Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I’m the guy who gets a home improvement project 98% done and then doesn’t do the final finishing touch. Usually this is owing to the fact that I put all of the materials away then can’t remember which paint can is which so that I can do the final touch-ups. I confess that I painted our entire living room last year & everything looks great, except I’ve never painted the ¼ round for the baseboards all the way around the room… it’s all I ever see.

I confess that I’ve allowed my usual bedtime to slowly creep later and later. This is typically a bad sign for my productivity levels and all around personal health. I confess that I’m a total sleep weenie. I’m worthless if I don’t get 8 hours of sleep, mostly in the areas of cognitive reasoning, patience, and general mood. I confess that perhaps the most important discipline I could observe in my life would be to go to bed at 10:00pm. I also confess that if I stay up past 10pm, my average daily caloric intake increases by around 400-800 calories.

I confess that Kristin and I are watching Hatfields & McCoys on the History Channel right now. I confess that I’m totally enjoying it, even though it’s a blood bath. I confess that this show may well be the best advertisement for non-violence I’ve ever seen.

I confess that I’ve been randomly praying for the moms that I know these past weeks, because I know what a struggle the first few weeks of summer can be. Whether it is arranging for new childcare situations, breaking in new babysitters, or having the kids around 24/7, I know these first few weeks can be a gauntlet. I confess that I am praying for you all again this morning, and feeling very thankful that you are raising families and giving your best to them.

I confess that I enjoyed our membership class last night, as much as I’ve enjoyed any group meeting in quite some time. I confess that I try to never think about our church growing, but I’m so thankful that God has brought some really incredible people into our church family.

I confess that I have a firm conviction that if you want to play your guitar more, you leave it in your living room w/out the case, and you’ll just pick it up and play it. I confess that I pulled an old guitar out a few months ago and left it in the living room so I’d play it and build up my calluses on my fingers. I confess that this means at least 15-20 minutes of frustration for my wife every night as I play my guitar while she’s trying to do something else, like watch TV or read.

I confess that my 2^nd book Public Jesus was not released on Friday, but was pushed for a week. It’s supposed to be ready to ship June 08.

I made my confession. Now make yours!