so much to write about…

Hello! Did you miss me? I know, I know… I’ve been a crappy blogger. And I’m sure you’ve been clicking refresh since last Tuesday wondering when I was going to write about my exciting life. (Kidding, of course.)

Anyway, I’m sitting on my red couch watching NBC’s coverage of the Republican National Convention. I’ve watched every Republican and Democratic National Conventions since 1984. Yes, I was eleven-years old when I started getting interested in the political process. I don’t know why, but back then I was enamored by the pomp & circumstance of the political process.

I don’t know about you, but I am so glad that we’re only two months away from Election Day. My gosh, I feel like this current political process has been going on since 1994. Seriously, how long can it go on? It’s like an Oliver Stone movie. But now it’s getting exciting. Or at least the drama is in full swing!

Obama’s speech last week at the DNC (was I the only one who heard him say that he was the way, the truth, and the life? OK, maybe not, but you get my point). And then McCain’s choice for VP Ms. Sarah Palin?! Very interesting. The only thing I’ll say is this: I feel sorry for her daughter. Not because she’s pregnant. But because she’s pregnant and her mother is the Republican VP nominee. I’m sure it’s hard enough being seventeen and pregnant, but being seventeen, pregnant, and potentially bound for life in the White House? I hope she has a good therapist. I’m seriously praying for her. All of us should be.

That’s all I’ll say about politics for the moment.

The following is a short clip from the gig I did in Dallas a couple weeks ago. I must say, it’s not my best reading of this story. I’ve read this particular story a good number of times before, but sadly you can’t tell here. If the story sounds familiar to some of you, that’s because it might be. It was originally slated for Jesus Needs New PR, and I posted it here a year or so ago. But it’s now included in “churched.” (Which by the way, releases in one month–I’ll be posting more about that later this week. I’m pretty darn excited…) Anyway, here’s the clip…

Also, here’s the “intro” video that the conference produced. It played right before I went out on stage…

Two weeks from tomorrow, I’ll be doing my first of a few dates with The Afters and Matt Maher. I had coffee with Matt last week. Good guy. If you’re not familiar with his music, and you enjoy praise and worship music, you should check him out. I got to hear a few demos of his new songs and they are really good. For those of you who live in Indiana and Ohio, that’s where we’ll be!

The dates are as follows… Jasper, Indiana (September 17), Forest Park, Ohio (September 19), and Mansfield, Ohio (September 20). On the following weekend, I’ll be in St. Louis at Missouri Baptist University (September 27).

I’m excited to hit the road, mostly because I’m just so excited about going out and promoting “churched.” I’ve been practicing! Which means I’ve been doing a lot of “talking to myself.” I hope to see/meet some of you guys while I’m out on the road. It’s going to be hard leaving Jessica and Elias. But thankfully, I’ll be back home every week.

I’ll still miss them like crazy.

OK, so here’s a couple things that I’m sort of digging at the moment…

• The Original Fruit Leather: My wife has me hooked on these “all natural” fruit rollup knock-offs. And seriously, the grape-flavored ones taste like communion. Yum.
• A magazine called Domino. I don’t normall enjoy decorating magazines. I don’t watch TLC. I can’t tolerate Extreme Makeover Home Edition. But I love Domino. Great design. Interesting articles. I could go on and on.

Lastly, I just want to write something about my wife. For as long as I live, I won’t understand how I ended up with such a creative, passionate, and faithful woman. I don’t get it. I can only imagine that God was smiling down on me the day he allowed me to meet her. We’re hardly the perfect couple. We fight sometimes. She puts me in my place once in a while. I’m selfish toward her sometimes. I’m a writer with ADHD, which basically means I’m not always the easiest person to live with. But even during the most difficult times, Jessica believes in me. I know that sounds cliche, but trust me, it’s not. I mean, the words do make up a cliche. But Jessica’s belief in me is anything but cliche. (Am I making sense?) But I must say that watching her become a mommy to Elias has been the most beautiful experience. She’s attentive and patient. She nuturing. She’s just so good to him and it has been an absolute joy for me to watch. I hope someday he realizes how lucky a kid he is to have such a good mommy.

I guess that’s all for now. Until…

Happy September.

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