Newsflash: nobody ever got to their deathbed, and in reflecting on their lifetime, said to themselves, “Boy, I wish I had spent more time in the office!” No one ever said that. They said, “I wish I spent more time with family. I wish I spent more time having fun. I wish I spent more time relaxing.” They don’t say, “I wish I spent more time working.

Work-life balance is one of the most talked-about subjects among professionals in the workforce today. A quick google search of the term will pull up thousands of articles on tips to achieve this blissful, elusive state of being from the likes of Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Time, Mayo Clinic, and many, many more. However, I can't help but think the conversation about work-life balance is a bit funny.

We have had so many guests on iWork4Him that come to discuss work-life balance and espouse its significance to our health and well-being. But ironically, there is only one thing that all of them have agreed on: A perfect work-life balance is, frankly, unachievable.

But if that is true, how do we prevent our job from taking over and driving a wedge into our relationships?

Priorities. Where we spend our time is the surest barometer of where our heart and priorities lie.Have you ever thought about if you’re REALLY living your priorities?

We are called to LOVE our neighbors and loving them is spelled T.I.M.E. When others seek my attention, I was taught by the Lord years ago to stop the work of my hands, be still and look into the person's eyes as they speak to me.

My parents took us on the Family Vacation of a lifetime the Summer of 1971. We spent 3 weeks on the road with 5 of us. It doesn’t matter how much the trip cost my parents, what mattered was that the trip was spent together as a family.

Life sure changes when school lets out for summer break. Let’s focus on how it can impact our family life this summer. How can we put our iWork4Him thinking into practice during the summer?