Happy Halloween

Celebrate with a story.

Secondhand Samhain 

The seventh novella in the series...

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Jan Connor, the new manager of the secondhand shop Vintage Holiday, loves her job, her town, and her life. She doesn't need anything except a little bit of help. Her annual Halloween birthday party isn't coming together, and her antiquated computer system is only making it worse.

Trent McDonald, computer guru extraordinaire, is looking for a place to call home. His brother, Cowboy, suggested Holiday might offer what he needs but never mentioned Vintage Holiday's pretty shop manager.

Between one breath and the next, God changes everything...

http://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Samhain-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B01A0IBBQI/ref=sr_1_1

If you prefer paperback...

Holiday, USA Anthology 2015

All four novellas published in 2015 are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.

https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-USA-Anthology-2015-2/dp/153018617X/ref=sr_1_22

Ready for Halloween?

REAL Week 587

 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. My pushups are against the wall.

Using 1, 2, and/or 4-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises, pushups, and chair sits against the wall

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

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

23: 1/2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

24: 2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x3 Stretch 3 hours yard work

25: Rest

26: 2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x3 Stretch

27: 1/2 mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

28: 2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x3 Stretch

29: 1/2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

Brain Dump

 In the Bible, the Lord promised He wouldn't flood the earth again, like He did during Noah's time. God even sent a rainbow as a promise. I'm fascinated that the promise was that He would never be "wroth" again. If you've read the Bible, you know that the Lord is angry with them, again. I wonder if perhaps "wroth" isn't simply angry but carrying out a punishment, anger pushed to action. However, then I think about what happened to Egypt, and maybe not. Then again, God never flooded the earth again. He hasn't wiped anything out. He's allowed the natural ebb and flow of the earth, hurricanes, tornadoes, swarming insects, disease, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, blizzards...something to think about.

One Day Follow Up

How'd I do, so far?

Physical therapy ~ So far so good

Walk ~ So far so good

Scripture study ~ So far so good

Edits ~ So far so good

Read ~ So far so good

Eat healthy ~ So far so good

Good sleep ~ So far so good

Errands ~ Not yet

Make something fun ~ Not yet

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Carpe Diem

What needs to be done?

Physical therapy

Walk

Scripture study

Rewrites

Read

Eat healthy

Good sleep

Errands

Make something fun

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Thank Goodness It's Sunday 539

~ Church

~ Helpful angels

~ New books by favorite authors

~ Cooler weather

~ God's grace

End of the Week Follow Up

How'd I do?

Physical therapy ~ Done

Walk ~ Done

Scripture study ~ Done

Edits ~ Progressing

Read ~ Done

Eat healthy ~ Good and bad

Good sleep ~ Mostly good

Errands ~ Done

Make something fun ~ Cheeseburger with avocado

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Brain Dump

The CDC shared a study. 85% of those who contracted the latest virus Always or usually wore a mask. On the other hand, 8% of those who never wore a mask contracted the virus. So you are 10x more likely to contract the virus if you wear a mask. I think I'd rather risk the 8% than the 85%. (At least in this study.) Why are those who scream "follow the science" refusing to follow the science?

REAL Week 586

  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. My pushups are against the wall.

Using 1, 2, and/or 4-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises, pushups, and chair sits against the wall

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

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

16: 1-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

17: 2-1/4 mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x3 Stretch 3 hours of yard work

18: Rest

19: 1-1/2 mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x3 Stretch

20: 1/2 mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

21: 1-1/2 mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x3 Stretch

22: 1/2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch