Some people don't like the way...Sally walk!
Ha! It's a throwback for anyone who's a true 80s child (classes of 89-93) this was THE song at every house party, after the ball game hangouts, you name it and that song was boomin on the DJ's speakers. To this day I hear the song and my head starts bobbin' and I'm right back at the "Y"; which if you weren't at the "Y" you probably weren't in the scene of the who's who and what's what in good old Canton. Or as we liked to call it, Canton's Finest!
Brings back memories, but it also got me to thinking. What was it about Sally that got folks to the point that someone made up a rap about her, and why don't they like the way she walks.
...she don't live in manha-in' bronx queens or da island of sta-in
I mean, wow to even lay down lyrics discussing where she did and didn't live. Hmmm, did people talk about me like that? At the "Y", the popular place to be, with the popular kids, was I so popular or did I just think I was? Was my walk talked about?
Do people still talk about the way I walk. Do they notice that my stride is a little different from the woman next to me? Do they pay close attention to the fact that even though there may be others watching me, despising the way "Amia walk"; I still keep walkin'
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
Friday, January 22, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Daniel Fast-Praying for Haiti
Last week (Wednesday) we had a prayer service after the Believing God class. It was a powerful prayer service. It's such an awesome feeling to know that you know that you know that God is in control no matter what it looks like.
I had the awesome honor of praying for the nation of Haiti. What God gave me without repeating the prayer, which I can't say I remember all of it anyway, was the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37. At any rate, my study bible explained that going into the valley and breathing life was like a resurrection of the land and a reclaiming of God's covenant. Had we not already had an intense lesson on what the Covenant is, it wouldn't have made a lot of sense to me. But it does now and praise God for His Covenant promise
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
I had the awesome honor of praying for the nation of Haiti. What God gave me without repeating the prayer, which I can't say I remember all of it anyway, was the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37. At any rate, my study bible explained that going into the valley and breathing life was like a resurrection of the land and a reclaiming of God's covenant. Had we not already had an intense lesson on what the Covenant is, it wouldn't have made a lot of sense to me. But it does now and praise God for His Covenant promise
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Day 12: The F.I.T.-ness test
Daniel Fast 2010: day 12
Today was tough. Spiritually, emotionally and physically. I was drained. At first I was ready to chalk it up to PMS but there were no chocolate cravings so that wasn't it.
All day I was dragging, eyes barely open, it hurt to breathe, well not really hurt but it almost burned to breathe. Kinda reminded me of Ohio winters when its so cold your nostrils stick together if you sniff. That kind of hurt-breathing. My body ached; my head, my back, my legs. Every noise seemed exagerated and annoyingly loud. Every song on the radio made me cry, every thought that passed my mind made me tear up. I was frustrated...and the list went on, BUT GOD!
I had no idea that I was being tested. Even when I had to deal with the torment of difficult people, I was being tested.
At the end of the day, I sit here relieved its over taking a sigh of retreive when the Holy Spirit says to me "you've passed". I'm like "WUT". So we began our conversation:
"you passed your test, this was a fitness test. To see how strong you are. You say you are strong, you have placed your life, your health, your wellbeing, in my trust. You've given it to me, I've tried you and tested you and I know you are now F.I.T. to serve"
WOW! Do I get a medal or anything? Probably not, but, I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL!!!!!! Toward the High Calling, which Christ has called me to! I press on! I passed this test.
Today. It felt like the long jump in a track and field tournament. I was grounded then off I ran full speed as fast as my feet could carry me, boom, I hit that landing zone, up in the air with the greatest propulsion I could muster up and I landed in the sand...here come the judges to measure my distance. How far did I jump, were my toes across the line? I don't know how far I jumped today, all I know is that I qualified for the next round!!!!!
Later in the day I ran into a familiar face from one of my very first experiences as an aerobics instructor. We chatted about how long it's been since we first met recognizably so because our daughters were just in baby carriers then. And then another God Stop ; that's those moments Beth Moore describes in the Believing God study, when God just quickly identifies Himself in an unlikely space in your life. I realized how far I'd come. I realized that over 7 years ago I stood infront of a group of hopeful moms, unsure of who I was; guiding them on a journey of finding their potential in staying healthy. I had no clue who I was yet He used me to be a light in someone's life. WOW! How great our God is that He caused me to be effective when I thought I was defective.
I am drawn to the following passage, especially when I feel like giving up and saying this is too much for me to handle.
1 Corinthians 8:10-15 says
(10) And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desireing to do a year ago; (11) but now you must complete the doing of it: that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.(12)For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. (13)For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened. (14)but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack that there may be equality. (15) As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack"
After years of having labored with compassion to keep others fit, I know that He will do what He said He would do, when I first began this work.
No matter how I feel or how it looks I will let this scripture be my encouragement. Let it also encourage you.
So I will discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
Today was tough. Spiritually, emotionally and physically. I was drained. At first I was ready to chalk it up to PMS but there were no chocolate cravings so that wasn't it.
