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Plan "B" is Death!

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
1Cor 9:24-7

I have been inspired by my noble spouse who looks 20 years younger since she started a focused running training program.  She is the very picture of Pr 31 and has been the conduit of God's blessings to many, many people. 

The key for me will be whether I can discipline myself to follow a slowly ramping program which minimizes the opportunity for injury as my ligaments and tendons become conditioned.  The first 2 weeks are 4 miles of walk/run at 20 yard stretches.  Tedious is the word, but the discipline is the challenge. Then there is a regimen of stretching. 

I pray that we all may exercise good stewardship over the bodies we have been lent so that others may say Bless God who delights in the vigor of His people.

Jolt Cola for my men and mountain dew for my horses!

Another great workday in VT.  Christian, Sammy-boy. D-Day, Ben & Joe came up with me to replace the T&G fir deck on the front porch and what a job they did!!! Many props also to my brother from HI who handled all the 'nasty bits' and made the corner post longer so it reached all the way down to the framing. They worked so well and quickly that we were able to go up to Camp and set some clay pigeons free.  They are all becoming effective marksmen but there is no combination of clays I can fling that Daniel willfail to hit...he is awesome!  They showed me some of the defensive shotgun techniques they picked up at Frontsight...wow! (Note to evildooers: Stay AWAY from these lads' home).

We spent the night at Camp, our first in years, and had a good night sleep.  The next am I took off early to get additional building materials while they had breakfast.  On the way back, I took the back way in and got totally hung up!  I was balanced on the differential with no weight on the tires...oops!  Later I tried to analyse the moment when I looked at the rocky ledge ahead and said "Gun it!"...I don't know what I was thinking except that the prospect in my rear-view mirror was not that great either (which I had to back down afterward anyway)One of my local friends said he wouldn't have made the attempt DUI in his 4WD and that I probably should get an award for getting that far in my 15 pass van.  Actually, I did get an 'award" in a very private ceremony between my van and the tow truck...a bill for the tow out.

Currently Reading Time on Ice: A Winter Voyage to Antarctica By Deborah Shapiro, Rolf Bjelke see related

Yesterday my children paid for my sloth (as they ultimately must anyway).  Because I neglected to get a $14 part and spend 1/2 hr replacing it, they spent about 6 hrs shoveling the largest snowfall in memory.  They (after knocking back a couple of stiff hot cocoas)were quite good about it, but I am mortified.  Lord, help me not to succumb to guilt, but to embrace the godly sorrow which worketh repentence. Thanks, kids for a great and gracious effort, I am proud of you all.  (Even of JCOIII and CEO, who would have been equally great if they were here.

Currently Listening Live At Stubbs By Matisyahu see related

This was a great post;

On Euphemisms... We all know waht euphemisms are. Phrases that replace things we don't want to talk about. They take the harshness out of the subject. We replace words like "death" with "passed away." I use them all the time. There is a type of euphemism that we tried not to use in our family... replacing curse words with mild curse words. You know, darn, dang, gosh, jeepers creepers, jiminy christmas, etc. If you think really hard, you can probably figure out what they are watered down from. I have to admit, we have never been perfect in this area, but when we see these words creeping into our family's vocabulary we try to step back a little and regroup. Our witness as Christians is important to us, and we pray that we can be set apart from the world by our words... or lack thereof. Something has bothered me as a Mom since my girls started blogging. Our girls and their friends tend to write edifying posts and I think it has been a good place for them to be a light for Christ in today's world, which is so "computer" driven. However, it only takes a hop, skip, and a jump from their blogs to find some interesting language. What has bothered me the most is that much of the "language" I've seen has been on blogs of Christian young people. They seem proud of themselves for using 'euphemisms" replacing some pretty serious curse words. Once or twice, I've seen the actual word spelled out as if it's a war trophy, but usually it's some watered-down form of an explicit. Perhaps it's that certain words have become so much a part of everyday vocabulary that young people do not know what they mean. We have run across that in our family... somebody will parrot a word they heard, having never heard it at home, and think it's a cool new word to use. (I think we were cured of this by the time the girls were 12 or so... they learned to be careful about repeating unknown words!) However, those bloggers using these words seem to be very intelligent and have rather extensive vocabularies, and I suspect they do know what they're saying. I think they know that words are very powerful things. From a concerned Mom, please keep your witness for Christ strong by not blending with the world in the area of speech (and writing). If you're not sure of the origins of a word, then ask your parents or someone older than you. You may be surprised at what you've been saying. Be different. Don't even go half way with profanity. Mama Frey

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