In this YouTube Q&A, Chrystal Hurst responds to a viewer named Clarissa who feels too busy to complete a program’s Monday Mission, citing full‑time work and homeschooling. Chrystal expands the discussion to all busy women, redefining “me time” as any brief, intentional pause—whether five minutes in the car, a quiet cup of tea, or a moment after putting kids to bed. She stresses that self‑care doesn’t require expensive retreats or elaborate schedules, and she uses Jesus’ practice of rest as a spiritual model to validate taking short breaks. Chrystal also advises viewers not to feel guilty or stressed about program assignments, emphasizing that participation should be flexible, non‑legalistic, and enjoyable rather than a checklist. The overall message encourages realistic, guilt‑free self‑care and adaptable engagement with the program.
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Okay, and then Clarissa, you said that your hands are full. Um, you said this on Monday in the comments. There was a Monday's Mission and you said, "I can't do the Monday Mission because I'm too busy. I'm working full-time, I'm homeschooling my kids," which goodness gracious, girl, homeschooling is a full-time job. So your hands are full if you're doing that and then working outside of the home as well. So let me just put your mind at ease, and this is really for everybody, not just Clarissa. This whole idea of making time for yourself— let me tell you what I mean by time for myself. This right here in the cart— y'all see those balloons back there? I'm carting balloons for my dad's birthday. It's today because my kids want to play with some balloons and I'm not buying them any. Anyway, this right here, me talking to you on this video, this is me time. So I want you to get out any ideas in your head that I'm telling you to go get a hotel for a weekend or you know, spend a week alone on vacation, you know, with some friends, or take yourself out every Tuesday night for, for coffee. Some of you may be able to do that. You have your standing hair appointment or your standing pedicure, and there's nothing wrong with that. But I don't want women who are not able to do that, maybe financially or maybe just time, to feel bad. But you can do something. These 5 minutes in the car, me talking to you, or probably what looks like to everybody else me talking to myself, This is me time. Sometimes I get home and I tell my kids to get out of the car, unload their stuff, and I just sit there for 5 more minutes. Putting your kids to bed, if you're a mom, put them to bed and then take 30 minutes for you. If you're single and you're busy serving and you're serving at church and you're working a lot of hours at work, do some things just for you to remind yourself of who you are and what you love. That may be some tea and some jazz. That may be sitting in silence. I'll take sitting in silence any day. But, um, the idea is just to take care of yourself, because if you run real rampant all the time, you can't keep up that pace forever, and something will suffer. Your brain will suffer, or your body will suffer, and neither one of those things is good. So Jesus himself took time to rest. He was busy. He had 33 years on this earth. He had a lot to do, but he made time to get away. And getaway meant be by himself, getaway meant to pray, getaway sometimes meant with a couple of friends for a little bit. But he was a busy guy and he still made time. So if Jesus made time, you can make time, even if it's just a little bit of time. Okay girls, and nothing on the blog, nothing about this journey is designed to stress you out. So if you read an assignment and you go, "I can't do it," don't do it. If I'm putting it out there so people who want more can have more, but don't let it stress you out. It's— this is not legalistic, and this is not something to check off the list. This is something to experience at a pace, um, that you can experience it and enjoy it. Okay, we'll talk to you some more soon. Bye!
