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THE U IN JESUS

I got the following in an email and wanted to share! 🙂

THE  U IN JESUS
Before  U were thought of or time had begun,
God  stuck U in the name of His Son.
And  each time U pray, you’ll see it’s true,
You  can’t spell out JesUs and not include U.
You’re  a pretty big part of His wonderful name,
For  U, He was born; that’s why He came.
And  His great love for U is the reason He died.
It  even takes U to spell crUcified.
Isn’t  it thrilling and splendidly grand
He  rose from the dead, with U in His plan?
The  stones split away, the gold trUmpet blew,
And  this word resUrrection is spelled with a U.
When  JesUs left earth at His Upward ascension,
He  felt there was one thing He just had to  mention.
“Go  into the world and tell them it’s true
That  I love them all – Just like I love U.”
So  many great people are spelled with a U,
Don’t  they have a right to know JesUs too?
It  all depends now on what U will do,
He’d  like them to know,
But  it all starts with U.
~ Author Unknown ~

My New Workout Challenge

I have this idea for a workout challenge for myself. I came up with the idea after I was watching an infomercial for a new exercise program that I saw on TV that I wanted. I knew that I really couldn’t afford it right now, plus I’d rather wait until it’s available in stores before I decided to try it out.

 

Anyways, I thought to myself, “Why waste money on another workout program that’ll probably get used maybe once or twice, then get stuck on my shelf to collect dust, especially when I have all these other workout DVDs just sitting around. Plus, I’m always complaining that I get too easily bored with my workout routine.” Then, that is when I had this idea.

 

The specific goal was to make a list of every DVD workout that I own with the total number of minutes per workout. Then, once I figured up how many individual DVD workouts I had, I would assign a specific workout to a certain day. The ending goal is to go through all my workout DVDs within a specific time frame without using the same DVD twice.

 

I have 2 reasons why I think this will be a fun and interesting challenge:

1) I get to change up my exercise routine each day, so that I will not get bored & want to quit. I kind of have this tendency to find specific DVDs that I really like and then I use those over and over again until I get bored with them.

2) It gives me a chance to go through my entire collection while taking inventory of ones that I really like and once that I could do without.

 

I thought about this idea over a week ago, so today I finally sat down to make my list. Well, after counting up all the DVDs that I have – including sets & individual DVDs – I found I that I have 45 in total with approx 77 variable workout routines.

 

Here’s a couple pictures that I took of them all below.

 
 
 
 

Now some of these DVDs have multiple workouts on them and are broken into sections. For example, one of the videos that I have is called, 10 Minute Solutions: Fat Blasting Dance party. The total video time is 54 minutes long. But, there are actually 5 – 10 minute workout routines on the DVD. So, lets say that my goal is to exercise for 5 days/week, and on those days I do either one whole DVD or one specific routine per day, Since this particular DVD is broken into 5, 10 minute workouts and each one is a different routine, I could easily do this DVD for one week, and not do the same routine/exercise twice. Which is my goal. So, that by the time I’ve finished, I will have gone through my entire collection.

 

I’m planning on starting this goal hopefully tomorrow. I haven’t decided which one I will begin with, but I’m planning on printing a calendar off my computer to keep track of the specific workouts that I do. I also want to make this as flexible as possible because I know that schedules change and things happen. I will also be planning on checking in here at least once a week, probably at the end, to give you an update and let you know how things are going.

 

So, wish me luck & feel free to leave some comments and let me know what you think. 🙂

 
 


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EWomen ’09 conference – Charleston, WV

I went to the Extraordinary Women’s ’09 conference in Charleston, WV this Friday and Saturday and wanted to say what a true blessing I received. I heard about it through K-LOVE and debated for several weeks on whether I wanted to attend or not, because I didn’t know of anyone else that was going and I would most likely be going by myself – which I did – but, it was totally worth it. Besides, the way I see it, when you attend any kind of Christian event, you are never truly alone. God is always with you, as well as, your many brothers and sisters in Christ, whom we will all meet in Heaven one day. 🙂

On Friday – 11/20 – the event started at 7pm & went to about 10pm. Michael O’Brien lead out in a few Praise and Worship songs, followed by Julie Clinton, who is the President of Extraordinary Women. She gave a brief announcement about who will be performing and what to expect. After she was finished, comedienne Chonda Pierce came out and gave a very funny stand-up routine. Then, there was a 30 minute intermission, at which time I had the opportunity to meet Chonda and get her autograph. After the break, the evening concluded with a mini concert from Matthew West. I really loved his new Christmas song, which will be featured in the newest Christmas movie from the Veggie Tales called, Give This Christmas Away. The video is posted on the Veggie Tales website, on the right hand side of the page. Just a quick warning – it’s a tear-jerker. 🙂 When the concert was over, Matthew came down and stood near the stage to sign autographs, so I was able to have him sign my program. I also got my picture taken with him.

To see pictures from the first night of the event, you can click the link below where they’re posted on my Facebook profile. It is set to public, so you should be able to view them without any problems.
http://www.facebook.com/tabrownwv?ref=profile#/album.php?aid=2037747&id=1060962851

The event continued yesterday morning at 8:30am. Michael O’Brien led out again in some more Praise and Worship songs. Afterwards, Julie Clinton read a short devotion written by her daughter, Megan, from her book, Totally God’s, followed by a quick prayer. Then, Karen Kingsbury came out and spoke for a little bit and read from 2 of her newest books – Princess and the Three Knights and Let Me Hold You Longer (which was a definite tear-jerker). Afer Karen was finished, there was a 30 minute intermission, in which I took the time to meet Stormie Omartian and get my picture taken with her. She also signed her book, The Power of Praying, that I brought with me. I also decided to wait in line – about a 40 minute wait – and meet Karen Kingsbury. I bought 2 of her books while I was there – Miracles (which is a devotional) and Shades of Blue, which she signed. I got my picture taken with her as well.

While I was waiting in line to meet Karen, the intermission ended and Michael O’Brien came back and lead out in a couple more songs, then Angela Thomas came out to speak. I only got to hear her during the last 10-15 minutes, which I believe she was leading out in a mini bible study about God’s miracles. After she finished speaking, they broke for an hour and 1/2 lunch. I walked over to the mall, which is across the street from the auditorium, and got something to eat. Also, before I left to go to the mall, I was able to meet Angela near her booth and had my picture taken with her. I didn’t have any of her books, so she signed my program for me.

After lunch, Michael sang some more and opened up for Mandisa, who did a 30 minute mini-concert. She wasn’t feeling well . So, as far as I know, didn’t stay around long after the event was over. I was unable to meet her, but it was understandable. Even though she was going through a rough time, she did an oustanding job & I commend her for being ‘real’ with us about her struggles.

The event concluded with Stormie Omartian, who shared her testimony and the power that prayer had on her life which inspired her to write her first 2 books – Power of a Praying Wife and Power of a Praying Husband. I really enjoyed listening to her speak. Prayer is one area where I am not very good at and I have several of her books. They have really helped me on numerous occasions. If you’re like me and struggle in this area, I highly recommend her books to anyone needing a prayer boost. You won’t be disappointed. 🙂

Here are the pictures from the second day of the event.
http://www.facebook.com/tabrownwv?ref=profile#/album.php?aid=2037837&id=1060962851

I really had an amazing time and I’m glad I went. I’m already planning on going next year and hopefully bring some people with me to enjoy it with. 🙂

OK. Well, this pretty much concludes my recap of the event. I’m pretty sure I might be forgetting something, but I’m really tired right now and have a horrible headache. So, I will leave it at this for now and if I remember anything else, I will add it later. Bye for now.