TBR

61. Rip Van Winkle and the Pumpkin Lantern by Seth Adam Smith fantasy. Mr. Smith gave the Rip Van Winkle story his own twist, interwoven with elements from several fairytales. An enchanting read and added to my keeper list.

62. Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs by Johnny Walker and Jim DeFelice nonfiction. What a fascinating and inspiring book. I appreciated the opportunity to read about the war in Iraq from the point of view of an Iraqi fighting for his love of his country. I have it as an ebook, but I'm buying it in paperback as a keeper. There is some language, typical of most military books I've read.

63. Here for You Always by Margaret O'Neil contemporary romance. Some language and steamy scenes. I enjoyed some of it and wanted to skip parts of it. The story kept me engaged, but I'm not interested in reading another.

64. Temperance's Trial (Episode 1 of the Virtues and Valor series) by Hallee Bridgeman World War II romance. Hallee uses real WWII heroines as her inspiration for this series. Hallee's books are on my Must Buy list.

65. Homeland's Hope (Episode 2 of the Virtues and Valor series) by Hallee Bridgeman World War II romance. Hallee uses real WWII heroines as her inspiration for this series. She relates the real story of the heroine who inspired the book. This would be a great miniseries. The books really are episodes of an interrelated story.

It's here!

Holiday, USA Anthology 2016-17

All four novellas, 9-12, are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.

Re-discover Holiday, where love is in the air and God is in the mix, in the 2016-17 collection of the Holiday, USA ebooks, for the romantic heart.

In "Leap of Faith Day," Belle Carlisle wants a fresh start. Plumber Vince Timmons is certain the pretty EMT could never be interested in a younger man. God looks on the heart...

In "All or Nothing," secretive Angela Goodrich's dream job is being Holiday Sweets' new manager. EMT Caleb Bronson's anger dominates his life and could cost him his dreams. God knows the pain hidden in the soul...

In "Giving Thanks," Michelle Bronson ran away. She's back and the new assistant baker at Holiday Sweets, secrets and all. EMT Theodore Williams III lives his life as Mr. Straight Arrow, no secrets. Placing God first opens doors never imagined...

In "Christmas Lost," Townie Karen Little is the resident quintessential spinster. Holiday Diner's owner, Alexander Hamilton, is Holiday's most eligible silver fox bachelor. God's moving all the pieces into place, in His time...

Enjoy four complete novellas all in one book.

http://a.co/5ETTtmt 

REAL Week 465

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S:

http://navyseal.s5.com/requirements.html

http://military-fitness.military.com/2013/01/the-spartan-300-workout-and-new-variations.html?ESRC=sm_fit.nl

Right up front: Never in a million years could I do what is required. However, I needed to start somewhere. Considering how fit the SEALs are, I figured it was a good place to start. So my SEAL puppy reps (SEALp) consist of girls' pushups, crunches, and flutter kicks, a SEAL training basic. I started with doing one of each.  Since my accident I haven't done these, but I'm working to add them back into my routine. Currently, I can't sit on the floor and hope to get up again, so crunches and flutter kicks are on hold, and my pushups are against the wall.

Using 1-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises and pushups

SEALFit shared some good hints I want to learn and remember:

http://sealfit.com/sealfit-blog-how-to-build-durability/

22: 1-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch.

23: 1-mile walk. PT. UBP. x2. Stretch.

24: Rest.

25: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x4. Stretch.

26: 1-mile walk. Stretch.

27: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x4. Stretch.

28: 1-mile walk. PT. UBP. x2. Stretch.

Jimmy Thomas is a business man, running a popular romance book cover site, a cover model, personal fitness trainer, and health advisor. Pictures: February 2012 and June 2012. Inspiration, at least to me:

Breathe...

Follow Up 26 June

How'd I do?

PT ~ Done

Walk ~ Done

The Blessing Basket ~ Worked on

A Promise of Possibilities ~ Worked on

Okay Holiday, USA Anthology 2016-17 ~ Done

Email Carol Fiorillo about covers ~ Done

Read ~ A couple chapters

Eat healthy ~ Done

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

A good day

Another busy day ahead

Carpe Diem... Sonoma

NASCAR ~ Truex wins! A. Dillon 16th McDowell 21st

What needs to be done, today?

PT

Walk

The Blessing Basket

A Promise of Possibilities

Okay Holiday, USA Anthology 2016-17

Email Carol Fiorillo about covers

Read

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Thank Goodness It's Sunday 420

~ Proof arrived

~ Air conditioning

~ Chat time

~ Good books

~ God's grace

On my mind...

Yes, wishful thinking as the temperatures float around 110.

Brain Dump

"If you can't make a product better make it harder to get into." This is a quote from one of my seventh grade textbooks. The article was on advertising. Yes, I've remember the quote all these years. It made an impact.

Dove chocolate, sadly, is following this proving the quote to be true. They've changed their packaging and reduced the number of pieces of chocolate from 36 to 30 but are still charging the same price. Not impressed. I think I've purchased my last bag of Dove chocolate.

I love when God provides the weird, silly, little things.

The same day I bought my last bag of Dove chocolate the sale shelves at Fry's had a bag of dark chocolate chips made by a company called Enjoy Life, and it's soy free! In fact, the yummy little chips have two ingredients.

2

Unsweetened chocolate and cane sugar. Hooyah!

REAL Week 464

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S:

http://navyseal.s5.com/requirements.html

http://military-fitness.military.com/2013/01/the-spartan-300-workout-and-new-variations.html?ESRC=sm_fit.nl

Right up front: Never in a million years could I do what is required. However, I needed to start somewhere. Considering how fit the SEALs are, I figured it was a good place to start. So my SEAL puppy reps (SEALp) consist of girls' pushups, crunches, and flutter kicks, a SEAL training basic. I started with doing one of each.  Since my accident I haven't done these, but I'm working to add them back into my routine. Currently, I can't sit on the floor and hope to get up again, so crunches and flutter kicks are on hold, and my pushups are against the wall.

Using 1-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises and pushups

SEALFit shared some good hints I want to learn and remember:

http://sealfit.com/sealfit-blog-how-to-build-durability/

15: 1/2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x1. Stretch.

16: 1-mile walk. PT. UBP. x4. Stretch.

17: Rest.

18: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x4. Stretch.

19: 1-mile walk. PT. UBP. x2. Stretch.

20: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x4. Stretch.

21: 1-mile walk. PT. UBP. x2. Stretch.

Jimmy Thomas is a business man, running a popular romance book cover site, a cover model, personal fitness trainer, and health advisor. Pictures: February 2012 and June 2012. Inspiration, at least to me: