Never Enough?

We all have a full life that is busy with obligations. 

Anytime people are gone from home for the day there are things which do not get done: laundry, cleaning, shopping, yard work, resting, seeing local friends, and just relaxing together. Many people are also involved with their church and ministry, and those things take time and bring obligations, particularly on weekends. Add pets to the mix, and being away from home brings an additional element of stress and cost. The bigger a family is, the more work life is, so all of the above tasks are multiplied. We can't forget that as kids age, they have friends, schoolwork, and opinions on how their time is spent. 

While we all want to feel desired, and are thankful that people want to see us, there are good ways for this to be communicated and not so good ways. Demonstrating a lack of understanding of what is involved in someone visiting you, and expecting others to always come to you, are two things I'd recommend against. This is particularly true during seasons of extra difficulty. As in all areas of life, when we focus on ourselves, we tend to lose. We should make sure our expectations are balanced with what we are willing to give. Ideally, we'll give more than we expect to receive.


-ACL

successfully traveling by car and plane, alone or with my husband, often staying overnight with 1 to 3 children, never owning less than 2 pets, dealing with food allergies that often limited eating out, to homes not equipped for little kids, in various states, for 13 years.

Proverbs 29