As Mark and I raise June Jett – our single most pride and joy in this world – we are quickly discovering new areas of growth in our lives and in our marriage. We recently learned a very hard lesson which seems almost cruel and hard to articulate:
We must put our marriage before our daughter.
Even now, it sounds odd and out of whack. It’s actually a very hard thing to do for us because June is such a light and joy in our lives. The love we feel for her is unconditional and goes beyond all human reason or desire. However, as hard as it seems, we must do this for the sake of our family being healthy, whole and balanced.
We always thought of “God first, family second, ministry third”. We never thought, “God first, spouse second, children third, ministry fourth.”
Mark and I have to remember that we are one flesh – our children will have to be released from us someday into their own marriages and families.
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