Now I Know What I Want To Be When I Grow Up - Part IV

A Career Blossoms

When I last left you on this topic, Paul I had just married and he welcomed me to quit working my full-time job as a railroad clerk.  I cheerfully turned in my resignation and prepared for life as a full-time wife and mother to my son, as well as Paul's son from a previous marriage.

Preparedness nothwithstanding, it was heaven for me and I felt as though I was more than fully prepared given my past experience with children and houskeeping.  I was so silly back then.  The years passed and we welcomed two more precious sons to our family and I continued to revel in this wonderful calling of domesticity.  Baking, crafting, sewing, homeroom mom, bus driver for school activities and directing the church soccer league - I was the quintessential wife and mom - at least, that's what I aspired to be.  And, as is true with most of life's journeys, the roads of parenting and marriage I traveled were not without mistakes and regrets.

Then, one day, my world drastically changed.

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