Last night I found out that another friend is losing her home.  Kate (not her real name) and her husband are the least likely people to be left homeless in this current depression.  He’s an experienced attorney, she’s an entrepreneur who homeschooled their children, but months of unemployment have left them without a steady income.  This week they accepted the fact that, short of a miracle, the home they loved and raised their children in, can no longer be theirs.  Both are filled with despair and confusion.

It’s so difficult to stand strong and stay positive when you see the effects our depressed economy is having on those we care about.  My own family has been hit hard this year, and it seems that people are walking just a little less tall and with less confidence than usual.  It brings to mind a Bible verse that I have committed to memory.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

Galatians 6:9

We moms do more good than we realize, every single day.  We provide a foundation of love for our children, no matter the circumstances.  We nurture and teach them and worry that they might be eating too much junk food.  In spite of our own fatigue, we turn and look every time we hear, “Hey, Mom!  Watch this!”  “Bolt” becomes a little old after the tenth viewing, but we sit with our children and watch it again, and then again.  We know how important it is to read to our children, so we sit on the couch and read their favorite stories until we have them memorized.

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I don’t exactly view our future with boundless optimism, in spite of being an optimist.  When I feel overcome by what I read and hear, I shut it all off and focus on what is truly, truly most important: my family.  I believe that the good I do now, will result in confident, capable, and strong children, and a home that is stable and secure, no matter where we live. 

Moms, don’t lose heart in all the good you’re doing.  The smallest smile or word of encouragement lights  up your child’s world and that of your husband.  When you feel weary, stop for a while, pray, and then pick up your courage again and move on.  Believe that your job as a mom and wife are the two most important jobs in this world.  They always have been.

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