FAITH:
We visited another local church yesterday, and the message and lesson that were taught hit pretty close to home (doesn't it always?! Especially when you really listen!) In the small group we talked about living through tough times... in one form or another, I think that we are all facing some tough times. Financial, family issues, marriage issues, work or lack therof, etc... There is a lot of 'negative' going on in our world! It made me think of the post that I made last week about visiting the estate sale... anyhoo, this class referenced I Peter 1. It's a good read because it shows you that all of these challenges and tough times are not the big picture! Heaven is our home, not this world. All of the worldy stuff that we worry about won't matter in the end!
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:
Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
FAMILY:
Me & the hubby!
Me & Elisabeth- freezing at the park on Saturday!
This was a new addition at the park #NathanielGreenePark
We had a good weekend! Nice & relaxing :) Friday it was just Pat & I, so we watched a movie & relaxed at the house. Saturday I slept in (yay!) and we spent the afternoon at the park. We went to an art event Saturday evening and to dinner. Sunday it was church, picked up Ryan, lunch with friends, and the afternoon at my parents! Perfect weekend :)
FITNESS:
We began a new bootcamp session this morning! I'm always excited about the new sessions- and I'm always excited to see my clients making progress! I'll be doing fit testing today & tomorrow, and getting everything into the computer :)
Nutrition Challenge-
I think that it's going pretty well for everyone! I know that a few people have made some non-paleo food choices, *bad, bad!!* but you just need to start again! Today is a new day, a new week, and you can do this is you set your mind to it! The key is to be prepared :)
Personally, my fitness is going pretty well! I've been really heavy on lifting and not much on cardio, so I need to increase my cardio some. But my nutrition is good, supplements are good, and exercise is good!
Have a great Monday friends! And make sure that you leave comments if you're from the link-up so I know that you have visited!
Jen :)
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