God Callings

My sister-in-law sent this to me becuase in a crossroads in her life this spoke directly to her and I figured that it might say just what someone else needs to hear.I did!

"You must regard parenting as one of your most important tasks while you have children at home. This is your calling. You must raise your children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. You cannot do so without investing yourself in a life of sensitive communication in which you help them understand life and Gods world. There is nothing more important. You have a brief season of life to invest yourself in this task. You have only one opportunity to do it, you cannot go back and do it over.
You live in a culture in which there are opportunities for you to do things unheard of in history. You are presented daily with scores of opportunities. There is more that you could ever do, there for you must prioritize.
To do this job of parenting well, it must be your primary task. It is your primary calling.
Parenting will mean that you can't do all of the things you could otherwise do. It may mean that your home doesn't look like a picture from Better Homes and Gardens. It will influence your friendships and the amount of time you have for television, hobbies, or the amount of books you read. It will influence the kind of ministry you are able to pursue. It will mean that you can't develop every interest that comes along. The costs are high..
God calls you to invest yourself in this way with your children and you will see the benefits far exceed the cost."