You see I have worked for the same small company for 8 years now. I was blessed with a boss that went through infertility and IVF right along with me. He gave me full pay for two months of maternity leave and has aloud me to work around my children's schedule. I have been part time for 5 years now. To me it was more than worth it to cut my pay and be home with my kids. Lately work has been picking up. A lot. So my boss brought in a "marketing" person to help us here and there. He called this morning to inform me that he had just hired her along with another person full time. Now I really enjoyed our company of three and our growth to four was going very well. But I am not taking the expansion to six the way I had hoped. See I was very happy with our little mom and pop business. But it is not mine, it is his. My concern comes for his sudden reason for growth, money. This "marketing" person is pushing for me to come back to work more and all under the premiss that there is "so much money to be made." But for me it is not about the money. It is about family and doing a job I enjoy. So I ask what is it about money? Surely by now we know it doesn't buy happiness. Sure it is helping me get the new house and it pays for fill up my large red beast with gas. But do I really need "a lot" more than I already have? I don't think so. Or as Jeff would say, "for human's enough is never enough." (From one of his favorite movie, Over the Hedge.)
So what are your thoughts? Sure money is good and can be used to help others. But is our pursuit of it really for the right reasons? Is it worth the time away from our families and the stress? I am just praying for God to help me to make the right moves and decisions for our family. And for him to help me to go through this season of change and test with grace and mercy.
