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Gabby Barrett<\/a> is known for prioritizing faith and family life over big tours and high-profile collaborations.<\/p>\n Still, she admits that balancing her career with her home life isn\u2019t always easy.<\/p>\n Barrett recently appeared alongside her husband, guitarist Cade Foehner, on a new episode of\u00a0<\/span>The Jinger & Jeremy Podcast<\/a>. <\/em>There, she explained that carving out her own path as both a singer and a mom can be a real challenge.<\/p>\n “That’s something that I struggle with, because being an artist in the music industry, it’s very competitive,”\u00a0Barrett says.\u00a0“Very fast-moving. It’s very ‘Work, work, work.'”<\/p>\n But her Christian faith has been a steadfast guide as she chooses how to organize her priorities.<\/p>\n \u201cSomething that\u2019s been big for me is just reframing my brain \u2014 and this is something I\u2019m constantly working on: What is the definition of success for me? What does that mean for Gabby?\u201d she continues.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I get down to brass tacks in my heart, success is measured for me by faithfulness,\u201d Barrett says. \u201cHow am I treating other people? How am I representing myself so that when my children look at me, who do they see when they get older?\u201d<\/p>\n Barrett and Foehner welcomed their first child<\/a>, daughter Baylah, in early 2021 \u2014 just months after she released her debut album, Goldmine<\/em>, which featured hit songs like \u201cI Hope\u201d and \u201cThe Good Ones.\u201d<\/p>\n Barrett says everyone on her team was supportive of her decision to start a family.<\/p>\n In particular, she remembers one higher-up at her label telling her they would work with her to ensure she could continue her career while still being present and focused as a mom.<\/p>\n Still, Barrett has faced criticism from some fans who claim she \u201cruined her career\u201d <\/a>by getting married as a teenager and having three children before turning 25.<\/p>\n Read More<\/em>: Gabby Barrett Responds to Claims Her Marriage is ‘Ruining Her Career’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Now, Barrett says \u201cit\u2019s just not worth it\u201d to focus on her career at the expense of her family and the role her faith calls her to in her home.<\/p>\n \u201cI know what He says for the woman and what He values and finds pleasing for women,\u201d the singer says.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that\u2019s important to me, to try and live a life that\u2019s pleasing to God the best way I can with what I\u2019ve been given,\u201d she elaborates. \u201c…I know that I\u2019m trying to get to the end goal of being in Heaven with Him, and hopefully hearing, \u2018Well done, good and faithful servant.\u2019<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n How Does Gabby Barrett Tour With Young Kids?<\/strong><\/p>\n In their podcast episode, Barrett and Foehner say that when they go on tour, the kids come with them.<\/p>\n “There’s no choice to leave them behind. There’s just not,” she says. “I wouldn’t be able to go do it.”<\/p>\n She’s also begun homeschooling her oldest daughter.<\/p>\n “I remember you saying, ‘Oh man, I don’t know if I could ever do that,’ but you’re doing it now, and doing a real good job,” Foehner chimes in.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow Has Gabby Barrett Responded to Claims That Her Family Life is Ruining Her Career?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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