Second Month In

I have been doing my new exercises of weight training, crunches, and walking for two months. I am now using 5 lb dumbbells to do 4 sets of ten triceps kickbacks, 4 sets of ten shoulder presses, and 3 sets of ten bicep curls. Then I use 8 lb dumbbells to do 1 set of ten bicep curls. Then I do forty push ups. I do this routine three days a week. Two days a week I do 100 crunches in sets of ten or twenty. Then on Saturday I have been walking a little over four miles in around an hour and twenty minuets. I want to be doing twice this in a month or two.

Katie Marie Van Duren

I met her at Camp Good News three years ago. This morning I read her obituary in the Tribune. She died last Sunday in the early morning. It was sad to hear of her death but not too shocking. I knew that she suffered from heart and lung problems. She had always been open and matter of fact about it. She had a great sense of humor and was fun to talk to. She participated in almost all of the camp activities so I didn't realize that it was that serious. I didn't know that her sister had died. I looked at the picture in the paper and cried because she was only 13. I know that she has gone to be with Jesus.

It Breaks His Heart

So here I am having one of those crummy days in which nothing really bad happens but you feel like everything is against you. I missed my walk this morning because I was cleaning the house. I've been doing laundry and homework this afternoon. The rest of my family went to the beach this afternoon. I messed up on my homework problem and had to do it over again. I'm feeling sorry for myself for being so miserable. Then I'm wondering why I didn't ask for God's help. Why did I try to get through my day without Him? It must break His heart when He sees us struggling to do something and being so occupied that we don't take the time to ask for Him to help us. I'm going to go spend some time with God now.

Swing Dancing

I went swing dancing last night with some of my friends. I was dancing with this one guy (he was a really good dancer) when he dipped my at the end of the dance. I laughed because it made me nervous. "I guess that makes me nervous because I have a problem trusting guys", I told him. He understood since we had just met.
So I went home thinking about how you have to trust a guy when you are dancing. You have to trust that he won't drop you when he dips you. I then thought how it compared to trusting God. I have to trust that God won't "drop me". But the difference is that I didn't know the guy but I know God. God is God. God won't let me down or fail me. It is amazing that we can put our trust in such a Mighty God who never fails.

Walking Around

I've been going on long walks around Nipomo. I always take Belle (my brother's dog) and my cell phone (just in case something happens and I need help). Today I went on my longest walk yet which lasted for an hour and a half (I have gone on longer hikes but this is my longest walk by myself). I walked a little over four miles. I really like walking. It is fun and you are actually going someplace. The weather was beautiful today. I want to eventually walk ten miles each Saturday.