Megan (our spiritually adopted daughter who just graduated from college and has entered the working world), knew I’d be keen on this article she came across, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” for she’s heard my frustrations over the challenges of being committed to raising our family and temptation to fill my schedule with all sorts of visionary ideas.
Yes, my natural wiring likes to convince me that I can do it all. Of course, the Enemy worms his way into my thinking, deceiving me with lies that I should be able to do it all.
And then I crash.
And burn.
And seek God again.
And re-prioritize, again.
Because learning to find balance and not have it all is a journey marked by humility, grace, creativity, opposition, and perseverance.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” found herself on this journey, too. She is a mother and former high government official, who sounded the horn on the ideology hidden in the political ranks about balancing motherhood and career. Slaughter admits she risked her reputation as she left her career to return home to her family, and shares about the challenges she faced and the attitudes she encountered as she made those decisions.
Her insights are freeing, inspiring me to live in reality rather than to catch air on the dreams promised falsely by other women pretending to have it all.
What do you think? Can women have it all?
What is your reaction to Slaughter’s article? You can read it here.
What are you reading lately?
Join me, and the other MODsquad contributors (yes, I am now a regular contributor) as we share what’s on our book list.
