Episode 23: Setting Goals with Our Kids (Interview with Sara Gillott)
Do you want to be more intentional with your kids? Then this podcast episode about setting goals with your kids is for you! Don’t miss the free goal setting worksheet for kids in the show notes!
In this interview, I had the privilege of talking with my friend, Sara Gillott, about how she intentionally invests in the lives of her children. She’s a woman of excellence, passion, and grace. I know you’re going to love this episode!
In this episode you’ll hear:
- What a typical day looks like for a working mom (who also happens to be the Children’s Pastor at her local church)
- Why looking at seasons is important for setting priorities for the days ahead
- The need to admit weakness in order to fully live into who God has made her to be in this season
- Her experience with womanhood
- To release her view of what her call in ministry looked like as a woman
- Womanhood is less about personality types and more about purposes
- Why beginning with the end in mind is helpful when parenting our children
- What five characteristics define what they want their family to be
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Links from this Episode:
Your Oxygen Mask First: 17 Habits, Kevin Lawrence
Anxious for Nothing, Max Lucado
Elisabeth Elliot BBN Radio Broadcast
Episode 17 with Natalie Clark: Moving From a Season of Burnout to Season of Flourishing
Episode 7 with John Michael Clark: Three Legs of Family Leadership
Free Goal Setting Printable for Kids

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