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Fitness Friday

I have a lot of nerve titling this post “Fitness Friday”, when I just polished off a bag of peanut M & M’s. I could let you believe that since I received this bag as a Christmas present I maintained so much control that it took this long to finish it, rationing out only a few a day. In reality, this was a belated Christmas present I received just after Lent started. I practiced restraint, giving up chocolate for Lent, and by then I had forgotten about said bag. Once I opened it last week, there was little rationing going on. One last confession I should make is that there was actually two full bags at one time.  
So now you’ve heard my confession. Onto the point at hand.
I’ve been wanting to write a series of articles on getting healthy. Nothing too deep or serious, just my thoughts on ways to eat better, lose some weight, get in shape. I’m not an expert on these things, but having worked in the medical field for nearly 30 years, I have seen enough to have some reasonable ideas and reasonable expectations. 
I also want to share with you how my own personal slug-to-5K training is coming along. It’s a lot to look forward to, but you will have to wait. Watch for Wellness Wednesdays coming soon!

Streets of Hatchet Creek

After visiting the Home, Sport and Travel show last Saturday, I took the time to walk a few streets on that side of town. What a beautiful weekend it was! If I hadn’t had so much yard work to do at home, I may have gotten in a few more streets. 
All of us who still live in Tomahawk feel pretty blessed to have the wide Wisconsin River flowing through our neighborhoods.                             When I was a kid, my mom’s friend Mrs. Kuntz lived and farmed here on Bradley Farm Road. Anybody else remember their corn and gladiolas? 
The railroad bed that runs from the school to the other end of town. I need to walk that whole trail sometime for this series, don’t I? 
The United Methodist Church. Home also to the Tomahawk Food Pantry. 
I don’t know what to say here. Anyone who follows Tomahawk news remembers the tragedy that took place here in the wee hours of Easter morning. The tree was cut down later that week. RIP Mark and Lani. 
Circling back to the School Complex, I noticed something in the brush on the side of the road. What a cool old piece of machinery. I hear American Pickers are coming to the Northwoods in May. Should I give them a call?


And here is the map. A sad map. I really will get a new updated map one of these days. 

Home, Sport and Travel

This past weekend was Tomahawk’s annual Home, Sport and Travel Show. The last few years I have worked at it in one capacity or another, but this year, I went as a regular person. Visited with a few people I haven’t seen in a while, picked up a few treats, and took some pictures. Imagine that. 
For the first time in as many years as I can remember, there was beautiful weather for the show this weekend. The kind of weather that makes you think about camping. 
One of these trailers would work perfectly for us. Anyone got sixteen thousand dollars they’d like to donate to our cause. Or I suppose we could get a boat.

If we lived on a lake. 
Now, we’re talking. I could certainly use this water feature in my backyard. I wouldn’t have to go camping then.   About the only thing I could afford was the cookies at the Relay for Life bake sale. Num, num. Calories don’t count if they are supporting a good cause.   Just as we were leaving, the Flight for Life came in. It’s not like I never see it at work.   They just kind of frown on me taking pictures of the helicopter at work, coz it rarely lands at the hospital for fun.
When we were done at the Home Show, Hubby went to run some errands, and I walked a few streets. You will have to stop back in a couple days to see where I went. 

Psalm 5

While I was sharing Bible verses during Easter week, I read a lot of great verses that I want to share with you. However, I thought that this Sunday I would go back to the book of Psalms. There are 150 chapters in the Book of Psalms you know and at this rate, I may never get to all of them. 
Psalm 5(New International Version)
1 Listen to my words, Lord,    consider my lament.2 Hear my cry for help,    my King and my God,    for to you I pray.3 In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;    in the morning I lay my requests before you    and wait expectantly.4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;    with you, evil people are not welcome.5 The arrogant cannot stand    in your presence.You hate all who do wrong;6     you destroy those who tell lies.The bloodthirsty and deceitful    you, Lord, detest.7 But I, by your great love,    can come into your house;in reverence I bow down    toward your holy temple.8 Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness    because of my enemies—    make your way straight before me.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;    let them ever sing for joy.Spread your protection over them,    that those who love your name may rejoice in you.12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;    you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Friday Drive

Friday, we woke to several inches of fresh snow on the ground. Again. I'm just not going to let this get me down. I had plans and I was going to carry them out. 
I picked up my daughter and drove two hours to this wonderful junk (junque) sale. My daughter just bought a house so was looking for funky furnishings for it. She shopped until the back of the car was full. We had a great time.   I love all the old bikes, especially the one in the tree.
 Val really wanted that arbor for her wedding, but there was no way that was going to fit in the car. I think the little red wagon would have fit, but I really don't need another one.
 There is just too much to pick from! I was actually waiting for that snow to fall off the roof onto someone's head. I'm bad.
 I wanted about six things in this picture, but since I am supposed to have a rummage sale this spring to get rid of my own junk... it would seem counterproductive to bring more stuff home.
 I loved this cute little shed and it was empty! But there wasn't a for sale sign on it. I wanted it .
 Just too much stuff to describe.
 Yet another bike and I really loved the wall of doors.
 And when there just is no more room left on the ground, put stuff on the roof!
And no words can describe how cute these are. Click here for the Facebook page about this place.

