Cars are the New Refrigerators

Do you remember when refrigerators served as the household shrine to family members under 21 years old? I have no idea what color my Aunts’ or Grandmothers’ refrigerators were because they were so covered with pictures, paintings, sports schedules and magnets. Well, times have changed…

 

You Look So Good…

I’ve been hearing that a lot lately and I have to admit it feels good. After 90 days I’ve lost a total of 34 pounds! By no means am I a bean pole…I was pretty large and in charge to begin with. Still, knowing I made such progress is great. Being able to SEE the progress awesome.

How did we do it?

 

Whose Story is This?

I’m reading through Genesis these days. Just this morning, after making it through most of the book, I suddenly realized a stark contrast between the work of God portrayed in the Bible and the work of God portrayed by myself and most Christians I know. Genesis reads like “How to be a scoundrel and get away with it” manual. How can this be? This is God’s great introduction. Redemption, salvation, holiness, mercy, righteousness, heaven, hell, faith, hope, love…everything God is and the entire God-man saga are beginning here. And, yet, if I didn’t know better I would never fathom this experiment with Abraham’s descendants ever made it past a couple of generations.

 

Why a Blog?

I’ve found myself in a place where life just happens. I’m not taking the time to think, feel, pause, examine, be intentional. All these activites aren’t solo operations. These are things Jesus and I do together. The physical world is having total dictation in my life. As a result I found myself struggling to have a voice. This blog is my first step to regaining my voice. I want to relate more to God. I want to re-engage the spiritual. When I’m able to rise above the physical here and now, than I am no longer a slave. I’m free to act. Free to speak. When Jesus has something more to say to me than my senses and selfishness, then I have something to say. I have a voice.

I don’t want to exclude the common, everday from my thoughts. I won’t always be writing about deep, spiritual subjects. I just want to think and relate to God on every specturm of my life.

My writing/communication skills can also use some work. These blogs are meant to improve my writing…to better put words to my voice.

 

Life and Health – Fitness Challenge Day 1

I weighed in today for the office weight loss challenge. Mel and I have read books, put together plans and done the grocery shopping. We have prepared and now we implement. I weighed in at 238.3 pounds. From now until March 8 I have to lose 24 pounds. I couldn’t believe I weighed that much. Man, I’m fat! Its best now, though, that I realize how out of shape I’ve gotten.