Days Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen!!

Although I am behind in posting, I'm not behind in walking!!! The eleventh day was an endurance day and we walked a little over three miles (the longest I've ever been)! I think I could have done more!!  Days twelve and thirteen were speed days! Today, the thirteenth day, we walked faster than day twelve!!!! Yes, that's the idea but it's easier said than done! I feel good too! Tuesday I was sluggish and didn't want to go but I did, I'm glad I did. Saturday I will be at our ladies retreat, the three ladies I walk with will be there too, we will walk but probably not at 5:00 am! It is getting easier but at the same time it's getting harder which makes it worth while. The same is true with my quiet time. It's getting easier to do because I'm already up, I've exercised and I'm alert so I get it done and I enjoy it. However, there are days that I'm a little sleepy so I think I'll lay down and "rest" instead of spend time with my Lord. That's satan!! He loves distracting me . . . I have to press on!!!!  Will you press on?  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Days Nine and Ten!

Okay I told you I would keep you posted . . . . even though I'm not proud of it I will tell you. Tuesday was a walk day, it was a little tough but I made it through and it was a good day. Wednesday on the other hand was not so good! I set my alarm Tuesday night to get up at 5:15 (like a did Monday), I woke up around 4:00, reset my alarm for 6:30!! Needless to say, I didn't exercise yesterday!!  Today however, I did get up and walked! Again, like Tuesday, it was tough!! I asked Bob this morning if it got a little tough for him in the 3rd week or so, he said yes! He's running now, so there's hope!! God doesn't give up me so I'm not giving up on Him!! I know he will bless me in all I do!

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays!

We are walking on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I've been going for two weeks now, getting up at 4:30, walking by 5:00, then having quiet time with my Lord. All of this makes for a great day!! You should try it!! So I decided I should do something else on the other days. Today I got up at 5:15, worked out for 20 minutes on a rowing machine(tough!!) and had my quiet time, made for a great day!! So I decided I would do that on Wednesdays and Fridays as well!!! I feel so much better by starting my days this way!! I'll keep you posted on how it's going!

Day Eight!

So last night we didn't get home and in bed until about 11:00. By the time we got to sleep we may have gotten 4 or so hours of sleep! Up at 4:30, out the door at 4:50, walking by 5! Today was endurance, I'm tired but I feel good (except for the fact that I'm very sleepy!). My body is getting used to getting up at the early hour, however, on Saturdays I have been going back to bed for a couple of hours. I can't today because we have a 9:00 ballgame an hour from the house so we need to leave at 7:30! I had to really talk to myself today to keep going! It's gonna be a good day, hope yours is too!!

Day Seven

Well! It's getting warmer in the mornings!! I was sweating before I started walking today. Supposedly that's a good thing, I think so anyway! Today was speed . . . I'm tired! It was sort of like a scene from Noah's Ark today. Bob rode his stationary bike (while he is strengthening his hips and knees) so that left 6 of us and we had 3 groups of 2!! There was 1 group of runners, and 2 groups of walkers; the runners were way ahead of the walkers and 1 group of the walkers was a little ahead of the other group! I've seen pictures and the movie of what we think it might have looked like when all the animals were going to the Ark. I think we probably looked like that this morning. We were all headed for the same goal, some not as quickly as the others but we were all doing something. That's what God wants us to do I think! Our goal is to strive to be more like Him, some of us are further along than others in that journey. Where are you in your journey?  Keep it up, it will be worth it!! That's what I keep telling myself about exercising, Keep it up it will be worth it!!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Rockets Add One to Their Wins!

The Rockets took another win tonight, 14-4, that makes their record 9 & 1, regular season, and 12 & 3 over all! It's been a great year so far! We have our mid-season tournament this weekend come on Rockets!!!  I keep the book each game for our coach and he keeps track of the stats for the boys, so he can give various awards at the end of the season. I think each year I get a littel better at it, I branched out tonight and marked a few errors . . . I wonder if he will notice!

It's nice being on the winning side, it wasn't so long ago (last year) that we only had two wins all season. We were one of the youngest team in our division. The boys are enjoying winning, they are playing well for the most part. Tonight they had three run-downs (pickle, as the boys call it), anyway they made all three outs! That's exciting!!!

Go Rockets!!!!

Day Six

So you remember yesterday I said I was looking forward to today? I was and I'm glad I went but I had the hardest time getting out of bed; not because I was sore but because I was sluggish! I told Bob it was because I've been talking about how easy it is to get up at 4:30 on our excercise days and Satan doesn't like it! I've also been talking about how good I feel while walking (it burns but that's good) and how it makes my day so much better! Satan doesn't like any of that!

We walk on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Thursday and Saturday just have one day in between, Tuesday has two, it makes a differene!! A lot of it is mental, I know, but this morning there was a physical aspect to it and right now I just want to go back to bed!!! I'm sleepy, not tired but sleepy. I'm whining today, sorry about that!!

I am very glad I went today and I know my body is glad and more importantly God is proud of me and I'm proud of me too! There was a day, not long ago, that I would have rolled over and gone back to sleep!!

Hope you're having a great day, check back with me Thursday!!