You know, one of the hardest things for me to see is dads who let the mom bear the burden for pretty much everything in the home. And not because moms aren’t great at it (they are usually better than us dads!) but because it’s usually exhausting when done alone. The small picture stuff (dishes, kid’s schooling, laundry, etc) and the big picture stuff (having a vision for the family, creating a particular culture in the home, traditions, etc) is meant to be done as a team. One of the biggest lies we can believe is the “I work all day so I don’t need to help at home” mindset. But what if home is actually your true work? So husbands and dads out there, what would it look like for you to take initiative in your family? There’s so much grace and love beaming down from the eyes of the Father over you as you walk the journey of being a faithful dad and husband. What about heading to a coffee shop an hour before work every once in awhile and opening a journal and asking God what He has for your family in this season? It’s too easy to let the mom do everything under the guise of “it’s her job” when in reality that’s a sure fire way to metaphorically drown the family. Don’t be afraid to do the laundry, create a family vision statement, wash dishes, create traditions, start a sabbath, host a yearly family summit getaway, or whatever the Lord puts on your heart as you seek His. The heart of our kids and our wife is a much more worthy pursuit than whatever joy we might find in our work. The first one is our true calling, the second is an outflow of the first.