” All my life, my mom has worked full time outside of the home. She works a typical 9-5 office job but she was always there for school events and would even volunteer as lunch mom any time her schedule would allow it. Never once did I feel like I missed out on anything because my mom had to work. Now that I’m grown and working out of the home with three beautiful babies of my own, I never realized how tough it is to balance it all. 

There are days I wonder if I am there enough for my kids despite them being in daycare a few days a week. I wonder if they know how much I love them and miss them when I’m away from them every day. I will think these things, wonder how other moms do it, and immediately, my thoughts are on my mom. She did it and never once did I feel like she didn’t love me to the ends of the earth. I feel like she was able to balance it all perfectly. I’ve always thought that I got my work ethic from her and I hope I get my “working mom” ethic from her as well. I pray each and every day that my kids can feel the exact same about me when they’re older.” – Emily