7 years of F3…when you say it like that you wonder where it’s gone, as Red says in Shawshank Redemption, paraphrasing, of course. In some ways, it feels like a short time, which it relatively is, but in others, it feels like F3 has always been a part of my life. It’s hard to imagine sometimes life without it, just like imagining a time before your kids were born. You didn’t know you were missing something in your life until you had it. I sure do love my brothers and thankful that I have them to add to the many blessings in my life. I am beyond grateful to God for them and my family.
Here’s how it went today:
Conditions:
Mid 50s, clear
Prayer/Disclaimer
COP:
SSH x 10
TTT x 10
LBAC x 10 each way
The thang:
Mosey to first corner of track next to the fence:
Full body circuits, up the ladder:
- 10 burpees, then run to next corner
- 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then run next corner
- 30 squats, 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then run to next corner
- 40 plank jacks, 30 squats, 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then run to final corner
- 50 LBC, 40 PJ, 30 squats, 20 Merkins, 10 burpees
Mosey to sidewalk opposite of starting corner:
Bear crawl the field stopping at each light pole
- Pole 1 is 20 iron crosses
- Pole 2 is 20 leg lifts
- Pole 3 is 20 Flutter kicks x 2
Mosey back to starting corner
Full body circuits back down the ladder:
- 50 LBC, 40 PJ, 30 squats, 20 Merkins, 10 burpees run to next corner
- 40 plank jacks, 30 squats, 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then run to next corner
- 30 squats, 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then run to next corner
- 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then run to final corner
- 10 burpees
Head back to flag
Announcements:
- 2/18 D2D
- 3/4 F3 Lexington Convergence at River Bluff
- 3/4 Light the Fight at Saluda Shoals 7-9p
- 4/27 Lexington Race Against Hunger
- 4/29 Don’t Suffer Challenge
Prayers:
- No Show’s family
- Families dealing with loss of loved ones
- Aging parents
- Ken Doll’s sister and brother-in-law
- YHC’s sister-in-law and FIL
Devo:
“In the same way, though there are many of us, we are one body in Christ, and individually we
belong to each other.” ~Romans 12:5
One thing I have learned in my 7 years of F3, is that we cannot do this thing called life, alone. We may have wives and children who will be there for us through all of our ups, downs, highs, lows, triumphs, and turmoil, but they will never fully understand what it means to be a man. We need other men to turn to for advice and to be beacons for us when we need it the most. Only men can fully understand what we are going through. In this group, F3, where there are many of us, we can find a common theme, that as children of God, we are one. All of our hopes, dreams, sadness, and disappointments can be shared and understood by all, making us one unit going through the same season under God.
Our wives and children are the greatest gift from God. This can never be forgotten. However, other men are placed in our lives to help us honor this gift daily.