EP 41 - Rejection Is Protection: Trusting God Through a Tough Move

Summary

More Than Reality Podcast Summary Episode: EP 41 - Rejection Is Protection: Trusting God Through a Tough Move
Hosts: Adam and Danielle Busby
Release Date: July 17, 2025

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1. Navigating a Sudden Change

[00:29] Riley Busby:
"Looking at multiple homes over the past couple of weeks and we're moving. We're going to move. Do we like this house? Do you like this house? Does this work?"

Adam and Danielle Busby open Episode 41 by sharing the unexpected challenges they faced while attempting to purchase their dream home. After weeks of house hunting and believing they had secured the perfect home, the couple experienced a sudden setback when the seller backtracked, leaving them heartbroken and uncertain about their next steps.

2. Embracing Rejection as Divine Protection

[03:05] Danielle Busby:
"We thought we were right there. [...] It was heartbreaking to be dropped like that."

[04:08] Riley Busby:
"Rejection is always protection. Wow, that is so good. I've never heard that before."

During this segment, Riley recounts a pivotal conversation with a friend who introduced the transformative idea that "rejection is protection." This perspective shifted their mindset from viewing the house sale failure as a personal setback to recognizing it as divine protection and a redirection toward a better opportunity.

3. Making the Decision to Rent

[04:41] Riley Busby:
"We decided to go ahead and rent a house for the next year, [...] everything will look a lot better in a year from now."

Faced with the collapse of their home purchase, Adam and Danielle made the tough decision to rent instead. They prioritized keeping their children settled in their schools to minimize disruption. This decision also involved compromises, such as sacrificing amenities like a pool and opting for a more compact living space to accommodate their large family of eight.

4. Managing Emotional Turbulence within the Family

[06:12] Riley Busby:
"Finding a house for a family of eight is very hard. It was very heartbreaking..."

Danielle and Riley delve into the emotional strain the move has placed on their family, particularly their youngest daughter, Riley, who expressed her discomfort with the impending change. Danielle emphasizes the importance of maintaining a stable environment for their daughters, highlighting the challenges of ensuring each child feels loved and supported during such transitions.

5. Practical Strategies for Moving and Decluttering

[11:05] Riley Busby:
"I felt like I didn't do anything because all those boxes are just sitting there and I'm like, a person. It's like I'm done with it. I want it out."

As the Busbys prepare for their move, they discuss their approach to packing and decluttering. Danielle focuses on essential utilities like internet connectivity to ensure she can continue working seamlessly. They also share their strategies for involving their children in the packing process, assigning responsibilities to keep everyone engaged and lessen the burden.

6. Strengthening Faith and Community Support

[34:24] Danielle Busby:
"You never really know, but we've accepted we're going to go through this change. [...] I see God working through it and so I trust in the rejection we have had as protection."

Faith plays a central role in how Adam and Danielle cope with their challenges. They reflect on their relationship with God, trusting that every obstacle is part of a divine plan aimed at their family's greater good. The support from their community, especially their prayer group, provides them with the strength and encouragement needed to navigate this difficult period.

7. Final Reflections and Encouragement

[38:51] Riley Busby:
"I want to leave you with that phrase I said today: rejection is protection. [...] Ponder on what that means to you."

In their closing remarks, Riley encapsulates the episode's core message: embracing rejection as a form of divine protection. Danielle adds that while the Busbys may not see the immediate benefits of their setbacks, hindsight often reveals the positive outcomes of these challenging moments.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Riley Busby at [04:08]:
  "Rejection is always protection. [...] how could this be God's provision for us?"

• Danielle Busby at [34:24]:
  "I see God working through it and so I trust in the rejection we have had as protection."

• Riley Busby at [38:51]:
  "Rejection is protection. [...] you always look back and say, Thank goodness for that."

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Conclusion

Episode 41 of More Than Reality offers a heartfelt exploration of unexpected setbacks and the resilience required to overcome them. Through candid discussions about their moving process, emotional struggles, and unwavering faith, Adam and Danielle Busby provide listeners with both inspiration and practical advice on handling life's unpredictable challenges. The episode underscores the profound truth that sometimes, what feels like rejection is actually a protective measure guiding us toward a better path.