Easter Monday

Imagine it is still Easter morning. You were there at Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday. You are still in shock, when you hear rumors that His tomb is empty. You hear talk that He has risen from the dead just as He said He would. You and a friend are walking to the next town when the following occurs.
13 That same day two of Jesus’ followers were going to a town named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking about everything that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began walking with them, 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 Then he said, “What are these things you are talking about while you walk?”
The two followers stopped, looking very sad. 18 The one named Cleopas answered, “Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not know what just happened there?”
19 Jesus said to them, “What are you talking about?”
They said, “About Jesus of Nazareth. He was a prophet who said and did many powerful things before God and all the people. 20 Our leaders and the leading priests handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. 21 But we were hoping that he would free Israel. Besides this, it is now the third day since this happened. 22 And today some women among us amazed us. Early this morning they went to the tomb, 23 but they did not find his body there. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive! 24 So some of our group went to the tomb, too. They found it just as the women said, but they did not see Jesus.”
25 Then Jesus said to them, “You are foolish and slow to believe everything the prophets said. 26 They said that the Christ must suffer these things before he enters his glory.” 27 Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.
How long would it take you to recognize Jesus? What would it take for God to clear your eyes and let you see your Savior?
28 They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29 But they begged him, “Stay with us, because it is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.
30 When Jesus was at the table with them, he took some bread, gave thanks, divided it, and gave it to them. 31 And then, they were allowed to recognize Jesus.

Luke 24, New Century Version 

Easter Morning

The day after the Sabbath day was the first day of the week. At dawn on the first day, Mary Magdalene and another woman named Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 At that time there was a strong earthquake. An angel of the Lord came down from heaven, went to the tomb, and rolled the stone away from the entrance. Then he sat on the stone. 3 He was shining as bright as lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The soldiers guarding the tomb shook with fear because of the angel, and they became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified. 6 He is not here. He has risen from the dead as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was. 7 And go quickly and tell his followers, ‘Jesus has risen from the dead. He is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there.’” Then the angel said, “Now I have told you.” 
8 The women left the tomb quickly. They were afraid, but they were also very happy. They ran to tell Jesus’ followers what had happened. 9 Suddenly, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings.” The women came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my followers to go on to Galilee, and they will see me there.”
Matthew 28, New Century Version

Easter Vigil

40 Some women were standing at a distance from the cross, watching; among them were Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph. (James was her youngest son.) 41 These women had followed Jesus in Galilee and helped him. Many other women were also there who had come with Jesus to Jerusalem.
Jesus has just died on the cross. His disciplines have abandoned Him; only this handful of women remain. They will remain vigilant and return on Sunday morning to further attend to the body of their Lord.
42 This was Preparation Day. (That means the day before the Sabbath day.) That evening, 43 Joseph from Arimathea was brave enough to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus’ body. Joseph, an important member of the Jewish council, was one of the people who was waiting for the kingdom of God to come. 44 Pilate was amazed that Jesus would have already died, so he called the army officer who had guarded Jesus and asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 The officer told Pilate that he was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. 46 Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down from the cross, and wrapped it in the linen. He put the body in a tomb that was cut out of a wall of rock. Then he rolled a very large stone to block the entrance of the tomb. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw the place where Jesus was laid.

Mark 15, New Century Version

Good Friday

6 Every year at the time of the Passover the governor would free one prisoner whom the people chose. 7 At that time, there was a man named Barabbas in prison who was a rebel and had committed murder during a riot. 8 The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to free a prisoner as he always did.
9 So Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?” 10 Pilate knew that the leading priests had turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous. 11 But the leading priests had persuaded the people to ask Pilate to free Barabbas, not Jesus.
12 Then Pilate asked the crowd again, “So what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”
13 They shouted, “Crucify him!”
14 Pilate asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?”
But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
15 Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he freed Barabbas for them. After having Jesus beaten with whips, he handed Jesus over to the soldiers to be crucified.
16 The soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s palace (called the Praetorium) and called all the other soldiers together. 17 They put a purple robe on Jesus and used thorny branches to make a crown for his head. 18 They began to call out to him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 The soldiers beat Jesus on the head many times with a stick. They spit on him and made fun of him by bowing on their knees and worshiping him. 20 After they finished, the soldiers took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him out of the palace to be crucified.  

33 At noon the whole country became dark, and the darkness lasted for three hours. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani.” This means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
35 When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, “Listen! He is calling Elijah.”
36 Someone there ran and got a sponge, filled it with vinegar, tied it to a stick, and gave it to Jesus to drink. He said, “We want to see if Elijah will come to take him down from the cross.”
37 Then Jesus cried in a loud voice and died.
38 The curtain in the Temple was torn into two pieces, from the top to the bottom. 39 When the army officer who was standing in front of the cross saw what happened when Jesus died, he said, “This man really was the Son of God!”

Mark 15 New Century Version

Maundy Thursday, 2015

22 While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, “Take it; this is my body.”
23 Then Jesus took a cup and thanked God for it and gave it to the followers, and they all drank from the cup.
24 Then Jesus said, “This is my blood which is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many. 25 I tell you the truth, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine again until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Jesus had spoken of His impending death before. I don’t think that the disciples ever really understood what He meant, but this night, Jesus knows how very short His time is. As He prays in the Garden of Gethsemane, I don’t believe that it is the physical pain that Jesus is so dreading. I think it is the betrayal He will face, the weakness of His devoted followers, the separation from His Heavenly Father.   
32 Jesus and his followers went to a place called Gethsemane. He said to them, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and he began to be very sad and troubled. 34 He said to them, “My heart is full of sorrow, to the point of death. Stay here and watch.”
35 After walking a little farther away from them, Jesus fell to the ground and prayed that, if possible, he would not have this time of suffering. 36 He prayed, “Abba, Father! You can do all things. Take away this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”
37 Then Jesus went back to his followers and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour? 38 Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. The spirit wants to do what is right, but the body is weak.”
39 Again Jesus went away and prayed the same thing. 40 Then he went back to his followers, and again he found them asleep, because their eyes were very heavy. And they did not know what to say to him.
41 After Jesus prayed a third time, he went back to his followers and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That’s enough. The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinful people.”
Mark 14, New Century Version