"My Time with Little Caleb"

My time with Caleb is sacred to me. Many times when I travel, people will ask me to stay over for a day and "hang out;" my answer is always the same: "I'd really enjoy that, but I need to get home to that little boy." I'm very intentional about my role as a father in his life and refuse to allow anything or anyone in my life to sidetrack me from my responsibility of being a daddy. Caleb will be 18 years old in 3,042 days! Yes, I do keep a good count of how many days until he turns 18 ;) I'm not going to attend his 18th Birthday party and be full of regrets. I fully plan on being very intentional about my decisions and actions to ensure that my relationship with that little boy is regret-free. Take into consideration that I split my time with him 50/50 with his mother, and I also travel on a weekly basis. Even with that schedule, I've got my travel schedule arranged to make sure that I am rarely ever away from him longer than 3 nights straight.


His mom dropped him off at 5:30 yesterday, and I turned off my cell phone- and kept it off-for over 20 hours so I could give him my full energy and attention. It's not always easy to do this because I have a very busy schedule - I operate three major ministries and businesses that require about 12 hours a day from me. However, I'll get up at 4:00 am and work until wee hours of the morning if I have to so that I can spend that extra quality time with him. :) I am not perfect and have lots of improvements to make as a daddy, but I've made up my mind that he is going to know by my actions that he is the top priority in my life. It's easy to "talk" about priorities, but it’s much more challenging to live them on a day-to-day basis. I wish every preacher would take an honest evaluation of a statement we often make but rarely live: my priorities are (1) God, (2) Family, and (3) Church ;) Remember, my friends, to prioritize your life in such a way that you will have QUALITY time with your kids. You'll never get those moments, days, years, or memories back. They are only our kids once, and they grow up faster than you can imagine. God bless you!