviction God has given me to stay home with my children.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910694990159755988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-44143422148360594172007-10-25T13:57:00.000-06:002007-10-25T13:57:00.000-06:00thank you rachel, now i must go and sweep under my...thank you rachel, now i must go and sweep under my table....(seriously, reading this post reminded me of how gross it is and how i forgot to sweep it this morning)Erynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320293715596072283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-66766365508366131862007-10-25T10:09:00.000-06:002007-10-25T10:09:00.000-06:00I laughed as I read through this again this mornin...I laughed as I read through this again this morning...it didn't all come out like I wanted it to. Oops. :(<BR/><BR/>The more I think about it, the less I am sure that higher education makes it any harder to stay home. I realized I was purely speaking from personal experience. There is plenty of secular employment to be found, regardless of educational levels, you know? And we all have to listen to the ladies in business suits in the grocery stores shake their heads and say, "I could never stay home with my kids!" whether we went to college or not. There is a certain amount of pressure on all of us.<BR/><BR/>What I do know, for myself anyway, is that having a nursing degree, and working so hard to get it and staying proficient in my skills, made it more difficult for ME to let it go completely.<BR/><BR/>You can kinda understand where people are coming from when they question your decisions about staying home...because from a worldly perspective, it doesn't necessarily make sense.<BR/><BR/>"What if you get a divorce? Then what will you do when you have no skills?" they ask, oh and, <BR/><BR/>"What about retirement? You're not earning any benefits for YOU?"<BR/><BR/>etc..<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, we can trust in the LORD to take care of our futures and provide for our families. It may not make the best financial sense, but it will be worth it.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111794635817110181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-66741560099274884742007-10-25T07:42:00.000-06:002007-10-25T07:42:00.000-06:00That's awesome, and so true!That's awesome, and so true!Reaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509993281823169055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-71507464758889579822007-10-24T17:43:00.000-06:002007-10-24T17:43:00.000-06:00Beautifully put. The Lord is here in our homes, o...Beautifully put. <BR/><BR/>The Lord is here in our homes, our place of ministry (even as Jacob said, "The Lord was here and I did not know it.") It truly is a high calling from the Lord.HopiQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452804240894992269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31922189.post-27798532800672195042007-10-24T17:18:00.000-06:002007-10-24T17:18:00.000-06:00Thanks for those thoughts, Rachel. I have always ...Thanks for those thoughts, Rachel. I have always felt there is so much more to education than just the concepts we learn IN the classroom. There are lessons in perseverance & commitment, organization, time management...and don't forget the lessons we learn in trusting the Lord to provide when our budgets are less than we would hope when we are in school. There are so many things that an "educated" woman has to offer her family and her children. Even if the degree is never used in the secular world, those lessons can, and do, benefit her family.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403476126855314294noreply@blogger.com