me is because they believe strongly that what they are doing is extremely important. Linda Burton, Janet Ditmer, and Janet Loveless so excellently describe, a mother's decision to stay at home and raise a family.Although the decision is an intensely personal one, the fact that it is being made by so many women independently clearly suggests a trend: we are seeing the emergence of a brand new kind of mother- a mother with the confidence and emancipation of the seventies who also wants to give her children the kind of time and devotion associated with the fifties; a mother who is intent upon putting her family first without putting herself last (21) .All throughout life, people have to make choices. Some of the decisions are small and unimportant while others require a lot more time and thought. Sometimes the choices that are made make a drastic change in the direction that one is going in life. Prayerful consideration must be given to each decision that needs to be made. Choices that are made are determined by one's values. A person's values show what they really care about, not just what they say they believe (Moster 145). Their choices, decisions, and especially their actions reveal each person's values. Their biggest responsibility however is to be in the very center of God's will for their lives. There are countless choices and opportunities for women today, which it makes it very difficult to decide what to pursue. In any situation a woman must make sure that any job she is going to pursue will be worthwhile economically. She must consider the income in relation to the expenses. A woman must also make sure that she has enough self-discipline to stick with the job that she ends up choosing, whether it is inside the home or outside the home. Women today have so many opportunities from which to choose. They could choose to journey into the business world or to be a homemaker. Some women may even may challenge themselves an...
