Gainful employment

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My husband currently stays home with our 3 children (4yo, 2.5yo, 9mo) while I work during the day and he works in the evenings and a lot on the weekends. I was bringing our oldest home from preschool today and I find him online applying for a job with the railroad. I’m not sure what gave him the wild hair except maybe b/c it’s his slow season at work and we struggle with his income the most at this time of year when there seems to be the most activities (i.e. extra expenses incurred).

I know earlier this year he mentioned wanting to try his hand at school again and that has fallen by the wayside. I think he is really struggling to find his niche and he really wants to provide for our family and be the big breadwinner. He likes his current job, but I’m not sure he feels it’s his distinct calling, and neither do I.

Pray for him/us to hear God’s calling and to discern His will for our family. Please also ask God to soften DH’s heart to returning to the Catholic Faith and help him to overcome all of the obstacles that stand between him and greater devotion to the faith and our family. He has really come along way, but he still has some bad habits that are really holding him back (don’t we all have those!).

I love him dearly and I miss him when we aren’t able to spend time together as a family. Aside from work, he is constantly called away from home basically volunteering his time to help his dad on the farm or fix someone’s computer or help with home renovations. I pray that God will reward DH’s hard work.

Thanks be to God for all of our faculties and work for our hands to do! God bless you all and thanks for the prayers.
 
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I will pray for your intentions.
I am disabled and am a Mr. Mom too.
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Holy Mother, pleease bless and embrace this family.

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
We fly unto thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

+Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Assist them now and in their last agonies. Amen
 
DH started talking to me about this last night and reading off his application and all the specs about the job he’s applying for. He got a little upset with me for being so negative. We went thru such agony to be able to keep our boys at home with us, but if he gets this job, we’ll have to put them back in daycare. For one thing, we can’t afford it, we can’t even afford to pay all of our medical bills every month. For another thing, that puts me back to doing all the running around on my own again. I nearly cried last night just thinking about taking my kids away from our home.

DH said it would only be for a few years and then he’d be making enough for me to stay at home - but who knows where we’ll be in a few years . . .more medical bills, yada, yada, yada. IMO if we can’t even make it NOW, we’ll always be living on the outer parts of our income. The minute that extra money comes rolling in, there will be a lengthy wish list to gobble it up and any chance of me staying at home will go right out the window.

Just really scared right now. Also having hesitations about DH being out on the road on his own. I just think sitting in a hotel room with ‘all-access’ t.v. will be too great a temptation for him (he’s had a problem with the internet before). Please continue to pray. God, you know the desires of my heart and all my fears - give me perfect trust and peace in you to keep our family intact and allow me remain close to my children.
 
Lord Jesus, may everything we do begin with You,
continue with Your help,
and be done under Your guidance.
May our sharing in the Mass free us from our sins,
and make us worthy of Your healing.
May we grow in Your Love and Your service,
and become a pleasing offering to You;
and with You to Your Father.
Guide us by Your Holy will
the path we are to take.
May the mystery we celebrate help us
to reach eternal life with you.
Amen
 
Thanks be to God, this has fallen through! I was not ready for this challenge. I know DH is bummed, but it all really seem liked a ‘hey, let’s try this’ sorta thing rather than something really thought through.

I know God is closing this window so we’ll be attentive to another opportunity. Dear God, please show us the way!
 
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