This is more for my female readers than any others. As if there are others beyond that but male readers. I mean monkeys, puppies, herons,and so on do not read..
The statement above is an indicator of my wacky state of mind. We have had super hot weather lately. The type that is typical for summer. The type we long for when the temperatures have dipped below 0 and the ground is frozen and snow covered.
Added to the normal high degrees of summer is the fact that we are managing without air conditioning this year and interior climate control is handled by following the sun around the house adjusting windows, blinds and fans. I am not complaining about that since most of the time the temperature is comfortable. However... we have had this accumulation of hot days that made the house HOT no matter what I did.
Wouldn't you know this is also the season of hot flashes for me.
And so we have the seasons and we have personal seasons. And this is one for me where I find me difficult to live with.
When we started our womens Bible study based on Get Out of That Pit by Beth Moore, our first meeting was at our house and the day was hot. I had watched Annali that day and also run some errands with her and with Lily along to get a new bathing suit as well as assist. I arrived home with about 60 minutes to spare before the ladies would be arriving. Now just because I am very comfortable visiting your house with a lived in atmosphere- you know dishes in the sink, laundry to fold, toys strewn about does not mean I am very comfortable having you visit me with my house in its normal state. MUCH LESS A GROUP of women visiting! Surely my reputation as a woman, wife, ect would be at stake!!!
So enter the mode known as frantic rather than walking in the peace of God. Lydia who had arrived to pick up Annali took one look at me and taking note of the wild eyed look in my eyes and of the panicked sound of my voice took on the gift giving task of washing the dishes. Mind you this was not a simple sink load of dishes but rather an accumulation as though I just hadn't been able to bear to part with them in their dirty state and then realized too late they were no treasure but stinketh like Lazarus' tomb after a few days.
They were not a treasure to me in that state. It was just a too busy to keep up life going on so they were set aside to "soak" and then soak again in bleach water and they were rearanged a few times.
The ladies began to arrive and were greeted by myself trying to appear cool, calm, and collected. A woman walking in the fruit of the Spirit and so on instead of one who had grabbed chips at the gas station on the way home and called it finger food for the evening group. Thank God others brought things better prepared to offset my meager offering!
As we sat to begin our study I was overwhelmed not only by the number of women who had come but also how hot our un airconditioned room was and began to appologize only to have blank or wondering expressions look back at me with assurances of the room being comfortable not hot...It dawned on me then HOT FLASHES. Oh yes they have begun and just in time for our heat wave! Why not! I am likely to have more menopausal musings in this blog as I walk this season out so reader beware. Have a blessed day and stay cool!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Some Ramblings While Walking
Feeling strangely light headed was the result of only 10 minutes exercise on the aerobic exercize machine the Gazelle. I think it was the effect of oxygen being fully inhaled and exhaled!..And as I was "gazelling" there was an interview with an aerobics instructor on LIFE TODAY. They were speaking of the presence of oxygen in the garden of Eden and greater gravitational pull and how life was healthier and longer...The point was drawn that aerobic exercise of course increases oxygen and weight training is essentially a gravitational pull.
We really do need to take care of these temples God has given us! I am not sure why sedentary life seems to be ok nor how I slipped into that pit. But I do know I am glad I was on the Gazelle watching the program instead of just sitting with my coffee and breakfast watching that this morning!
As a side note about the Gazelle: This one is compliments of our daughter Deborah who homeschooled her last two years of highschool and seeing a late night infomercial detirmined this would be an ideal addition to her PE requirements being met. So she bought it! And more important, she really used it! When she and Garrett married the Gazelle remained behind stored in the basement. And I might add it is a basement none of us wants to exercise in. It is the "Creepy Basement". No,no,no! Not haunted! It has other factors that make it creepy. So unless you are a Rocky Balboa type you don't want to exercize down there.
It was back around Thanksgiving we recovered it from the dungeon and brought it into the light. It has a very prominent place in the room Marty and I sleep in. And WE ARE NOT going to let it be draped and hidden by clothing though it would be quite handy for that. Marty uses it and now that I am released from Chiro treatment I do also. Even if it is only a 10 minute start.
And in a moment of self justification, I also did another set of exercise with my powerfully heavy 3 pound weights for upper body strength! Yes thats right I typed it correctly: 3 lbs...and I do have an exercise ball I have been using...Well my hope is small beginnings will lead to something better and and that they are better than nothing at all! The sad thing is I will probably be sore from just these minor changes..But I will press on!
Here is to more oxygen and strength! God really made us remarkably able to rebuild and repair.. Oh and how amazing of Him to make it so exercise would release endorphines in our brains and make us happier people and they even act as pain reducers.
The person being interviewed said her husband will even toss her running shoes to her when she is having crabby moments because she comes back so much happier. I am not sure I would respond maturely enough if my shoes were thrown to me and I was invited to get out (cause that is how I would twist it initially). So I have discovered yet another area long guarded like it was a treasure...my bad attitude! In unwrapping it I have found not a jewel but smelly trash!
Yeah for the Pit study and the Holy Spirit never letting me go on in pit dwelling life styles.
Time to move on with the rest of the day.
We really do need to take care of these temples God has given us! I am not sure why sedentary life seems to be ok nor how I slipped into that pit. But I do know I am glad I was on the Gazelle watching the program instead of just sitting with my coffee and breakfast watching that this morning!
As a side note about the Gazelle: This one is compliments of our daughter Deborah who homeschooled her last two years of highschool and seeing a late night infomercial detirmined this would be an ideal addition to her PE requirements being met. So she bought it! And more important, she really used it! When she and Garrett married the Gazelle remained behind stored in the basement. And I might add it is a basement none of us wants to exercise in. It is the "Creepy Basement". No,no,no! Not haunted! It has other factors that make it creepy. So unless you are a Rocky Balboa type you don't want to exercize down there.
It was back around Thanksgiving we recovered it from the dungeon and brought it into the light. It has a very prominent place in the room Marty and I sleep in. And WE ARE NOT going to let it be draped and hidden by clothing though it would be quite handy for that. Marty uses it and now that I am released from Chiro treatment I do also. Even if it is only a 10 minute start.
And in a moment of self justification, I also did another set of exercise with my powerfully heavy 3 pound weights for upper body strength! Yes thats right I typed it correctly: 3 lbs...and I do have an exercise ball I have been using...Well my hope is small beginnings will lead to something better and and that they are better than nothing at all! The sad thing is I will probably be sore from just these minor changes..But I will press on!
Here is to more oxygen and strength! God really made us remarkably able to rebuild and repair.. Oh and how amazing of Him to make it so exercise would release endorphines in our brains and make us happier people and they even act as pain reducers.
The person being interviewed said her husband will even toss her running shoes to her when she is having crabby moments because she comes back so much happier. I am not sure I would respond maturely enough if my shoes were thrown to me and I was invited to get out (cause that is how I would twist it initially). So I have discovered yet another area long guarded like it was a treasure...my bad attitude! In unwrapping it I have found not a jewel but smelly trash!
Yeah for the Pit study and the Holy Spirit never letting me go on in pit dwelling life styles.
Time to move on with the rest of the day.
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