What is it about the spiritual disciplines that I so strongly resist? I’ve been a Christ-follower for over 30 years. I know how much I benefit from keeping a regular appointment with God. It’s the only reason I get up at 5:30 a.m. every school day — ostensibly to give me time alone to pray, journal, or study Scripture before I have to wake the kids. I’ve carved out a full hour of quiet time every morning.

Okay, so what did I do with it today?…

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Shark Bait, my favorite pseudonymous writer-slash-clownfish from South Africa, asked to feature a post from my archives - A Confession – for his Rainy Day Monday today.

Since it’s still entirely too relevant to my life over a year after I wrote it, I said sure, why not?

So click over and say hi. He’s probably asleep on his side of the world by the time you read this…

…assuming that clownfish sleep…

but I’m sure he’ll welcome you with open… fins…

Hoo-hah-hah.