Author: Big Pappy (Page 13 of 16)

Some ran and some walked, we all got better.

Our Study

John 11:35 – Jesus Wept.

Our verse this week, is about how Jesus came to earth and was fully man and fully god. In being a man, he felt anger, (Matthew 21:12-13), he felt sorrow (John 11:35),  humor and sarcasm (Matthew 23:24).

He also felt pain.  There no pain is greater than the pain Jesus went through for us.  He felt the lashings, the beatings, the crown of thorns, and the nails. He did this all while carry the burden of man’s sin. This is pain we will never be able to comprehend and he did for our salvation.

All burdens we carry are lifted if you accept, believe, worship, repent, and do what Jesus call us to do.

My shared prayer:

“As I begin to walk, the hardships of this past year come to mind. You took my father’s body and my mother’s mind. I grieved when you took our daughter, whom you called us to nurse back to life and gave her away to another. I watched powerlessly as our son lost hope in you after the death of his best friend. And all the while, you make me tell my mother everyday that I am her son and that her husband has died. I do not understand “the why” in these burdens.

The pain in my leg is beginning to hurt.  I think how we serve you lord and now much we need you. I pray for help, I pray guidance, and  I pray for leadership. I read and study your word and I know you listen, but I lack patience and discipline. I am selfish Lord, this is not my life to live but yours.

It is very painful to walk now and I thank you.  Thank you for hardships of the past year. I am closer to you. I trust in you and I know that you will provide me the strength to continue to do the works you have called me to do. I am committed to you lord and thank you for providing me an abundance of grace. Thank you for my wife, my children, my family and friends. Thank you for my home, my work, and the opportunities to grow closer to you.

I am forever yours. Amen.”

Prayer request:

• Roadie’s Son
• Montross’s Aunt
• Wichita’s Dad
• Gumby
• Medicine Woman
• Silas

Last weeks verse:

Psalm 119 105:

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

We moseyed to the flag.

We did the pledge.

We froggered accross the street.

We did 3 to 4 sets of various exercises, moseying around Walmart after each set.

We did called Mary ab exercises.

We froggered back across the street and the back to start

Ended with COT

7 HIMs started the new year right and showed up bright and early to get better.

We mosey down to the amphitheater where the projector is set up to play the classic videos of  Peyton Manning and the United Way, Terry Tate – Office Linebacker, and the story of Billy “The Gun”  Van Goff.

The Thang

• 3 sets of
  • 30 Squats
  • 30 Imperial Walkers
  • 30 Hillbilly Squats
• 3 sets of
  • 10 Big Boys
  • 20 LBC’s
  • 30 Rocky Balboas
• Mosey out and around the lower parking lot, then back to the amphitheater
• 3 sets of:
  • 10 Shoulder Taps
  • 20 Merkins
  • 30 Mountain Climbers
• Nur up the hill, lunge walk down.
• 3 sets of
  • 10 Burpies
  • 20 Merkins
  • 30 Mountain Climbers
• Nur up the hill, lunge walk back down
• 3 sets of
  • 30 Squats
  • 30 Imperial Walkers
  • 30 Hillbilly Squats
• Still have time so one more set of
  • 10 Burpies
  • 20 Merkins
  • 30 Mountain Climbers

We then mosey back to the flag for the pledge and COT.

Prayer Request

• Stogey’s Friend
• Montross
• Rockabilly
• EZ Rider
• Dry Rub
• Whoopee
• All Pax, and the spoken and unspoken prayers

Announcements

• Christmas Party Saturday at 7:00 pm

Great group of men at Folsom and a pleasure to lead.  Remember to always serve!!

1 Corinthians 15:58 – “So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord’s service is ever useless.”

Big Pappy

YHC pulled up for the fill in Q and found several PAX ready to go.  So we queued up the Def Leopard playlist in honor our our new Nantan and got to work.

