Pretty babies

There is alot I have not perfected in this life......

But I made some pretty girls with that Welch man!

Lukewarm

My Sunday School class is doing "Crazy Love" over the next few weeks and God has been showing me so many things.This week, we are studying what it means ot be lukewarm. Ugh! Nothing more nauseating than lukewarm. Reminds me of..........

...............cup of coffee that has been sitting all day
...............being so sore and dirty, getting into the shower and realizing there is very little hot water left and I am stuck with a lukewarm shower
...............Feeling passionate about something, explaing that to someone and they just give you that blank I-could-care-less-about-anything-you-just-said look. FRUSTRATING!
..............A scorching July day, a clear sparkling pool that you dive into, and as you splash into it, you realize that the water is not cool and refreshing, but lukewarm and almost suffocating. Ugh! you feel better outof the water than in.

My favorite description is this on on page 70-

"Lukewarm people are moved by people who do radical things for Christ,yet they do not act.They assume such actions are for "extreme" Christians not average ones. Lukewarm people call "radical" what Jesus expected of His followers."

Sprints

Tonight I met the girls and ran sprints. Why oh why did that seem like such a good idea this afternoon?  I know that one thing that makes you a better runner is to run with someone faster than you.  I have loved running with these two girls. I usually can just barely keep up. It has really improved my running.

Tonight we decided that to increase our speed for the half marathon in March, we really need to start sprinting.  I have been doing sprints on the treadmill for a while but sprints on the pavement, in the cold is a whole other situation. 20 seconds fast as we can go, 2 minutes walking. Over and over,  When I was flat out running, the girls shot off and left me like a rocket.  My chest was burning and by the third set, my legs were on fire.

IT KICKED MY BUTT!!! Even now, after a hot bath, four advil and a hot cup of coffee, I can feel an ache in my calves and thighs. Tomorrow I will be sore.  I will be able to tell I went further and harder than I am used to. And that is a good thing.

I remind myself, "If you keep doing what you always do, you will never improve". I think, "If you don't want to look and act middle age, you gotta keep moving."  And when it's all over and the sweat is running into my eyes and my breathing finally returns to normal I say to myself, "Girl, you are mighty fine for 41!"

Hey Stephanie, what's for supper?

Well folks, tonight is leftovers so take your pick:
grilled cheese sandwiches
tator tots
shrimp chowder
grilled chicken from Upwards
and Kenny Huff's famous corn dogs
Oh yeah and I'm having broiled aspargus!

Mix and match to suit your fancy.

And for dessert:
dried out blondie brownies
or
rainbow sherbert poptarts

Nothing like mama's kitchen on the eve of grocery day!

Sunday Thoughts

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Col. 3:4

A perfect day

............to start knnitting this baby blanket, although it will be a beautiful soft lilac. Sorry, don't wanna wrap my new nieces in an dirt brown blanket. But look at the pattern....it's beautiful.

....................to listen to my new Chris Tomlin CD my pal Worth got for me.  I'm gonna play it LOUD.

...................to cook my big girl some shrimp chowder. She ask me last night could I make her some, her favorite.  Can't say no to that, plus it looks like a good day to make some warm chowder.

....................to meet my friends Rick and Pam for coffee. I love them and miss them so much.  Cannot wait to hear all the good things God is doing in their lives.

......................take Ginny with me to the Goodwill. Hmmmm wonder what we'll find?

Reader Beware

This book is not for spiritual wimps.....then again maybe it is.

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