Committing to What Matters Most with Gloria Furman | TRP 24

How do you balance cross-cultural living, motherhood, the responsibilities of being a pastors wife, and still find the time to write books? To many of us that may seem like an overwhelming amount of pressure and expectations, and today’s guest, Gloria Furman agrees that sometimes it does feel a little out of control. How are you supposed to plan when you get thrown curveballs like your little ones getting batteries stuck in their ears? Gloria shares the honest struggles and tips on how to prayerfully keep from overcommitting.

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Questions Denise asked Gloria:

You have all these people who have different cultures that might have different expectations – how do you balance those expectations on you and your family and Redeemer Church, just in your small church family?

I know that you have written several books about being a mother and about the gospel, and I know you are doing other things too, so how do you pick, or what is the process that you go through of picking what to get involved with and what to put your time into?

So when you have these 99 different things coming your way, what is your litmus test for deciding whether it is a yes or a no? Is it something that you and your husband have discussed? You said you have learned a lot by trial and error, but now, 10 years in, do you know?

Is [going on sabbatical] something that you normally do? Is that a discipline that you have in your life?

Do you think that sabbatical, maybe not for months on end, will become a discipline for you guys moving forward?

So what are some practical things that you do to reset your family and yourself on what matters when you have speaking engagements and people to love and kids that have batteries in their ears?

So on top of that going on, how do you reset and focus on what is important?

What would you say to someone who is struggling with getting started, as the demands seem so great and they do not know where the start line is? How would you encourage them?

 I have a request – could you share a story from your book?

Finish this sentence: When traveling internationally, you will not be found without this item:

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