Transcript

[Adam Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

T mobile.com we walked into the house and getting the keys and the girls have been with us. The Quint's like looking at multiple homes over the past couple of weeks and we're moving. We're going to move. Do we like this house? Do you like this house? Does this work? Does this work? You know, and at this time, like Riley walks in and all of a sudden they're like, Riley's crying and it's not happening. I'm upset, blah, blah. And one of my friends told me that rejection is always protection. Wow, that is so good. I've never heard that before. And I think a lot of us, when we get rejection in multiple ways, we don't see it as a form of how could this be God's provision for us? This is More Than Reality podcast, where we dive into all things faith, family and marriage and share that there is so much more than the reality that you see on the surface. Welcome to More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby. Hello. Hello.

[Danielle Busby]

What's up, guys? So we took a break. Yes. Last week from episode 41. So this is now episode 41 of more than Reality podcast. I am Adam Busby.

[Riley Busby]

And I'm Danielle Busby.

[Danielle Busby]

And we're back. Yeah, this week has been pretty crazy.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah, a lot is a lot going on.

[Danielle Busby]

We're.

[Riley Busby]

We're actually thinking about all the podcasts because we are literally packing up the house and Adam's like, we got to take the lights and the studio stuff down, so you won't have that built up.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, probably next week if you're, if you're watching on YouTube, it's probably not going to look like this. It'll probably be very plain next week.

[Riley Busby]

I would imagine it's very plain as is.

[Danielle Busby]

I'm kind of a lot more plain. Look, it'll be a lot more plain because it'll probably be. We'll be in Front of a white.

[Riley Busby]

Different. Different background.

[Danielle Busby]

A white wall, I would imagine, because I doubt we're doing any paint this week. But we're in the process of. I mean, from looking in this office, we haven't done one thing, but this office is yours.

[Riley Busby]

I ain't touching a thing in here.

[Danielle Busby]

In the process of moving. So we have. It was a debacle. We thought we were going to be moving into a different house that we absolutely love. I mean, for whatever reason. I mean, obviously it wasn't meant to be, but we thought we were right there. I mean, we.

[Riley Busby]

We signed papers.

[Danielle Busby]

We had docu. Signed everything over. And then literally the next day, I.

[Riley Busby]

Was like, why isn't the owner signed the papers? Well, they've decided that they don't want to sell it.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. And then they delisted the house, and.

[Riley Busby]

I was like, are you kidding me?

[Danielle Busby]

You had already agreed on everything and sent over paperwork, and we have been.

[Riley Busby]

Going back and forth for a couple weeks, and it was just so heartbreaking to be dropped like that.

[Danielle Busby]

It was. It was also a little. A little odd because then, like, a few days later it went. The next week it went, because Danielle obviously was following the listing on her phone and then got a notification from the listing, and it was relisted first thing the next week.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

With the same realtor and then listed under contract, which is super shady in my opinion, but it's like, just give.

[Riley Busby]

Us a reason and whatnot. But I'm going to share something that one of my friends told me.

[Danielle Busby]

But now. Oh, but now. So we. We're like, look, what's the fastest way possible that we can, like, make this move? I mean, really, our heart. Like, what we really wanted to do. I just realized I'm not wearing my watch. But what we wanted to do is just get the kids settled. Like, we knew we're going to be making this move in the next few months, and we did not want to get the kids in a new school. I mean, get the kids registered and put in school and then turn around in, like, a month or so and pull them out of the school they.

[Riley Busby]

Were in over this season and then.

[Danielle Busby]

Bring them and have to get acclimated to a whole new school. You know, it's just one of those things, like, whenever you start the school year, there's always those, like, new, new year jitters. You got a new teacher. But, like, whenever you're starting, like, all the kids are kind of going through that. And then especially Blake. I mean, Blake is really the one that we're most like, sensitive about because she's starting ninth grade, which is a completely different school. The school that she would be going to is massive. And so for her to start a new school and then turn around and pull her right back out and go back to another big school, not quite as big, but another big school, that's a, that's a tough adjustment. And so that's what we were worried about most. And so, like, we're just, hey, what can we possibly do to get in a house quick so that we can get moved before school starts? And then we'll worry about this house, get it listed and everything. And so we decided just to go ahead and rent a house for the next year, obviously making some. Making some compromises on just the rental. Like, we both just feel like this is the best move just for the way the. Everything's going. Housing market, economy, interest rates. I just feel like, okay, let's. Let's hold tight before buying something. I think everything will look a lot better in a year from now. And so.

