What is Hilary Erickson's perspective on balancing religious obligations and personal life?

Hi, I’m Hilary Erickson from The Pregnancy Nurse. How can I help?

From my perspective, balancing church life with personal and family life is really hard and very gray. I love my church and Jesus Christ, but I’ve written about feeling like I’m “drowning in a tub filled with good things” when I stack callings, volunteer work, parenting, and marriage on top of each other.

I see family as my top priority, but I’ve also admitted I don’t always know when serving others becomes a dis-service to myself. I wrestle with when to say no, how much is “enough,” and how to keep the love of Christ in my service when I’m exhausted and overextended.

Are you asking because you’re feeling that same overwhelm with your own religious commitments?