A friend recently asked me if I felt my time here was helpful and good for me, and as I thought about that, I realized that the Lord was teaching me to serve this year. There have been so many days where this is not what I wanted to be doing. (My mother can attest to this!) But I believe that the Lord called me here, and he called me to serve this family. Some days i just didn't want to fold all that laundry, or clean up that kitchen again. But this verse came to mind:
So, If you're considering being an Au Pair, know that you are spending your time serving others, and that is a good thing. But some days its hard. I feel like other than providing my physical needs, I don't receive much thanks or appreciation from my host family, which can be hard and discouraging. But its not about that for me. I know that the Lord sees what I have done and eternal gratification is much better than a passing "thank you". So serve others with all that the Lord has given you.