[Riley Busby]

Well, plus, we're a family of eight, so it's very hard to find. Was very heartbroken about that house because we both felt like walking to that house that it was, it was a house we could see ourselves in and we loved. We really did like it. And I was just so heartbroken by the fact that it was like a. Like, why did, why did we go through all this to then not have a reason of why we're not moving forward?

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. You know, and then we had our.

[Riley Busby]

Heart completely settled and I was just, like, so confused. However, I was sharing this with, um, my friend, like a. This women's group that's like prayer group and looking for a house and all these things. And I felt like we wasted all of June, you know, looking at different houses, but like, work continuously working on to, you know, get into that house and buy that house and whatnot. And so I was just kind of sharing with my prayer group, like, it's not happening. I'm upset, blah, blah. And so one of my friends told me that rejection is always protections, is always protection. And I was like, wow, that is so good. Like, I've never heard that before. And I think a lot of us, when we get rejection in multiple ways, we don't see it as a form of how could this be, you know, God's provision for us. We look at it like we failed or we're not good enough or whatever those, you know, negative thoughts might be. But just to have someone, you know, in my circle Just be able to remind me that, man, this is okay. Like, God is protecting you. This rejection is protection. There's something that is better or that he wants you all in and not this one. It's what's best. So I don't know, I've literally been thinking about that, like, little phrase, rejection is protection. And so I feel like it can be applicable to so many different aspects of, like, challenges people go through. And then the situation with. Dealing with, like, a house thing, and I was like, you know what? I'm gonna receive that, and I'm gonna believe that. Because as much as I wanted that house, it wasn't perfect, but I just felt like it was the right house. I'm going to receive that. God's going to. Is protecting us from something, something within. So we want to understand. We don't know why, and that's kind of annoying in our human self that we don't understand why, but I'm going to continue to move on. And so the next day, like, this house came up on the market, and these, like, lease houses, I mean, they're.

[Danielle Busby]

They're.

[Riley Busby]

They're going so fast because people aren't wanting to necessarily buy really right now. So we, like, went and saw it the next day, and I think we saw, like, two or three after church or something and decided, hey, let's put applications in for them and kind of go from there. But decided on this one. It's, you know, it's a great. It's a great sized house, but we're definitely a little tighter. A little tighter. A lot more compressed.

[Danielle Busby]

You know, the giving up a lot of pool.

[Riley Busby]

Giving up a lot of.

[Danielle Busby]

Which that wasn't really much of a concern. Like, even. Even the house that we were looking at, like, it didn't have a pool, and we were perfectly fine with that.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah, Yeah. I mean, that's always something you could put in later, but it's definitely more confined space. I mean, it doesn't have an office. So Adam's taking one of the bedrooms, which is fine because the girls share rooms anyways. And Blake also have her own room, but actually was trying to get them to all just do, like, one bunk bedroom and then the other room. The rooms are great size, complete bunk bedroom. Like you're on vacation. Like, what a beach house.

[Danielle Busby]

They'd have, like, a bunk room and then like, a.

[Riley Busby]

And like, they're getting ready.

[Danielle Busby]

Like, yeah, get ready. Closet room and stuff like that.

[Riley Busby]

Like, in the whole other room, because there's, you know, it's five girls and I think one or two of them was like, that's cool. But no, I don't want to share a room with everybody.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay.

[Riley Busby]

Okay. So, yeah, this week is packing and you know, I, it's a lot, which I'm, I'm, I'm glad because it's giving, you know, in this situation versus now, we are going to be, you know, moving to a lease house which is, you know, hopefully within a year we'll find something to purchase that fits us and that, you know, that's better for us when we're packing. I'm kind of like, okay, this is going to go to the house because we need this, or this is donations because we haven't used this. This keeps getting closer and closer to me. And then we finally switched to T.

[Adam Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Adam Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

The other one is go to storage because we're not going to get rid of it. But I don't necessarily need it this next year, so there's a lot. But I've like taken lots of drives to the donation center and dropped off a lot of stuff. The van's full in the back too, in my car, so I like the declutter. And I'm really looking forward to a little bit smaller space to kind of maintain and just for a season, you know, I'm sure by the end of it I'll be ready for like more space. But yeah, I'm content and satisfied with where we're going.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

Sure.