All day I was dragging, eyes barely open, it hurt to breathe, well not really hurt but it almost burned to breathe. Kinda reminded me of Ohio winters when its so cold your nostrils stick together if you sniff. That kind of hurt-breathing. My body ached; my head, my back, my legs. Every noise seemed exagerated and annoyingly loud. Every song on the radio made me cry, every thought that passed my mind made me tear up. I was frustrated...and the list went on, BUT GOD!
I had no idea that I was being tested. Even when I had to deal with the torment of difficult people, I was being tested.
At the end of the day, I sit here relieved its over taking a sigh of retreive when the Holy Spirit says to me "you've passed". I'm like "WUT". So we began our conversation:
"you passed your test, this was a fitness test. To see how strong you are. You say you are strong, you have placed your life, your health, your wellbeing, in my trust. You've given it to me, I've tried you and tested you and I know you are now F.I.T. to serve"
WOW! Do I get a medal or anything? Probably not, but, I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL!!!!!! Toward the High Calling, which Christ has called me to! I press on! I passed this test.
Today. It felt like the long jump in a track and field tournament. I was grounded then off I ran full speed as fast as my feet could carry me, boom, I hit that landing zone, up in the air with the greatest propulsion I could muster up and I landed in the sand...here come the judges to measure my distance. How far did I jump, were my toes across the line? I don't know how far I jumped today, all I know is that I qualified for the next round!!!!!
Later in the day I ran into a familiar face from one of my very first experiences as an aerobics instructor. We chatted about how long it's been since we first met recognizably so because our daughters were just in baby carriers then. And then another God Stop ; that's those moments Beth Moore describes in the Believing God study, when God just quickly identifies Himself in an unlikely space in your life. I realized how far I'd come. I realized that over 7 years ago I stood infront of a group of hopeful moms, unsure of who I was; guiding them on a journey of finding their potential in staying healthy. I had no clue who I was yet He used me to be a light in someone's life. WOW! How great our God is that He caused me to be effective when I thought I was defective.
I am drawn to the following passage, especially when I feel like giving up and saying this is too much for me to handle.
1 Corinthians 8:10-15 says
(10) And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desireing to do a year ago; (11) but now you must complete the doing of it: that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.(12)For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. (13)For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened. (14)but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack that there may be equality. (15) As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack"
After years of having labored with compassion to keep others fit, I know that He will do what He said He would do, when I first began this work.
No matter how I feel or how it looks I will let this scripture be my encouragement. Let it also encourage you.
So I will discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
Friday, January 08, 2010
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Daniel Fast 2010-Recipes
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
prep time: 15 minutes | cooking time: 32 minutes | makes 4 dozen cookies
These are soft out of the oven, but as they cool they are nice and chewy. They are a serious crowd pleaser, for crowds with taste buds.
Note: I use flax seeds because they make the texture a little chewier, but I've made them without and they're still good!
Equipment:
baking sheets
2 mixing bowls
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup of honey
2 tablespoons sugar-free applesauce
1 cup canned pumpkin, or cooked pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
optional: 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup raisins
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Have ready 2 greased baking sheets.
Mix together flour, oats, baking soda, salt and spices.
In a seperate bowl, mix together oil, applesauce, pumpkin and vanilla (and flax seeds if using) until very well combined. Add dry ingredients to wet in 3 batches, folding to combine. Fold in walnuts and raisins.
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. They don't spread very much so they can be placed only an inch apart. Flatten the tops of the cookies with a fork or with your fingers, to press into cookie shape. Bake for 16 minutes at 350. If you are using two sheets of cookies on 2 levels of your oven, rotate the sheets halfway through for even baking. You'll have enough batter for 4 trays.
Remove from oven and get cookies onto a wire rack to cool. These taste best when they've had some time to cool and set. They taste even better the next day!
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
prep time: 15 minutes | cooking time: 32 minutes | makes 4 dozen cookies
These are soft out of the oven, but as they cool they are nice and chewy. They are a serious crowd pleaser, for crowds with taste buds.
Note: I use flax seeds because they make the texture a little chewier, but I've made them without and they're still good!
Equipment:
baking sheets
2 mixing bowls
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup of honey
2 tablespoons sugar-free applesauce
1 cup canned pumpkin, or cooked pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
optional: 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup raisins
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Have ready 2 greased baking sheets.
Mix together flour, oats, baking soda, salt and spices.
In a seperate bowl, mix together oil, applesauce, pumpkin and vanilla (and flax seeds if using) until very well combined. Add dry ingredients to wet in 3 batches, folding to combine. Fold in walnuts and raisins.
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. They don't spread very much so they can be placed only an inch apart. Flatten the tops of the cookies with a fork or with your fingers, to press into cookie shape. Bake for 16 minutes at 350. If you are using two sheets of cookies on 2 levels of your oven, rotate the sheets halfway through for even baking. You'll have enough batter for 4 trays.
Remove from oven and get cookies onto a wire rack to cool. These taste best when they've had some time to cool and set. They taste even better the next day!
-keep your heart pumpin' and your spirit movin'
Amia
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