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I confess that I have needed to power wash and stain my deck for at least 2 years now. It\u2019s such a daunting task, so I keep putting it off. I confess that I am more likely to procrastinate in the area of household repairs than anything else I\u2019m responsible for. I confess that I also need to clean out my gutters, mow down by the pond, get the trimmer running & use it, pull a mountain of weeds, paint the ceiling in the kitchen, clean out the storage in the basement\u2026\n
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I confess that I\u2019m the guy who gets a home improvement project 98% done and then doesn\u2019t do the final finishing touch. Usually this is owing to the fact that I put all of the materials away then can\u2019t 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\u2019ve never painted the \u00bc round for the baseboards all the way around the room\u2026 it\u2019s all I ever see.<\/div>\n
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I confess that I\u2019ve 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\u2019m a total sleep weenie. I\u2019m worthless if I don\u2019t 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.<\/div>\n
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I confess that Kristin and I are watching Hatfields & McCoys<\/i> on the History Channel right now. I confess that I\u2019m totally enjoying it, even though it\u2019s a blood bath. I confess that this show may well be the best advertisement for non-violence I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/div>\n
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I confess that I\u2019ve 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.<\/div>\n
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I confess that I enjoyed our membership class last night, as much as I\u2019ve enjoyed any group meeting in quite some time. I confess that I try to never think about our church growing, but I\u2019m so thankful that God has brought some really incredible people into our church family.<\/div>\n
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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\u2019ll 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\u2019d 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\u2019s trying to do something else, like watch TV or read. <\/div>\n
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I confess that my 2nd<\/sup> book Public <\/span>Jesus<\/a><\/i> was not released on Friday, but was pushed for a week. It\u2019s supposed to be ready to ship June 08.\n

I made my confession. Now make yours!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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