It is so healthy for you to have time away from your kids. Relationships with women are so important to maintain. We all get so wrapped up in our families that sometimes it’s hard to set time aside to just go out with the ladies. You need women in your life, however, who can encourage you as a woman, a wife and a mom. Make sure those are the type of people you chose as friends. It might be time to re-adjust friendships so that you can have positive people around you who are challenging and supporting you. Maybe you have a great group of women around you already who you need to make more time for. Finding the balance is important, however. You don’t want girl time to become the priority so you are always abandoning your husband. It is OK and healthy for you to seek out this quality time with girlfriends in the right amounts. It will give you the energy to go back and love your husband and kids the ways you need to. I had just that time with some girlfriends last night. It is good for the spirit to laugh, talk deeply and seek wisdom. On the flip side, try and encourage your husband to have time away with the guys too. You’ll have to seek to try and find what the balance looks like within your family.
