The Freedom to Choose

May 25th is my last day of my "traditional" full time position in medical sales. I have done much soul searching over the past few months and came to the realization that over $2200 in childcare bills to do something that I was not completely passionate about was not worth my time and energy. The last time I stopped working I did not have a choice. This time I am choosing to take some time off of full time work and it makes all of the difference. I am continuing in one company on a very part time basis, and it will be a good thing to continue in this endeavor as it reinforces my medical and leadership skills that I want to use. I am also choosing more time in the summer with my daughters, and I know this is time I will never get back. They are worth this choice. I have not allowed myself to be caught in the trap of "guilt" for the time I have worked, as it was necessary for my family's survival, nor do I trap myself in "guilt" for not working, in order to meet a standard of being a worthwhile individual. The freedom that comes in being enveloped in and living fully in the life of Christ, is the freedom to CHOOSE, not being bound by the expectation and opinions of others. We are free to live and love and allow Christ to define who we are and lead us in the path He wants us to follow. I will never say to anyone what they should or should not do as a woman, wife, mother, or what they should do in their career. I think these seasons change as frequently as the ebb and flow of the sea, and the joy comes in knowing that we are becoming more like Christ, wherever He places us in our journey with Him.