KEITH'S ULTIMATE SACRIFICE PUTTING FAMILY FIRST FOR NICOLE

It's time for a career pause for the crooner, who is turning his focus to family

For Keith Urban and Nicole F Kidman, splitting their time between the US and Australia is getting more difficult by the day.

From their home in Nashville, 54-year-old Keith has managed to tour relentlessly through North America, juggling his life on the road with his wife's glittering Hollywood career, along with the schedules of their two daughters, Sunday, 14, and Faith, 11.

"For a long time, life was easy," says a source. "They had everything they wanted - it was a dream come true for both Nicole and Keith, even though being so far from home wasn't ideal."

But in recent years, the reality of distance has sadly become all too much.

PERSONAL PRIORITIES

Friends say Keith and Nicole are finding it harder and harder to be away from Australia and their mothers.

"Especially now that both their dads have passed away, Nicole has yearned to be closer to her mum Janelle, who is very much starting to slow down," tells one pal.