Let’s get up to the tennis courts

The Thang:

• 10 Big Boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 20 LBC’s in Cadence
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 30 Flutter Kicks
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 40 Hillbillies Climbers
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 50 Imperial Walkers
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 60 Squats
  • Bear Crawl to next court

Turn around and go back

• 5 Burpies / Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 5 Burpies / Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 5 Burpies / Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 5 Burpies/ Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge walk to next court
• 5 Burpies/ Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge walk to next court
• 5 Burpies/ Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge walk to next court

Turn it around and lets do another set

• 10 Shoulder taps
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 20 Merkins
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 30 Wide Arm Merkins
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 40 Mountain Climbers
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 50 Hillbillies
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• Moroccan Nightclubs until Pearl Jam wept.

Turn around and go back

• 5 Burpies / Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 5 Burpies / Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 5 Burpies / Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 5 Burpies/ Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge walk to next court
• 5 Burpies/ Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge walk to next court
• 5 Burpies/ Flying Squirrels
  • Lunge walk to next court

Still got a few minutes

• 10 Big Boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 10 Big Boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 10 Big Boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 10 Big Boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 10 Big boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court
• 10 Big Boys
  • Bear Crawl to next court

Turn around and Squat it back

• 10 Squats
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 20 Squats
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 30 Squats
  • Lunge Walk to next court
• 40 Squats
  • Lunge walk to next court
• 50 Squats
  • Lunge walk to next court
• 60 Squats
  • Lunge walk to next court

Time is up.  We pause the classic anthem of “Animal” by Def Leopard and did the pledge. We close out with a great word from Sparky and using F3 to help benefit the community.

Great words Sparky – Thank you!

Announcements

• Christmas Party on Saturday

Prayers

• Rockabilly
• Tator Hole
• Sparkey’s friend

1 Thessalonians 5:14 – “And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.”

Big Pappy

4 HIMS got out there to get in some work before a great day of fellowship ahead. We took a mosey around Folsom stopping at various locations. We did a variety of exercises and had fellowship on past Q’s.

A few stops/ memories remembered were:

• Medicine Woman letting us all know that nur spelled backwards was run
• Montross and the calve raisers
• Huckleberry and the wall work
• Tolkein and the Merkins/ laps
• HIPPA and the crazy he put us through
• King Pin has a heck of a jump shot with the Bobby Hurley’s

Once back to the to the flag we did COT, Volt’s farmers market, and Prayers.

Moleskin

During the workout, we stopped at 4 places were YHC almost made to the decision give up and never to post again.

1. During my first post, the PAX took off  for a mosey and YHC could not run to the end of the parking lot.  Def Leppard came back and did fellowship mosey with YHC and encouraged me throughout the workout. Thank You Def Leppard
2. On my third post, YHC was tired, sore and was sick tired of being in pain continuously.  For whatever reason, Oompa Loompa stayed with YHC throughout the whole work out. Encouaging and pushing me. Thank You Oompa Loompa
3. On my first weekday post, It was raining and freezing cold. There was only three of us that Gumby, the always reliable Volt, and YHC. We were taking a quick mosey and YHC was thinking to myself this is stupid. I stopped halfway 100% sure that I was done with this idiocy. Gumby came back and picked me up but pushed me through the rest of the work out.   It finally clicked that it not just a work out. Thank you Gumby.
4. Finally about 3 months later, during a Q with a lot running, YHC was about to just give up, walk back to the car and call it a day. But Hacksaw in all his HIMness, was not having any of it. He pushed and pushed me and was not going to let me stop until we were back to the flag. At the time is was not even a third of a mile, but YHC have not run that far continually in over 20 years.  It was a big event for YHC. Thank you Hacksaw.

By posting more and more, YHC got involved in other F’s and events.  Thank you Sparky for convincing me to do my first 5K. Thank you Huck, and Allen Tate for inviting me to the House of Hims.  Thank you Montross for convincing me to get out there for a Speed for Need event.  Thank you Bedpan for being a solid stone. You have helped me more than you will ever know.

Thank you to all of Folsom and F3 Gastonia. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Big Pappy