One of the gifts I got for Christmas was a picture of Lora and the kids. Awesome picture! And I just put it on my desk today. I’m sitting here looking at it and it’s hard to describe the feeling. So grateful for my wife and kids. I always try to re-prioritize going into a New Year. And that picture is my priority.

Everybody in ministry knows that balancing family and ministry is a complicated dance! Like the Tango. Actually, I’m dancing-impaired so they’re all complicated.

I absolutely love what I do. But family comes first. For what it’s worth, one of my New Year’s Resolutions two years ago was to use all of my vacation days. Up until that point I hadn’t. And I was sort of proud of that. But God really convicted me. I owe it to my family to use all of my vacation days! That is one resolution that has become a way of life.

I’m so far from perfect as a husband and father. But I can honestly say that nothing is more important to me than my family. That picture is the best gift I got this Christmas! Priceless.