Will has a great job and provides for us well. So well, in fact, that sometimes I feel a bit guilty being a SAHM. I love playing house for real and each year it gets a little easier as my experience and my children grow. There are difficult days to be sure but for me the benefits of sticky kisses and “I love you, mama” make up for them many times over. So, I feel guilty when Will comes home tired after a hard day while I stayed home painting pictures, building sand castles and baking cupcakes. I feel guilty when an unexpected expense comes along and I have no money to contribute to the cause. At least I did until I ran across this study. Apparently, in 2002, a typical mother’s annual salary based on her job skills would have been a whopping $635,734 if she had, in fact, been paid. In a way, these numbers are just a modern confirmation of what the Bible stated a long time ago.
“Who can find a vituous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.”
Proverbs 31:10
$635,734. Hmmm…I think Dave can submit my payment to me in the form of foot rubs, everyday for the rest of my life.