birds, cards, and Jesus?

putting birds on things was genius. i have to admit, it went completely unnoticed in my mind until watching portlandia. birds are on everything. it's pretty amazing because birds can fly and the rest of us can't. so i think subconsciously when we see a bird on something we want it because deep down we all want to fly.

why didn't Jesus make us so we can fly?

as you know i've been trying to perform feats of strength lately. it takes work. it takes training. it takes a lot of effort, study and sweat. but i'm getting better at it. i can almost tear an entire deck of cards in two. i feel my hands, forearms and entire body getting much stronger. it's really fun too. i like it because not many people do it, and it will be great for parties.

i think it's kind of like the birds of the air. there aren't many creatures who get to do it. i assume they laugh at us internally (birds can't laugh out loud...that would just be crazy) and feel strong when they look down and realize we can't do what they do.

i don't know why Jesus made us so we can't fly. maybe it's so we realize we aren't the only ones on the planet. maybe because he knew we'd build things to overcome that. maybe he didn't want us to get cocky (bird pun intended). maybe he just wanted us to be able to marvel at his creativity and enjoy the view.

Feats of Strength...

I thought it'd be fun to post some fitness stuff on the blog since I'm a personal trainer and don't get to train all that often anymore since I'm back in full-time ministry. Today, I'm starting with some fun stuff I've been doing lately. Partly because I don't have a lot of money and partly out of my obsessive nature.

I love fitness equipment and new challenges and this is what I'm obsessing over right now, which is fun because it's cheap.

I'm trying to start performing some Feats of Strength. It's really fun and adds a different dynamic to my workouts...mostly gaining grip strength. I'll post some things I'm doing now and again. For now, I'm bending some bolts and ripping a deck of cards. I'm also posting a pic of my strongman log lift. The log isn't a Feat of Strength, but I just finished making the log and it's just AWESOME.

I'll post some fitness and nutrition tips as part of my blog and hopefully it will be helpful to you and motivating to get out there and get active...or just try something fun that you can do for people that will make them OOOOOO and AAHHHH.

I Am Truly Blessed

I have given up the internet for Lent this year, but I'm making an exception today because I need to celebrate, and you can't celebrate without sharing your good news with others. I'd explain it all, but instead I'll simply share my prayer today...

Thank you, Lord Jesus! Thank you for Ephraim and Jordan in my life. Thank you for the paperwork we signed today in order to move from foster to adoptive parents. Thank you for the amazing blessing that we have in these boys. I’m feeling joy and excitement today and I can’t really focus on anything else. Thank you that we will be able to start our adoption finalization now. You are an amazing God! I love you and thank you. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.