[Danielle Busby]

Let's get that started. Did you shuffle these?

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

If you could live anywhere for one month, where, where would it be?

[Riley Busby]

Oh, depends on the season too.

[Danielle Busby]

It does.

[Riley Busby]

Something like, like a Lake Tahoe.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, I was thinking that too, because you get best of both worlds.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah. You can have like the lake and a little bit of the beach. Esh. I know that there's like this one resort on the north side that they have like, I think it's a Hyatt or something, but they have like beaches. It's on the north side, but you also have like the mountains. So like, I want the view, but I also want to be able to go on the water if I want to. So I think something like that.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. If it's summer, you can still do all the water stuff. Beautiful lake, clear water.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

Definitely would be winter.

[Riley Busby]

It wouldn't be through winter.

[Danielle Busby]

It would definitely be. I mean, so you got, you got everything right there. You got awesome scenery.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

Yep.

[Riley Busby]

So something like that. Yeah. That's a fun one.

[Danielle Busby]

That's a. That's a good pick. I think if I was picking it would be it 1, 100%. There'd be a mountain in the view.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah. By the way, you picked that card for me, so I'm picking yours for you.

[Danielle Busby]

I mean, I didn't look.

[Riley Busby]

What do you see in me that you also see in yourself?

[Danielle Busby]

Just the way I feel like we're, we're just so much on the Same team as like parenting and like how we, how we want to parent, how we feel about kids and technology and you know, how we want to raise kids nowadays. There's just so many distractions and, and things in this world that you know, can cause so much chaos in, in homes, in a kid's life, you know. So I like, I definitely see that like anything whenever it comes to that where we're always like on the same page and like yes, you know, I agree with that and just like how we want to raise our kids. We want to raise our kids more. More like how old fashioned in a sense per today's standards. I would say focus on family and close knit like community, you know, just block out worlds, distractions.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah, yeah, I would say good.

[Danielle Busby]

So yeah, it was, it was interesting. Like yesterday I was at the new house and obviously before we start moving and stuff, you got to get different types of utilities and stuff.

[Riley Busby]

It's funny how men and women think differently when it comes to like what all needs to get done. Let me hear your top three things that you have to do for moving.

[Danielle Busby]

I mean in order. Like I can't move into a house if there's no Internet because then I can't work.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah. So Internet had to get.

[Danielle Busby]

That has to be done first. And so like thinking about stuff like that. What's funny, like last week, now this past weekend, you know, Danielle starts, Danielle starts like packing and organizing and purging and stuff. And she starts in the kitchen and then. And so we had like the people that do like house cleaning and stuff here at this house, we had them go to the other house to just like clean it so that we can start moving stuff over. And she was like, well, let's just bring these boxes that I have done over to the house since we're driving over there. Let's just look at it.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah, I'm bringing what I had something. I'm packing the car down.

[Danielle Busby]

It's like a few less things you have to bring later. And so we bring all over all the stuff. It was like all of our dishes and cups and pots and pans that I would cook with and like my cutting boards and. And so like the next morning like I wake up, it was Sunday morning, wake up, go to the gym and I just like ran to stop and get it like donuts before church and bring them home. And the girls like open up the counter, the cabinet to get their cups and the cabinets are empty. They're like, where's the cups? Like, oh crap.

[Riley Busby]

Didn't Take all that there is still. I mean, open the dishwasher. There's.

[Danielle Busby]

That's exactly. I was like, oh, thank God there is still some in the dishwasher. So son hand cleaned them. I mean, that's one of your things. I mean, first of all, like, before we do anything, I mean, we need to, like, purge stuff, like, because we don't want to just take. Pack up a bunch of stuff and take a bunch of stuff that's unnecessary. So Internet was very important to me because. So that I can move over and immediately be able to work, because I can't just, like, have dead air or I would have to, like, go remote, and that wouldn't be fun. Next step for me is like, start the process of, like, purging and organizing and stuff. And, like, what am I taking? What is not necessary and stuff like that. Like, this office. I mean, it's probably going to take me a full day of just going through stuff and, like, transferring stuff.

[Riley Busby]

Like those Skittles over there.

[Danielle Busby]

There's like two in there.

[Riley Busby]

You hate all those Skittles.

