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Identity Crisis

November 13, 2014 By Christine Field

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I’m suffering from an identity crisis — again.

I regularly ask myself, “Why am I doing what I’m doing?”   If I can’t come up with something that honors God and brings me some general satisfaction, I start to question things.

Being honest with myself has led me to finally admit that I was never wild about practicing law.  As a young lawyer, I enjoyed being a prosecutor as my first job out of law school.  My stint in private practice after that wasn’t that great, other than having a great boss and having the opportunity to adopt my first daughter.

Next were many mommy years.  I was privileged to be a stay-at-home mom raising and homeschooling my four kiddos.  That space also allowed me to write and begin publishing.

As the kids got older, I had the good fortune to work for a Christian non-profit for a bunch of years which was the most satisfying time of working in the law.  After that, I had a slot at a wonderful law firm in my town, but I just wasn’t loving it.

I think I was meant to write.  The early successes I had in writing seemed to confirm that.     file0001261126069

I’ve come through some crazy family life years in which I couldn’t write.  The stress and the sadness of things going on were all consuming.  I believe the Lord put my love of writing on the shelf while He led me through some tough times.

This year was the year to test the writing waters again.  I went to a speaker’s conference, the Carol Kent Speak Up Conference.  I went to the Maranatha Christian Writer’s Conference, at which I met a literary agent and ultimately signed a contract to work with him on some new projects.  Woot!  More news on this later.

So I’ve kind of settled the overall lawyer or writer identity crisis.  I am blessed.

But what about blogging?  This was also my year to explore the vast and varied topic of “monetizing” my blog.  That means trying to earn a few bucks from the time I spend blogging.  I’m doing some Adsense ads and selling some Kindle books on my Amazon author page.  But I don’t want that to become the focus of my site.  When you visit Real Mom Life I don’t want you to feel like I’m always trying to sell you something.

After a few months of learning about and mulling these monetizing ideas, it came to me like a flash that my heart is all about ministry, not monetizing.

To tell the truth, I have probably given away as many books as I have sold.  At homeschool conferences or church events, it warms my heart to hand a book to a struggling mom and to be able to say, “I hope this blesses you.”

So I ask you, my sweet reader, to bear with me in my current identity crisis.  I’m having a great designer doing some reworking of my website.  I think you’ll like it.  It should be done soon.

I’m going to be true to myself and focus on ministering to your heart as a fellow mom.  I hope this blesses you!

Bear with me in my current identity crisis.  I’m leaning in and listening to the Lord’s call.

How about you?

Blessings and Peace,

Christine

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Hi, I’m Christine

Have you been a wholehearted mother, but time, toddlers and teenagers have moved on? If you are wondering what comes next for you, you’ll feel right at home here.

Or, are you a mom for whom family life has been non-Pinworthy and parenting has been downright painful? I hear ya. There are many of us around.

Are you looking for a life full of exploration and adventure after the nest empties, but maybe you have no idea how to go about doing that? Stick around! We’ll explore adventures together to help you gain more clarity for your own path.

After a couple decades of writing books and articles about parenting, homeschooling and adoption, speaking to homeschoolers and other parent groups, and reaching out to the mom in the trenches who was trying to make the best of it - my kids grew up. Some grew up and grew away. I was determined to find a way out of the pain, emptiness and lack of direction.

For many of us, the journey starts with something we moms are not accustomed to. After years of caring for and serving others, sometimes we forget the beauty and wonder of US. We need to spend some time getting to know the parts of ourselves that have lain dormant, and take the time to explore interests and passions that we set aside.

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