What's my calling?

I'm going to try to keep this short and to the punch. In hope's it will actually be read, and absorbed by the people who really need it like I do.

I've been reading 100 days to Brave, the topic the last few days has been your calling. I really haven't taken much time to think about this, its a subject I have always struggled with, feeling God never really gave me one. The last few years being a mom, staying at home to work, taking care of my family. There hasn't been a lot of busyness, I'm not going on mission trips or serving in venues, or giving most of my time to volunteering. I'm doing laundry. caring for my husband, changing diapers, cooking meals, all things I love as much as all the things I did when I was single and didn't have to think about anyone else. 

The question I am left with is: how am I impacting the world by doing what seems mundane and not really able to effect the world outside? I realized this morning, this is my calling, to serve, wherever God has me, right now: that's my family; my job; 2 hours once or twice a month watching-2 year olds so their mom's and dad can go to church and learn and grow; once a month giving boxes of food and taking prayer request from people in need of God's love. 

See my struggle, and I'm sure someone else feels this way, is I think a calling has to be something Big, so I think God just forgot to give me one, or hasn't told me what mine is yet. We have purpose a calling doesn't have to be Speaking to 1000's of people, writing a book, being a Pastor, or any other job in our mind that we see as BIG. A calling can be what your doing right now, whatever that might be, that you don't feel like matters or makes a difference. You do, and God placed you here for a reason. So keep searching for that, keep telling yourself you matter, until you believe it!

*A point Annie F. Downs make is your calling can have several avenues in your life. As I was reflecting on what my calling might be, I thought back to different things I have done in my life that I know God called me to, and looked for a theme. Hopefully that helps someone else.