[Danielle Busby]

I mean, that's been there for probably three weeks.

[Riley Busby]

That's a huge bag of skittles.

[Danielle Busby]

That's what I do. I'm editing. And then, like, today I started on, like, clothes. I started in one section of my closet and just start pulling out, like, a handful of, like, hangers. And then I probably discarded probably half of the shirts out of that one section.

[Riley Busby]

You need to discard half of your closet, so.

[Danielle Busby]

Well, so far I have.

[Riley Busby]

But yeah, I mean, that definitely.

[Danielle Busby]

That definitely scares me a little bit because, like, the closet, like, here at this house, we have two closets. One for me, one for her. And then this new house, it's one big, bigger, combined closet, but still pretty small for. Yeah. And then our closet now has, like, built ins and. And. And drawers and stuff. And this new one just has a few shelves, and that's really it.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

So that's gonna be. But, Adam, it's going to be tough figuring that out. Have to go buy some furniture or something.

[Riley Busby]

All your shoes are going upstairs.

[Danielle Busby]

I mean, they're not going to fit in that closet because, like, I mean, you got to think a lot of this stuff that's in here is going to go in that closet. I know, because you're wanting to put that big cabinet somewhere in the house.

[Riley Busby]

I know, but, like, your shoes, like your racks of shoes and stuff. Put it on the wall. It's not going to look. I mean, just imagine if this was a shoe wall. Like we actually talked about that a.

[Danielle Busby]

Long time ago, looked into that until I realized it'd be.

[Riley Busby]

It doesn't.

[Danielle Busby]

Fourteen hundred dollars for those cases.

[Riley Busby]

No, but I'm saying like you will keep those things in there. There's not enough room. Like this closet is small. Like that closet would be just for you. For real.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

But yeah, I mean, I think going through the. To me, since I've had six kids, whenever we're over a phase or done with something or we're not using it, I'm like, get it out of my house. Like, I don't want to see it. It takes over all this room, blah, blah, blah. And that's how I feel. Like yesterday, from 9:30 to what, 6? It's like, all I did was kitchen pantry in, like, some of the mud room. It's like, declutter, get rid of. This is going to storage and this is going to the house. But I don't really need all this Corningware. So, like, let's just keep this. You know, it's just like, trying to, like, process. Like, what do we really need? I feel like I didn't do anything because all those boxes are just sitting there and I'm like, a person. It's like I'm done with it. I want it out. Like, I want to. I want to bring it. I wanted to bring it to the house yesterday because I don't want it sitting right there in the kitchen because it makes it look like I didn't do anything. But, like, when I got a bag full of, like, donation stuff, I immediately. I, like, put it in the car. I'm like, I don't want to see it sitting out here, just gonna declutter the clutter. So it's like I put it in the car, and then when the car's full, then I'm gonna go take it, you know. But it feels good to get rid of a lot of. A lot of stuff. And, you know, we bring it to a lot of, like, Christian facilities here around that, like, take a lot of donations and stuff. But anyway, yeah, packing is exhausting. And, you know, I feel like I ran a marathon and I didn't, but it felt like it. My body felt like it, and it's just exhausting. I feel like I'm mentally, like, trying to process multiple things. Like, I don't know. But then I also feel really bad because the kids are home. And I'm like, this summer sucks. Like, I don't. Like, we usually have such a fun summer, and this summer I just feel like it's been, like, warped around, like, trying to transition. And I feel bad for the kids. But then I'm thinking, you know, they've been having fun. They're with their friends, like, every day. Either they're over here or they're over there, and we're trying to keep it fun and, like, here and there. That's why. Yes. I was like, man, they helped pack in a little bit. I'm like, all right, let's give everybody a little responsibility. I mean, you get 10 minutes in, and then they're arguing, and I'm like, all right, all right. You three go upstairs. Y' all are done with your. When you're done with this, you're done for helping for the dead. I can do it better by myself. But they do. I mean, they. We've. We've packed a lot of things upstairs and gone through all the toys and stuffed animals and all the things, so I feel good about upstairs. It's just. There's just a lot of stuff. But I'll say, man, I'm not an emotional person. I don't get tied to, like, things. I'm not, like, a sensitive, sentimental towards things. Like, this table was from blah, blah, blah. Now as I get older, I'm like, oh, my God, I love that style. I wish I would have had that from my grandma or, like, whatever, you know, from the day last Friday when I went and got the keys for the house and you were doing a photo shoot, it was me and the girls, and I was like, let's go. Blake had never even seen the house, and I think Ava and Hazel were at your mom and dad, so they had never seen the house. So it's kind of weird. So I had all the girls. Adam's at a photo shoot. I went to go get the keys and, like, walked them all through the house, all of them, and, like, I snapped a picture because I was like, the first time they're seeing it, and I was like, this is weird. I can't post this because Adam's not in the photo. I was like, it looks weird. Felt weird. But, you know, it's been. The girls have been knowing, like, for, you know, at least since May that this is what we feel God's calling for us to do and to sell the house and to, like, move away in an aspect. And so it's been warming up to them. Right. That different school. And I think Blake's been having the hardest time with, like, accepting, you know, the different school. But she's warmed up to it, and she still wants to go to her where she was supposed to go to. But thing is getting easier for all them. However, we walked into the house and getting the keys, and the girls have been with us. The Quint's, like, looking at multiple Homes over the past couple weeks. And we're moving. We're going to move. Do we like this house? Do you like this house? Does this work? Does this work? And. And at this time, like, Riley walks in, and all of a sudden they're like, Riley's crying. And I'm like, what's wrong, Riley? And she's. She doesn't like change.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

