THE SCENE: 48 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:
- Overhead claps
- Seal claps
- Moroccan nightclub
- Cherry pickers
- Merkins
- Mountain climbers
THA THANG:
Split into two teams. Starting at a cone, each man sprints up the hill, stopping to perform exercises at each street (3 stops). Run back to the starting point and move his team’s cone one sidewalk space. Exercises were;
Round 1
30 merkins
30 LBCs
Round 2
20 diamond merkins
20 freddy mercury
Round 3
10 hand release merkins
10 BBS
Round 4
jog to our starting point (stop light)
Bear crawl to cone
Set of 11s – burpees, up and over the wall, bobby hurleys
10 heals to heaven – frogger – 10 heals to heaven
MARY:
Guantanemo at Weigles
2 minutes of sleeping hillbillies
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Me and 17 of the best men I know
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today is National Proposal Day… and that got me thinking about the question “how is my understanding of marriage and my role as a husband – different today from what it was when I proposed to my wife in December 2005?”
I reflected on that question a lot. In summary – I had a profoundly immature understanding of marriage – and of what my role as husband would be. I shared a few contrasts that I’ve learned through heartache and hard times. Maybe one will ring in your ears and you’ll say, “yep – I’ve learned that too”. Maybe one will settle on your spirit and convict you of a change that is needed.
Again – these are all from my own personal experience. Each time you read, “an immature husband” below, you could substitute, “A younger, foolish, immature KickFlip…”
- An immature husband is self-centered. He takes a lot and gives a little. A mature husband looks for ways to serve and love his wife. He deliberately gives far more than he expects in return.
- An immature husband expects perfection. A mature husband accepts flaws freely.
- An immature husband gets defensive. A mature husband presumes good intent and accepts feedback easily.
- An immature husband sulks for days or weeks after a fight. A mature husband eagerly seeks restoration.
- An immature husband allows jealousy to devastate the relationship. A mature husband recognizes that jealousy is poison and almost entirely in his own head.
- An immature husband avoids or downplays conversations which will be uncomfortable. A mature husband leans into and leads his wife through uncomfortable conversations.
- An immature husband is emotionally detached. A mature husband is open with his emotions, dreams, desires, fears, and insecurities.
- An immature husband can offer only an unstable love. A mature husband provides a steady, unshakable, love – his wife feels secure in their relationship.
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” – Ephesians 5:25
MOLESKIN:
Welcome FNG “La Bling”!
PRAYERS / ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Tailhook, for Curveball’s M, and for victims of the earthquake in Turkey/Syria.