{"id":2091,"date":"2012-07-03T14:22:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T12:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2012-07-03T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T12:22:35","slug":"im-a-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/im-a-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;M A FRAUD."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted something, so thanks for waiting patiently.  I&#8217;ve been pretty productive these past few weeks, and I promise to give you a peek with my next post.  But a thought has been developing in my brain for a few days now, and it&#8217;s something that I should share with you before you read any further.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m a fraud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fraud1.jpg\" alt=\"Fraud\" title=\"I&#039;m a Fraud\" width=\"590\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2099\" srcset=\"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fraud1.jpg 590w, http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fraud1-300x127.jpg 300w, http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fraud1-153x65.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My tagline for this blog is &#8220;Inspiration for Leading a Family, a Team, and a Tribe.&#8221;  That sounds pretty fancy, and by the way I write, you could assume that I actually know what I am doing around here.  According to the posts on this blog, I am a perfect father, a supportive husband, a leader-extraordinaire, and someone who&#8217;s got all of his stuff together.<\/p>\n<p><em>I am not that person.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of my posts are written in my head, to myself, as if life and relationships were perfect.  They&#8217;re not.  Many of my posts are written as a way for me to process my own lessons learned.  <\/p>\n<p>I argue with my wife.  I shout at my kids.  We have times when we are <del datetime=\"2012-07-01T16:22:23+00:00\">upset<\/del> angry at each other.  It&#8217;s stressful to be responsible for the spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional growth of young human beings that one day will pass on what they&#8217;ve learned&#8211;good and bad.<\/p>\n<p>Ministry life is not all rainbows and unicorns.  It&#8217;s messy and uncomfortable and sometimes we even have to make decisions that aren&#8217;t easy.  <\/p>\n<p>I am a normal, insecure, driven man who tries with all of his heart to lead his family and to teach others the best way to live life.  I hope that you can learn along with me as you read my posts, and I definitely want you to comment and discuss along with me.  I really believe that you have something to say to me and the other readers on this blog.  <\/p>\n<p>I just wanted to get that off of my chest.  I&#8217;m not perfect.  As I read through some of my old posts, I may come across that way, and I needed a disclaimer post to breathe a little lighter and take the stress off of writing.<\/p>\n<p>There, that&#8217;s better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><small>Photo: Flikr\/Angus McDiarmid<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted something, so thanks for waiting patiently. I&#8217;ve been pretty productive these past few weeks, and I promise to give you a peek with my next post. 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