Are there any of us out there?

Or am I the only one?

Sometimes I feel as if I am...

Have you ever done a google search (or any search for that matter) for resources for Christian Working Moms on the internet? Try it. There's not much out there. Or there's Work at Home resources. Or there's maybe how to get a job resources.

I think it's maybe because people like us have NO TIME to create resources for others like us, and therefore, there are none. Not that I have the time to do so... but maybe I should!

We moved to our current area about a year ago. We visited pretty much every church in the area that we felt we could really plug into. We found lots of churches with great things to offer -- but it seemed like all of the great things were found in various different churches -- one church had great music, but a weak children's program, and mediocre message. One church had a great message, but the music was horrible and there were very few kids. You get the point....

We had been attending a church for about 6 months (great music (i.e. LOUD and current), engaging pastor, but only a decent message, a virtually non-existant kids' program, and an inconsistent small group structure. The small group structure and the kids program (or lack thereof) was really beginning to eat away at me. I was actually beginning to feel depressed and despairing about our church situation. It's like my "center" was missing, and everything in life was incomplete as a result of that.

Jon was able to connect through softball, but all the games were too late for me to take the kids -- so I never really met any of the other wives. Nevermind that all the wives also had no kids. And those who did, were stay at home moms. I just didn't feel like there was any one "like me" in that church and I was feeling a bit desperate that I'd never fit in or feel at home.

So we started going to another church about 5 weeks ago. I immediately joined the ladies Bible Study -- which amazingly includes 7 generations of women! Certainly they're not all "like me" -- but I appreciate drawing on the wealth of knowledge and experience represented by all those generations. We've also been going to a Sunday School class with people in our age group. However, as Jon pointed out to me yesterday... all the women are stay at home moms.

Sigh.

Why is that? Is it the type of churches that we attend that there are just a larger percentage of women who choose to stay at home? (Probably so.) How come there are so few working Christian women who are more than just Christian in definition -- who really want to grow and learn and study and seek God.

If you're out there -- let me know!!!