If you are a mom like me, who has a fulltime job (though I am blessed to have flexible working hours), one of the lowest points in your day may be leaving home to go to work, while your little ones may still be sleeping, or coming home late to find them asleep. Realistically speaking, a lot of moms cannot afford to stay at home fulltime, although more and more moms are taking that brave, not-so-lauded, many-times-under-appreciated step i.e. choosing to stay at home fulltime to take care of the kids.


Don’t get me wrong though, I am not slamming working moms here. I just believe that each mother is built differently. As for myself, it is my ultimate dream to become a fulltime stay-at-home, homeschooling, breastfeeding mom, who writes on the side for pleasure before necessity. 😉 This is what I am praying for now. 🙂 


If you are thinking along the same lines, this video may be of help to you:

Also, this insightful Q & A from Gotquestions.org may be good food for thought: 


Question: “Should all mothers be stay-at-home moms?”

Answer: The subject of stay-at-home moms is one that has caused much controversy, especially in Western nations where many women work outside the home. There really are only two direct verses/passages that talk about a mother staying at home with her children. Titus 2:3-5 says, “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.” The other direct verse is 1 Timothy 5:14, which says, “So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.” Another translation for the phrase “to be busy at home” in the Titus 2 passage is “to be keepers at home.”

Also consider some indirect verses. Proverbs 14:1 states that it is wise for a woman to invest in her home. While it is not necessary to be a stay-at-home mom in order to invest in your home, we see the priority that God places on the home and the woman’s involvement. Clearly, the home is not to be neglected for the sake of outside employment. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 teaches the importance of constantly teaching our children. Of course, this is addressed to fathers as well as mothers. Staying at home with children would only give more opportunities to teach children God’s ways. So it is a positive investment to be made in children’s lives by applying this passage of Scripture literally.

Finally, Proverbs 31 is the well-known passage about the wife and mother of excellence. From the description of her, we learn that this mother did work outside of the home. However, her family never lacked anything. She maintained a proper balance, so her family never suffered. Her family was always her priority. While the Bible leaves women the choice whether to stay at home with the children or go to work outside the home, it certainly is a commendable thing for a mother to be at home with the children and devote herself to training them full time. Women are definitely encouraged in Titus 2 and 1 Timothy 5 to stay at home with their young children. Whatever a woman chooses, she must maintain her home as a priority and her primary sphere of influence.

Recommended Resource: Discovering the Treasures of a Godly Woman: Proverbs 31 by Elizabeth George.


Good luck and God bless in your discernment, if ever. 🙂 If you are already happy with your situation right now, that’s great! What a wonderful blessing! 😉 Love life, live passionately! 😉