In Support Of Stay-At-Home Moms

Posted on April 9, 2009 
Filed Under Focus on the Family Broadcast, Parenting

Earlier this week we aired a broadcast series with Dr. Laura. She had some great things to say about the value of motherhood! We’ve heard a lot of comments from listeners, like these:

Here’s where you can listen to the programs. Let me know what you think.

(Update: See Dr. Laura’s response to these and other reactions to this program in a follow-up post here.)

Comments

4 Responses to “In Support Of Stay-At-Home Moms”

  1. Marsha on April 10th, 2009 8:13 am

    I have been struggling with the decision on whether to stay at home or not with my little 15 month old boy. I currently work part-time (3 days a week) and even working just part-time it drains me and I feel like I miss out on so much of my little boy and my husband! On Wednesday morning I came to work and had decided that I was just going to keep on working because I have felt for a long time that your job gives you fullfillment and significants and I was so scared to lose that. I got to work and usually I listen to K-love but decided that day out of the blue to listen to 88.7 Praise. I was shocked when your broadcast about the importance of stay at home moms came on. I went home and told my husband about it my bizarr moment. He said that morning that he had prayed that God would open my eyes and ears to His way for me in the decision to stay at work or to stay at home. After hearing Laura that morning my mind was made up to stay at home. I’m turning my resignation soon. I’m scared beyond words but know that God will help me be the best stay at home Mom I can be. I don’t want to wake up some day and regret that I didn’t spend more time with my kid. Thanks!

  2. Marg on April 12th, 2009 5:08 pm

    from New Zealand
    We have been blessed many times in our finances as we chose to honour God in obedience with the decision for me to stay home with our children. We have been prepared NOT to have every latest thing, NOT to live in future debt for comfort now, but to live on what my husband can earn, and we to continue to give goods, time and actual money to those less well off. This sacrifice of give with one hand and live within your means on the other hand is what works for us. EVERY time we consider my working for money outside the home and decide against it, THEN my husband gets a PAY RISE!!! Thank you God.

  3. Beth on April 15th, 2009 4:48 pm

    I don’t understand why focus tries to divide Christians on issues such as working and stay at home moms. I think Christians need to work together, not tear each other apart. I especially don’t understand why focus would air a show like this when the economy is bad as it is. It is a woman’s choice, and all mothers should be respected.

  4. Tami on April 27th, 2009 12:20 pm

    I am so very thankful for this episode with Dr. Laura. If you look, just open your eyes to the state of the family in the year 2009. LOOK. Divorce is all around us, families are falling apart, in the parking lot yesterday I listened as moms complained and bashed and actually said that they hated their teens. I feel that it is because moms have chosen careers over marriage and children. Marriage takes a full time commitment. My husband and I enjoy a lot of passion and fulfillment in our marriage, you add children to the picture and there is no way, I could work full time and even part time is extrememly difficult! I feel that the Proverbs 31 mom was the ideal, and she worked around her family, she made sure that it would not disturb anything in her family relationships. Titus 2 says that women should be busy AT HOME. I believe that so many problems and mental stability of humans in the United States are deteriorating and its because moms don’t take the higher calling to stay at home and bond the family into a cohesive unit.

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