And mama wants chicken.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

Right. So we really just need a box of chicken nuggets this summer too.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Riley Busby]

And she just started crying, which then made me like, okay, I got it. You know, it's like, it's gonna be okay. Like she doesn't want to leave her friends and she doesn't want a new room. And like she thinks about, she's now thinking about the things that are gonna be different. So that was hard. I was like, man, it's hard. It's hard being a mom where we feel, you know, it's hard making these decisions. What's right, you know, as you and your husband is what's right for your family. But then it's also when you get the reality of like, we're in this right now and yes, we've been preparing our kids and like having conversations with them, but like now we're at this new phase where like now we have this house, we're now actually going to be moving into this house. It's like then you carry the weight of. I guess I will say that I'm starting to like feel these feelings of like carrying the weight of like what do they feel about situations as they get older? They have opinions, they have emotions and they're all very different. And so to be able to, as a mom, be able to be on alert for how your six kids are going to respond in every situation, situation and every scenario that you bring on to them on the daily, it's a lot. Just that is a lot. And I think this is one of those things where I look back at like what God's been saying, like, hey, 2025, like your life's going to change drastically. And you know, for a while I'm like, okay, okay. And so like if we look at what's been happening in the last like six, seven months, it has changed drastically for me. And for me as a mom is me as a worker, all the things. Me as a non emotional, becoming an emotional person. Um, but it's a lot in him telling me like, I just need you to be, I need you to be mom, I need you to be present. I need you to be, you know, as a girls are getting older, you need to be more there. And I, and I saw that moment, at that moment walking in the house and like Riley getting emotional and just thinking of like how they're all different. Like how do you, I mean it's a struggle, it's a struggle for every parent. How do you, how do you make sure your kids love you enough? How do you make sure your kids feel like you love them enough all in their different ways and you know, with how we have six of them, everything in six different opinions and six different emotions across everything. You know, from, from a house move.

[Danielle Busby]

To 20 for dinner, a lot of emotions to manage.

[Riley Busby]

Where do we want to, you know, go eat tonight to who's going to feed the dogs? You know, it's just, it's a, it's a big thing. So it's a lot. But I see, I see God working through, through it and so I trust in the rejection we have had as protection. And I believe that he's going to abundantly provide and abundantly be more than we could ever have imagined. And I believe that because we've walked through seasons of that and though it's challenging to be in the season of a transition or a change, you know, I'm very thankful for my faith and I'm thankful for our community of women who can, you know, be there and like pray for you and encourage you and to say like, dude, this is a lot, it's okay. Like, you know, because sometimes I think we have to be too, too tough for it. And that's been my character my whole life, you know. And so yeah, it's good to be filled with that amount of love and support in proximity, you know.

