Keeping Family a Priority with Danielle Roberts - Love Does That

I literally just had a conversation with a friend who has been in the midst of deciding how she might be able to spend more time with her family. She has felt that tug on her heart, maybe even that encouragement from God, to make a change, to find a way to be at home more often.

As women, as moms, we carry a lot of responsibilities, and sometimes a lot of expectations—from ourselves and from others. Yet one thing is clear: God has called us to keep our families as a top priority.

The question is, how do we do that?

In this episode, I talk with life and business coach Danielle Roberts and we explore what this might look like, often sharing personal examples from our own lives.

Danielle and I are both work from home, homeschooling moms, but we recognize that women fill all kinds of roles and callings. So there’s no judgment here. Just an open conversation between friends about how to care for our precious families that God has entrusted us with.

We talk about:

Not comparing your family/priorities with others
God’s funny timing
How many priorities you can actually have
Balancing discipline and discipleship
Letting your husband know you care
And deciding what’s best for you and your family

Friends, I’m being serious when I say this is exactly what I’m thinking through as we get ready to transition back to school. What is best for our family? Where do I need to be spending my time and mental energy? And something I’ve had to recognize is that something that might be good for one of our children might not be good for our whole family. And that’s a hard call to make.

This whole thing is something that needs to be regularly evaluated, and changes made when needed. And I wonder what God might reveal to you as you listen. Is He reaffirming a choice you have already made? Inviting you to make a change? I encourage you to listen for His voice in the midst of this conversation with Danielle—see what He might be saying to you.

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