Moms Working at Home

[butterflyDNA]

How many stay at home moms do you know? Most women in today's society work full time.  Very few have the luxury or even the desire any more to stay at home and raise their kids.  I find it quite amazing how much people's opinion on this has changed over the past 25 years.  While we have done a better job at empowering women, I'm not so sure that we've also done a better job at crippling families.  

Now, I'm not saying that being at home is easy.  It takes work to manage a household, and one of the things you see the Proverbs 31 women doing is considering fields and buying them.  Who says you can't be in the business world if you are a stay at home mom?  If you find the right ecommerce marketing company to work with, you can sell just about anything online and help supplement your family's income.  I have friends who sell Landau uniforms and do a great job with their scrubs business.  Pick a niche and go with it.  Maybe it's jewelry, clothing, cosmetics, blankets, tea cups, wallets or anything else.  More and more people are using the internet to shop.  There is money to be made out there, and it can help you stay at home. 

Here's a great article on where to start. 

Think of the joy and flexibility you could have by staying at home.  You're not going to stop working, but you may change the vision of your work.  I recommend beginning with a husband who loves the Lord and will partner with you in this vision.  

[MunchiesMom324]

Oct. 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM

Do you have any recommendations that do not require a start-up fee?  I could understand a monthly fee (if they were maintaining a website, for example) once the home-based business was started, but sometimes a startup fee is not feasable.  I was thinking of going with a company that sold toys and other childrens products (as I would probably order some for my children...  I am currently having to work outside of the home and my hours are just awful - I go to work only 30 minutes before my oldest returns from school, and when I get home, all of the children are asleep... I go straight to bed (no family dinners most nights of the week) and then I see my oldest son for the 30 minutes it takes for him to get ready to catch the bus to school (he refuses to let me drive him)... I see my other two from the time they wake up until around 2:30, but most of that time is nap time and it hurts that I'm missing out on homework, afterschool activities, the toddler and baby growing in leaps and bounds... I just feel like I'm missing SO much.  Thank you in advance for your help...