[Danielle Busby]

So yeah, I mean you never really know like truly. I mean obviously we've understood it and we've accepted like we're going to go through this change or whatever, but don't fully know like how the kids are going to respond and react and stuff like that. And so with them, I feel like it's going to be a little bit delayed and it's not really going to sink in until like we actually move. Riley is very sensitive and she picks up on it probably earlier than the other girls will, but.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah, well, it's just personalities. I mean, they just, their personalities are just so different, you know, and honestly, I'd forgotten, like, she's always. Riley's always been like that with change. When it's something she doesn't know and it's a brand new first or something, she always has a hard time right then and there's. But I guarantee you after the first night there, she's gonna be like, I didn't cry about moving.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Riley Busby]

And she puts her tough mama roll on.

[Danielle Busby]

And it was very comforting the day that we went and brought that stuff to the new, new house. We were pulling into the neighborhood and there was like, probably six. Six little girls that are all around, all around their age and they were having like a little bake sale and lemonade, lemonade stand, selling bracelets, like, right at the, you know, right at the street. I'm like, oh, the girls are going to love it here. I mean, there's a bunch of little girls their age that, you know, they'll be able to play with and stuff.

[Riley Busby]

And so above all, above all the change, above all the struggles, I still trust in that God is still guiding us down this path and trusting that this is what he wants for us. And I believe that and I feel that. And I'm already seeing, like, fruits of, of this struggle, you know, so.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, good. It was, it was interesting. So I was at the house the other day, yesterday actually, and I did a Instagram story. And you just realize, I mean, obviously we have a ton of followers on Instagram. You know, probably our most loyal followers are that actually listen to our podcast regularly. You guys hear everything first and you guys know, like, our thought process and, and how things have been going and like how, how we've been, like, looking for and wrestling with this change and all this stuff. But, you know, we haven't really shared much on social media other than just like small clips here and there. But. And then. So, like, I, you know, did an Instagram story where I went, yeah, in the living room in the new. Or in the kitchen in the new house and kind of talked about that.

[Riley Busby]

Did you just stand, like, all day? Because there was nothing to sit on.

[Danielle Busby]

I know I was trying to work. I was at the bar with. And I was like, well, at least I'll edit some video, some photos and stuff like that while I'm here. And I was there a little bit longer than I wanted to, but. And then I got. I mean, I probably had 400 messages back. Why are y' all moving?

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay. We. I feel like we've talked about this ad nauseam on the podcast, but, I mean, yeah. I mean, anybody that doesn't listen to the podcast regularly, they. They're probably out of the loop.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

And so I don't know what to do with that, but.

[Riley Busby]

And I'm like, I'm gonna do better at Sharon.

[Danielle Busby]

And I'm like, I responded back like, well, listen to the podcast. You know about this.

[Riley Busby]

But I get overwhelmed with just the amount of things I have to do to much less, like, be like, how do I post about this? How do I share this? Because it's, like, a lot to do in the moment, and it's hard to be like, phone, phone. So, like, I don't know. It's. I'm a multitasker. That stresses me out, that part. But anyways, I know Adam's got to jump on a call and meeting. It's got some meetings this afternoon, so I kind of want to wrap this up, and I'm gonna go do something with the kids today. I just wanted to. I'm glad we have this platform to kind of process and share with you guys, because I know that, like, Adam saying, like, the followers who, you know, really do listen to this podcast and support, you know, the Busbys, like, we are so appreciative for that. We thank you. It. It is helping us in a lot of. In a lot of ways.

[Danielle Busby]

And so, I mean, liking subscribing, leaving positive reviews, supporting our sponsors, I mean, that helps us tremendously. So those of you that have done any of those things, like, we're very grateful for. For all that you've done to just support our family, our podcast, our mission, and so thank you. Thank you.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah. And so just to kind of close out this podcast, I'm just going to leave it with that phrase I said today. Hopefully, y' all can settle in with it. And rejection is protection. So I want to. I want you to believe that, and I want you to ponder on what that means to you.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. And you may not feel it in the moment, but, you know, you always look back and like, oh, yeah.

[Riley Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

Thank goodness for that. Yeah.

[Riley Busby]

And you can start by actually looking back at the times that you were rejected and to see, like, where God brought you through those things. So, anyways, we love you guys. Thanks for listening.

[Danielle Busby]

All right, thank you guys for listening to episode 41, a more than reality podcast. And we'll probably see you again in a different setting, so we'll see. I don't know what that's going to look like, so. Me neither. We'll see you next week.

[Riley Busby]

Bye.

[Danielle Busby]

All right. Love you guys. It.