16 Pax lifted their sixes from the fartsack and joined YHC in the gloom on the first day of school/kids last day of summer. Just like the 2.0s most of the Pax were enthusiastic about waking up and getting to work and some were just down right stubborn and grumpy. Ok, that was just Notebook.
The Weather: hot and humid
The Thang:
It was the morning of the first day of school. I remember it like it was yesterday….
Mosey out to the dry ball field w/high knees and butt kicks otw
COP – All IC
Side straddle hop x 20
Thru the tunnel x 20
Imperial walker x 30
Windmill x 20
Lil baby arm circles x 15 front
OH claps x 30
Lil baby arm circles x 15 back
Moroccan night club x 15
Merkins x 10
Slo-mo squat x 20
Monkey humper x 10
Mosey down to the next field
Bulgarian ball busters x 15 each leg OYO
Morning wood x 10 each side OYO
Merkinators x 10 OYO
Note for future Qs – Most of the prisoners here at Shawshank can’t actually count. They seem to rely on the Nantan to tell them when they have reached a certain number.
Mosey down to next field
Pair up with someone of like height
each pair grab a pencil(log)
YHC is really grasping at straws for a back to school theme
OH log press x 10 IC
Squat x 10 IC
Curls for the girls x 10 OYO
Log bench press x 10 OYO
Sit up w/ log on chest x 10 OYO
Everyone rotate to a different log and Rinse and repeat for 3 total circuits
Although they can’t count, the Pax seemed to recognize patterns with ease!
Actual picture of Notebook from this morning!
Mosey towards the bridge
Plank-o-rama-mama
Hydraulics x 20 IC
LBCs x 20 IC
Newton’s Cradle x 20 IC
Just to clarify what a Newton’s Cradle is, since there seemed to be some confusion about the term.
Freddy mercs x 20 IC
Peter parker plank x 10 secs per side x 2
American Hammer 20 IC
Parker peter x 20 IC
Heel touch to V-up
Cobra x 10 secs
Downward dog
Cobra x 10 secs
Jailbreak back w/ Bear crawls across the bridge – Thanks Uncle Ron!
- Great mumblechatter this morning. The eclipse partying hangover was already leaving me with a brain frog and the mumblechatter almost threw me off.
- T-claps to the Pax who attended the Rock and Stridelite this morning. Too many to name
- T-claps to Pew for keeping me straight in announcing the leadership group meeting tonight.
Announcements:
- Stomp the Swamp preview run tomorrow morning starting at 5:15 in front of the RBHS stadium. All other run AOs will be closed!!!!
- Leadership discussion group will be meeting tonight for the first time at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church Lighthouse Room 129 at 6:30pm. Come join us in kicking this group off!
- Stomp the Swamp is this Saturday. There are two AOs open that morning Boneyard and Cryptonite. Also The Mission will be converging to STS that morning as well.
Devo:
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
– Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NIV)
Over two years ago, I bought a small fig tree and planted it in the garden. It didn’t do well and looked as if it were dying. I dug it up and put it in a large pot. It stood in the pot for a long time, struggling to thrive. During the winter, I dug another hole in the garden where the drainage was better, and I replanted the bare tree.
With the coming of spring, I watered and inspected my tree daily. I found no sign of life. New leaves were appearing on other trees, but the fig tree was bare. It looked like a dead stick. I gave up all hope of its reviving. Yet some time later, I saw the tiniest tip of a green bud. The fig tree eventually came to life, and recently we ate our first fig from it.
As I write this, I see that nothing and no one is too far gone for God. Just as I persisted in resettling my tree as it struggled to grow, so God is continually resettling, redirecting, and moving us along into growth and fruitful production. The process can be uncomfortable and challenging, but we are assured, as we place ourselves in God’s hands, that new life and fruit will spring forth in time.
Thought for the Day
God only requires me to take one step at a time.
Joan Lake (New South Wales, Australia)