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Bring the Mothers Home

    Welcome to a very special episode of the Preschool All Stars podcast… I’m your host, Joy Anderson, and today we’re releasing our 5oth episode. To celebrate, I’m going to share a very special story with you. You see, two and a half years ago I received a mission from God: to Bring the Mothers Home. Only, I didn’t know what it meant… until now…

    Join me today as I show you how to overcome your fear by taking the next right step, and how the next step will always be given… when you’re ready.

    A Call to Bring the Mothers Home

    At a Tony Robbins event, we were asked to write a letter to ourselves that we would read after a year. At that time, I was still employed and working eighty hours a week – something that I knew I couldn’t keep up with anymore.

    As everyone in the conference room emotionally wrote their letters, a mission statement suddenly flashed in my head: “Brint the mothers home.” I wrote this in my letter and it became a bold definition of my purpose, but I still did not understand it fully back then.

    Finding the Next Step

    This statement, although quite vague to me, kept popping in my head all the time. This led to me the idea of starting a podcast to help mothers learn how to open a preschool, but it sounded way too impossible to do. Eighty hours of work a week plus production of a weekly podcast? That didn’t make any sense.

    Except that it also led me to the next idea: Quitting my job. 

    I did not doubt the hint, but I will not deny how scared I would take such a risk! Just like you, God shows us a direction that will lead us to the next step. But sometimes, these directions don’t look convenient or certain. 

    I took that leap of faith, and I don’t regret it one bit today. When I started, my first sign that I was doing it right was when I helped mothers and teachers keep their online preschools strong even after the pandemic shutdown.

    A Clear Picture of “Why”

    We all know the power of “Why.” In my case, I was given a vivid vision of it! I envisioned myself sitting in the middle of a forest with a lake, and I was sitting down with my children while I homeschooled them. 

    Now, as I was living in barren Arizona, that did not make any sense at all. But that’s precisely the point – God’s hints in showing you the next step is sometimes subtle, but sometimes literal! Another interesting detail in that vision was that I was the healthier, happier version of myself – the one who was about 60 pounds lighter.

    I understood that I was probably being called to start a weight loss journey, but beyond that, I knew that the place was not some random background – it had a message too!

    My husband had a near-death experience when he flew a plane. That incident made us immediately decide that he would no longer fly ever again. This pushed us to leave Arizona and live somewhere else. Idaho, with its lush forests and flowing lakes, was where we went.

    A Mission That’s Meant for More

    When we reached Idaho, a name popped into my head. “Melody” was a lady that wasn’t directly acquainted with me, but was my sister’s friend. I knew the hint was meant to lead somewhere! 

    So I spent a month trying to reach her, and after so many failed attempts, I finally got to talk to her. What she told me was a cherry on top of a miraculous time of my life!

    She has a curriculum that she no longer shared, but recently she also had a vision of opening her doors to serving once again. This is the curriculum we have in our hands in Preschool All Stars right now.

    Do you see how things transitioned and kept pushing us towards the vision I had? The goals of your journey are clear, but the steps are always unknown. I learned to embrace the process and trust that I would be right where I’m supposed to be if I just kept going.

    And I am where I’m supposed to be – with you. With every mother who wishes to stay at home and have a life they can spend with their families. With every mother who wants to earn a better income for their children. With every mother who wants to contribute to their communities and make a difference in children’s lives.

    The journey was also scary for me, and it still is! But I am encouraging all of you to stay strong because what you do for the children and society will have a permanent, positive impact. Of course, a mission meant to be this impactful will have its share of difficulties, but the reward is always worth it!

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