The worth of Maternal care dwarfs the benefit of a wealthy lifestyle.

The story on this blog http://www.mbhfundraising.blogspot.com/ has inspired me to speak up for Mothers, who the weight of this world rests on. In particular I speak about the worth of Stay-At-Home mothers.

Is my "career choice" at this time as a stay-at-home mother a waste as some have put it? A "waste of potential" as I've been told by a sincere but altogether too feminist for my taste friend. I CHOOSE to sacrifice a paycheck in order to become my children's life. To be the constant source of love, patience, and example. Not everyone can or desires this path BUT I DO and I believe that my sacrifice at this time is not only worth it but is a divine mission. I'll be damned if a judge rules a mother who has chosen to stay home with her children as unqualified to raise her children because at the time of the divorce her financial prospects pale in comparison to her husbands 6 figure income.

I was raised in a modest home where stories are told of occasional bare cupboards and starving brothers scraping raisons off the floor to curb their hunger. Of course noone remembers this version of events except them but still it is fair to say we survived without luxury and nothing went to waste though my parents chose never to seek financial assistance. Over the years financial status improved due to living a practical lifestyle within the means earned. Six figure income? How about middle-lower class in Montana.

MY POINT: I grew up in a home full of love and committment from my parents. I learned to work hard, be practical, and seek loving relationships. After leaving home the natural path for me was to hope one day to have children of my own, a home where I could share the kind of love I'd felt my entire life. Meeting Brian started me on that path, much earlier than I expected I must admit, but I've felt a divine power guiding our life since then. What could I possibly mean by that you may ask? Well I'm 27 with 2 young kids. I have the power to make or break their world with my words, attitude, and sincere attempt at raising them to be the real deal; people who reach out around them in this world to lift and think beyond themselves.

If I accomplish this divine mission then my lack of a luxurious lifestyle to give them doesn't matter. In fact, it never did matter. It is the care, love, time, and respect we show our children that determines our worth as parents. No mother should lose her children because she cannot offer a 6 figure income. They may gain the whole world but never grow a heart to feel for humanity or eyes to see the good they can do through kindness.

Each divine creation

Where is moral fiber? There was a time when faith or at least respect in a higher being was a universal feeling.

I've felt an urge lately to write. I don't know why but my mind has been busy in an effort to put words to my feelings, hopes, and deepest personal thoughts.

Lately this has been focused on the issue of faith and its place in every man's life. It might sound confusing but I am not talking about religion though I know that religion has an important place in our lives and societies.

I guess what I'm really pondering is the need for every man to feel a connection to his or her creator; to find a peace at their given life, place in time, and purpose on earth. That is the beginning and a mission I feel confident every man must pursue on an individual basis.

This comes before religion because it is what is accessible to every man on the earth no matter his circumstance, background, gender, social status, successes, failures, talents, or weaknesses.

Where did this world come from? What is gained from denying the divine and amazing beauty of this universe and its delicate balance?

Science is God's hand whose power is not magic but a command and order of the matter and making of this world. To call God the greatest scientist is filing him in a catagory of men whose pursuit has been to understand life's order. No. He is no scientist but he is the master that they seek apprenticeship from.