Masterpieces!

Third day is done and, believe it or not, I have had some troubles already.

On Saturday my foot started creaking a bit more, so I absolutely would not run and I didn't have time to go to the gym that morning as my day was packed. But I knew that, to keep up with my challenge, I must exercise at least for 30 min. So, I got on my elliptical trainer for 5 minutes and then did some aerobic exercises.

This morning I realized that, for my own health, I must have more VitC and more fruit (just at this time). So, I stocked up on apples this morning along with my daily eggs. Usually my breakfasts consist of two eggs with mushroom and spinach in it, a piece or two of turkey bacon, a hot green veggie (usually spinach, broccoli, green beans, or asparagus) and a sugar: some hot chocolate. I can't have pancakes or waffles or anything like that, unless I wanted my big meal to be the first one of the day.

Cucumber is, to me, one of the most special vegetables out there. It's full of water and has an excellent, light taste. It's easy to cut up, bag, and take to school. Yum! One can easily spice up the taste with just a little pepper. I'm looking forward to taking lots of cucumber with me to school this semester.

I slipped majorly this past weekend while walking around downtown Annapolis with my man, Sean, who I visited for the day. I just commented on all the skinny women that were walking on the boardwalk. Sean replied, "They look disgusting." And I said back, "No they don't......." and sighed a bit. Sean reminded me of what I had JUST written on my blog about image. The truth is, we are all, regardless of looks, masterpieces made in God's image. And it is so easy to slip and fall into the deception of the world.

In Psalm 139 we read "I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." The Lord is to be feared and He is wonderful. He made us in the same way. The scripture then uses an affirmation ..."my soul knows it very well." Affirmations are what I use in performance to calm my over-excitement and my frequent doubts. I see this as David, the psalmist, laying aside his own doubts. The Lord is fearful and wonderful and He has made us so. His works are marvelous (what He does is marvelous....and He made YOU!) Your spirit, your mind, and your body are MARVELOUS! And we should be in the practice of affirming this in our minds and hearts.

My sister and I both have crooked pinky fingers. My sister's is especially crooked. Someone could look at her pinky and think, "Boy! Something went wrong here." Do you know that a pinky that is crooked like hers is ideal for flute playing? My sister is an excellent (really tops) flautist and recently finished her Flute Performance degree at Carnegie Mellon with one of the best flute teachers in the world. She was born with a little crooked finger and the Lord used it!

The Lord doesn't make mistakes. You were made a masterpiece.

Remember it!

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