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{This is a collaborative post}
It is funny how your outlook on life changes as you grow older and as your family dynamic alters. I am now the mother of three primary school-aged children and I have a very limited income as I no longer work out of the home. I do earn a little through my writing and this blog but the most important thing for me right now is being there for my family and nurturing my relationship with God.
Whilst it is fabulous to have more time for my closest relationships
and to be able to volunteer my services to charities that can utilise me, it
does sometimes worry me that I do not have an income and thus the security net
I used to have. Thankfully our family are in a bit of a unique situation as my
husband gets a house as part of his salary package and we now live in the one
of the most beautiful places in England, but of course, that means the actual
monetary part of the salary is far more limited than ever before in our adult
lives and monthly saving is but a dream currently.
What would happen if one of us were to fall critically ill, or even worse pass away?
Would we be able to maintain our wonderful life? Probably not, if it was me that
was ill my husband would have to take care of the children or arrange for them
to be looked after and give them lifts to
their school five miles away. We might be able to make it all work because of
the amazing community we live within but boy would it be a struggle and I can’t
imagine how stressed my husband would end up trying to maintain a senior level
job and care for three children and a sick wife.