Just shy of five years into our marriage, and at a stage in our lives where we are looking forward to that "starting a family" step, my husband and I have decided to jump off the edge of the Grand Canyon--without parachutes. Of course, I'm speaking figuratively. And yet, it sort of feels like a crazy suicide, this journey we've chosen to embark on.
After almost five years of living as a two-income household, we have decided to turn "old school". I will no longer be working outside of our home, and my husband will become the sole monetary provider for our family.
There are a number of reasons we have made this alteration to our lifestyle, and I could write a full fledged book on our thoughts and convictions in this matter (maybe I will eventually...), but instead, I'd like to share with you the reasons I have a desire to begin publicly documenting this transition. Those reasons, in no particular order, are:
1. I would love to look back in a year, and be able to revisit all of the trials and triumphs that we encountered during this process. It's one thing to grab memories out of our heads; having all the best and worst parts written down makes for a much clearer remembrance of how the story went.
2. There aren't many people our age making this commitment, where the husband takes full responsibility for earning the family income and the wife focuses on keeping her house in order (not only in cooking and cleaning, but in budgeting, emotionally supporting her husband, raising children within the home, etc.). I'm not giving you my opinion on whether this needs to be the case in every household. This isn't a theological blog (although anyone who knows me knows I LOVE a good theological debate!). But I would love for our transparency in this matter to be an encouragement to others who might be wanting to examine this option in their own lives, but aren't sure what it might look like.
3. We've already heard plenty of strong opinions about this decision from some of our closest friends and family members. We would love to be as candid as possible about how this is playing out. Hopefully, my updates with be able to encourage those who started out concerned about us making a mistake. But if we end up struggling through this more than not, then I hope that this will be a good way for people to know how to pray for us and encourage us through those struggles.
We are strong believers and followers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This is a huge step of faith for us, and we are looking forward to seeing God work in and through this situation to bless us and allow us to be a blessing to others. I'm excited to share those blessing with all of you as they come about!
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