James Van Der Beek Is ‘Grateful’ For Family Time As He Looks Back On 2022
By Movieguide® Contributor
James Van Der Beek expressed his gratitude for his family as he looks back on 2022 and prepares for the coming year.
The actor shared a series of photos of his wife and their six children, along with a heartfelt message about his family.
“I’m grateful for all the in-between times,” Van Der Beek wrote. “Between Christmas and New Years, between awake and up-and-at-’em, between goals, destinations, and all the big events we plan for, anticipate, and vow to remember.”
He continued, “Looking back on the year… it’s the joy and presence I’ve found in the midst of everything I’d been rushing towards that warms my heart the most.”
Van Der Beek concluded, “Wishing you all a beautiful 2023… and in the meantime, appreciation for the miracle that is this very moment.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Van Der Beek’s commitment to his family:
James Van Der Beek recently opened up about how his family’s move to Texas has brought them closer together — and closer to nature.
“We love it. We have a lot more space,” the actor shared. “… It’s been a really, really great move and the kids are really happy.”
Van Der Beek shares six children with his wife of 12 years, Kimberly Brook.
Part of the reason the family decided to leave Hollywood? A desire to be closer to nature.
“The parks have been amazing,” he explained “We’ve been going to state parks and the national parks. It’s just one of the benefits of getting out of the big city was getting to a place where we could just have more space right outside our door. It’s a very different life.
“We watch the sunset. We know what phase the moon is in. We can actually see stars, which is a new thing,” Van Der Beek laughed.
Van Der Beek has been relatively unseen on screens lately, but the actor says he’s been thinking about coming back to acting. However, family is always his first priority.
“I’ve been trying to set things up right now so that I can spend the most amount of time with my family,” the actor shared. “I’ve been writing and developing. I am actually feeling the call to collaborate with some really brilliant people and act again. I will see. It would have to be something that I really, really believed in.”
He continued, “I was really enjoying the kind of career that I had been wanting to build for quite some time before 2020 and now my priorities have changed. It would really have to fit around my life. I do love telling stories. That is something that I’ve always wanted to do, and I think I’ll always continue to do that.”
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