Hey friend,
We’ve finally been having some nicer weather lately and were working toward our 1000 Hours Outside goal when things got cut short.
I discovered one of my toddlers had picked up dog poop… and was throwing it over the fence.
Not gently placing it. Throwing it.
To be fair, he’s used to watching me use the dog poop shovel to “relocate” things out of the yard. Apparently I missed a pile the other day, and he decided to step in and handle it himself.
He truly thought he was helping. (I’ll spare you the hilarious — and slightly horrifying — video evidence.)
This is not what we meant by initiative.
It struck me later that we do this with our own boundaries all the time.
We say we’re “putting the phone away.”
We say we’re “going to bed at a decent time.”
We say we’re “being fully present with our kids.”
And then something small happens — an interruption, a notification, a little bit of guilt — and suddenly we’re tossing our boundaries right over the fence.
Not because we don’t care.
Sometimes because we think we’re “helping.”
This week’s podcast episode is all about why our boundaries keep breaking.
Not because you lack discipline.
Not because you don’t love your family.
But because most of us haven’t decided what our boundaries are actually protecting.
Ep 17 | Biblical Boundaries for Christian Moms: How to Be Where Your Feet Are (Without Guilt)
In this episode, I talk about:
- Why boundaries collapse when we lack clarity
- How to plan for predictable resistance (kids, guilt, phones, urgency)
- Why biblical ordering matters more than “balance”
- How capacity-based sprint planning makes boundaries feel sturdy instead of fragile
When boundaries protect something specific — your time with the Lord, your marriage, focused work, real presence with your kids — they stop feeling restrictive and start feeling freeing.
And yes, we talk about what to do when real life interrupts your perfectly laid plans.
Because it will.
If you’ve been feeling pulled in ten directions and guilty in all of them, I think this episode will bring clarity.
And tell me — where do your boundaries break most often? Hit reply and let me know. I really do read every email.
Cheering you on,
P.S. If you have a friend who needs help setting boundaries, forward this email to her or text her a link to the episode. Sharing is caring 🤍
P.P.S. If you prefer to listen on spotify, you can find this week's episode here.
