Becoming Mrs. Homemaker

I didn't grow up with a SAHM. Some of my early years, it was just my dad and me. He worked, and I went to school. We ate TV dinners. He took care of the home, inside and out, and I didn't have chores.

When my stepmom came into the picture, she worked, as well. She also went to school in the evening, so I was a latch-key kid for most of my life.

Not all too bad. We didn't have cable, so I watched PBS. That's pretty good stuff right there: Arthur, The Magic School Bus, Sesame Street, Wishbone. I'd still watch those shows if you didn't have to pay to watch them online.

I didn't learn much about homemaking, though. Honestly, I've learned more in the past six years of marriage than in my whole life. My hubby cooked and grocery shopped for the first 5 years of marriage, because I didn't know how to do either, and he did. He'd grown up learning to cook and had lived on his own before we were married. He definitely didn't "go from one mom to another." It was more the other way around.

For the past year I've learned a ton! Before, teaching took up most of my life. It isn't an 8-3 job as some suppose. I worked early, late and on weekends. It was my top priority. Unbiblical? Yes. I know.

Over the past year, working at home has been so liberating and sanctifying. I've grown as a Christian, wife and mom. A few things I've learned:

• Self-discipline
• Patience
• How to Google EVERYTHING!
• Housekeeping
• Couponing
• Cleaning
• Organizing the house, my hubby's life and my own!
• Mowing and weed eating
• Grocery shopping
• Humility
• To take naps if necessary and not be ashamed
• To enjoy every moment with Caleb and the pups
• How to NOT kill plants and flowers
• Baking
• Cooking

Well, this week marked my 28th birthday and also my first home-baked batch of muffins. They're pretty darn delicious, if I do say so myself. Also, they're made with whole wheat flour, applesauce baby food, whey protein, fresh blueberries and the only butter in them is in the crumb topping.

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

So I got a late start in the homemaking business. That's fine. My hubby's happy, and I'm glorifying God in the ordinary. (Trying to, at least.) Sounds perfect to me!