THE SCENE: Thunderstorms, temps in high 70s and muggy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
We started out under the Pavilion because it was raining like crazy with lightening and thunder.
25 Side-Straddle Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10m Cherry Pickers, 10 Twisties, 10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward and Backward, Little of This and That
THE THANG:
Run around the Pavilion 5 times.
Next, we did a Ladder with 30 seconds each of the following exercises, going up ladder than down while cutting first exercise out etc. so that by the end we did each exercise for five periods of 30 seconds.
- Burpees
- Bench Dips
- Decline Merkins off Benches
- Iron Mikes
- American Hammers
Lunge around Pavilion one time. Next, we did 30 second Al Gore with backs to wall.
Run around pavilion 4 times.
Elevens starting with 10 Picnic Table Pull-ups and 1 Bench Step-up.
With the rain subsiding we moseyed to the parking lot just north of the Pavilion. We ran to the four corners doing the following exercises. After the exercises we ran all the way around the parking lot one time.
- Corner 1, 10 Smurf Jacks
- Corner 2, 10 Star Jumps
- Corner 3, 10 Bobby Hurleys
- Corner 4, 10 Squat Jumps
Mosey back to Pavilion to do 20 Bench Step-ups.
Mosey back to the same parking lot. We circles the parking lot again, stopping at each corner to do the following exercises, then running all the way around the parking lot when finished:
- Corner 1, 20 Hello Dollies
- Corner 2, 20 Big Boy Sit-ups
- Corner 3, 20 Flutter Kicks
- Corner 4, 20 Bicycle Kicks
Next we went to the curb on the eastern side of the parking lot. We did the following types of runs the eastern curb to the western curb:
- Half speed sprint to western curb.
- Bernie Sanders to the eastern curb.
- Karaoke Right to the western curb.
- Karaoke Left to the eastern curb.
- Butt kick run to the western curb.
- High knees run to the eastern curb.
- Sprint to the western curb.
- Sprint to the eastern curb.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Eight men, no FNGs. Mr. Jinxy joined us for the BOM and went to Coffeeteria with us.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
God Is Our Parent
Romans 8: 38-39 says, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
1 John 4:16: “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”
In the Bible we are told to call God “our father.” We are also taught that there is no greater love than that of God for us. We are His children. When I take time to dwell upon that, it gives me great comfort. Because those of us who are fathers know how incredible our love is for our children.
I found that out after my oldest child, Faith, was born. I remember going to work the few weeks after she was born and sometimes hearing babies cry in the clinic I worked at. I had heard similar cries before Faith was born. But those same types of cries now stirred up something in me, as if I was hearing her cry and needed to comfort her by instinct.
As parents we ache for our children. My son, Bennett, played on the freshman basketball team at West High School. He was a good player but found himself sitting on the bench in most games. I remember the tears on the rides home from the games, his frustration and anger at not being able to play for even a few minutes in a game. I ached for him, I hurt for him, I felt tears myself on those long rides home. I remember Faith going through a time of depression in high school, worrying about her, hoping that each day she would just be ok. She was such a hard working and efficient student yet would get so down on herself.
And I recall such happy times as well, moments when I felt so overjoyed and proud of my children. I remember Faith having the primary role in a musical at Bearden Middle School and the ovation she got from the audience. I took a walk that night by myself, dreams of Faith performing on Broadway in my head. I remember Bennett winning the Geography Bee at Bearden Elementary School. My son Bennett, shockingly winning over these other smart kids who seemed to always get the accolades. I recall Jan and I going to Starbuck later that morning, just to share a cup of coffee and giggle with pride.
Those little moments as parents when we ache, when we hurt, when we laugh, when we bask in the happiness of the actions of our children may seem so small to someone else. But it is so huge for us as parents. If Jan and I can have that kind of love for our children, how great must God’s love be for us. Think of God watching your own hurts, your own victories. Think of Him hurting for you. Think of him shouting for joy with your own victories. Is that really possible? If God is all powerful, if God is our creator, if God is Love, then the answer is yes. Think of that when you go through the rest of your day. Think of that when you go to sleep to night. God, your loving father, is with you.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Mr. Jinxy and his wife as they come to an important real estate decision regarding his wife’s business operation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Service opportunity at the Cerebral Palsy Center on Saturday, August 6.