Nanny McB

Sadly for this post I don't have a picture but oh well....


    When I first married the love of my life and moved to Ga I thought that I wanted to take a break from being a teacher/babysitting. As much as I love kids I've been working with them since I was twelve. So again, I thought I wanted a break before we had our own. I worked for a retail shop for a short time before my time there ended in February. So I began trying to figure out where I wanted to work. After a couple interviews and the things falling through I really began trying to figure out what I wanted to do. I wasn't upset about the jobs I interviewed for falling through because I kept hearing God whisper to me "I have something better for you." I wasn't sure what could be better than the jobs I applied/interviewed for, they both would pay really well. I started feeling a little push telling me to care for kids again. I knew I didn't want to work in a school setting again for various reasons. So, I decided to become a full time Nanny. As soon as I made that decision I felt an enormous sense of peace. I could hear God saying "This is what I want you to do. This is what you need to do."

So I joined Care.com, I thought that would be the best way to begin searching for a family to work for. Within just two weeks I received numerous emails from family's interested in me, as well as positive replies to emails I initiated. I had my pick! If after receiving more details about the position I could choose to interview or not. Although some paid more than I ever imagined I could make (I mean a lot) 
I didn't want to just work for a family because I made a lot of money, I wanted what would be a best fit.

Within about a week and a half I received an email from a family that wished to interview me over the phone and to discuss the position in more detail. After speaking on the phone we set up an in home interview for the very next day. The interview went really well, and I already felt good about the family. They had a couple more interviews and wanted to call my references before making a decision. Just four days later I received a call from the mom offering me the position! I did not accept right away because I had an interview with another family on Saturday. The family on Saturday was very nice, although I didn't feel as much peace about working for them as I did with the previous family.

So the following Monday I officially accepted the position. The offered me a certain amount but I asked for a little bit more. They wanted to discuss it first and then would let me know if they could meet my asking price. A couple days later they called and told me they would meet it! They also asked me to begin the following Monday.

Before I received the job offer I had a different family contacting me asking me to work full time for them just until I received a full time position. I agreed and ended up working for them for about a week (since I soon received a job offer). That part time job gave me the money to buy supplies that I wanted to use, a calender, sing spell read and write curriculum etc.

It is amazing the amount of doors God opens for you when you are following his plan.

It's been about three weeks now since I began caring for Birdy (thats the nickname I gave the little girl. Because of confidentiality reasons I can not disclose her name or post pictures, etc.), it's going great!! I love my job, I love Birdy, and I the family is so nice and I feel very appreciated.
Just this past week they asked me to design/decorate her room! I'm so excited! I'm hoping she'll allow me to post before & after pictures but I'll just have to wait and see.

I am working Monday- Thursday. It's so nice having Fridays off! It helps me catch up on anything that I may need to, and gives me time to run errands so I don't have to do them over the weekend. However, last week I  received an email from the family I was working part time for asking if I would work for a couple hours on Friday mornings for this month, which I accepted.

God's certainly been blessing me, and I am more than happy to be receiving those blessings!