What does an ordinary pastor do on New Year’s Day?

• Wake up later than normal (6:30 a.m.).
• Spend extra time playing with the kids.
• Pick some oranges from the tree with one of the girls so mom can make some fresh squeezed orange juice.
• Read the news headlines, a few more blog articles than normal, compose a future blog post – and not really care about any of it.
• Enjoy a good time of fellowship over breakfast with some church members.
• Take a nap.
• Read from Ronald Reagan’s diaries (I’m into September 1986 so far).
• Begin another year through the Bible.
• Enjoy playing with the kids some more.
• Have a quiet dinner with the wife while the kids play wildly in the family room.
• Help feed the kids and put them to bed.
• Compose a blog post.
• Think about what bowl games went on today and have no concern whatsoever.
• Enjoy some 2008 goals-conversation with the wife.
• Start a new book (Future Israel).
• Go to bed by 9:00 p.m.

Wonderfully ordinary! Enjoyably so. Happy new year.