A couple weeks ago I heard a sermon at church about giving your first fruits to God, rather than what you had leftover. I’d love to quote the Bible verse, but that’s just not happening…mostly because I’m not very good at finding Bible verses. Even with Google. That’s something that I’m working on.

But the concept of giving first fruits got me to thinking about other places where we ought to be giving our best, rather than what’s left. As a family guy…the blog is titled Hectic Dad…I started to think about my interactions with my family. It dawned on me that they often get what I’ve got leftover, not the best part of my energy and my day.

I’m officed out of our house, so it’s sometimes really hard to separate work from home life. It’s really tempting to sit go to my office at any time and work away. Then when I’m done, usually tired or at least mentally fatigued, I go back to where the family is. And I offer up with little I have left to them.

Honestly, it’s a bad habit that I need to break.

So I’m thinking about how to restructure my days and my interactions so that my wife, kids, and mom get more of my quality time. More of the time when I have energy. More of the kind of interaction that is fulfilling and entertaining. In short, more of my first time fruits.

How about you, are you sharing your first fruits of your time with your loved ones? If not, maybe today is a good day to start!