16 New Music Friday

On July 8, 2016July 9, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music, new music, new music FridayLeave a comment

Running late today. Work has been busy. Good thing. With that being said, I just posted everything I liked. You can sort through them. 🙂

Eight new musician followers this week. Finally broke the three a week that’s been happening for many weeks. 🙂 Take a listen, might find someone new that you really like their music. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.

Till The End by Kelli Brogan –

Best Served Cold by Nick Littler –

Slow Down Summer by Indigo Summer –

Time Goes On by Kirbanu –

Don’t Cry Out (cover) by Tatiana Marie –

By John Santana – Glasgow Scotland. Sorry but I can’t find any music on internet.

Good Good Father (cover) by The Keirls –

Remember Me by Thirteen –

Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently. Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen. In trying not to put way too songs on here I am going to start putting 1 or 2 per band max and just tell you the entire cd, or 90%, is good and I would recommend purchasing it or checking out more songs on your own. I may add more artists and their new cd’s as I listen to more songs from them. Not all the way through all of them yet.

Cd’s I recommend:

Big Day In A Small Town by Brandy Clark

Disappearing In Airports by Candlebox

The Only One by Doug Anderson

The River by Jordan Feliz

Last Year Was Complicated by Nick Jonas

Where The Light Gets In by Jason Gray

Who Would It Be by Craig Morgan –

Wonderful Life (Mi Oh My) by Matoma –

Wrong Too Long by Eric Lindell –

Don’t Miss The Sunset by Doug Anderson –

Ain’t No Man by The Avett Brothers –

Alive At Last by Candlebox –

Am I Pretty by The Maine –

Amends by Garbage –

Beautiful Chaos by Sick Puppies –

Best Of Me by Jordan Feliz –

Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt by Masked Intruder –

Big Day In A Small Town by Brandy Clark –

The Bottom by Devour The Day –

Break Ground by Blue October –

Burn It Down by Fitz & The Tantrums –

Carry Me by Kygo feat Julia Michaels –

Celebrate by Jason Gray –

Chainsaw by Nick Jonas –

Colder Quicker by Real Friends –

Cowboy Hat by Jon Pardi –

Constellations by Tom Odell –

Damn Sure by Laura Gibson –

Darkest Hour by Zakk Wylde –

Darling by SayWeCanFly –

A Different Kind Of Dynamite by Thousand Foot Krutch –

Don’t Forget About Me by Cloves –

Don’t Stop by Gin Wigmore –

Dope by Fifth Harmony –

Downfall by Lacuna Coil –

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer –

On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

Tonight Feels Different

On July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, date night, God in your marriage, marriage, music, poems, Poetry6 Comments

The stars shine a different light

They seem to be a little more bright

These city streets always filled with noise

But tonight all I hear is your voice

I walk these streets, your hand in mine

It seems like I’ve done this a million times

But tonight feels different

Somehow the Dj seems to know

To play our song on the radio

I sing along, mostly out of tune

I sing our song to the moon

People look at me like I’ve lost my mind

They don’t know this love took me so long to find

That’s why tonight feels different

When we are apart

You take my heart

Its impossible to explain

How I feel when you call my name

My stomach is filled with butterflies

Every time I look in your eyes

But tonight feels different

You walk across the room and you shine so bright

It’s like God gave you your very own spotlight

We dance, a little off beat

We kiss, your lips so sweet

We walk, hand in hand

I think I am a lucky man

I don’t know why but tonight feels different

Is tonight a long awaited answer to a prayer asked?

Is tonight a hope for the future, a forgetting of the past?

Is tonight a new beginning?

I don’t know but I can’t stop grinning

I can finally see you like God sees you

That’s enough to start our love anew

Tonight feels different

Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton –

Lady In Red by Chris Deburgh –

Die A Happy Man by Thomas Rhett –

For The First Time by The Script –

Tonight Feels Different by Riley Smith –

Heartbeat by Carrie Underwood –

Something Beautiful by Steven Curtis Chapman –

Adewemimo the White Throated Guenon

On July 5, 2016July 9, 2023 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, Daughter of God, God, Grace Gardens, Missionaries, music3 Comments

“Hi there. I am glad you found me. I’m not as easy to find as I used to be. I know the Guinean Forests aren’t an easy place to get around. Trust me, I know. Living in trees when the trees disappear because of deforestation is hard. Luckily, my family and I are in a protected area now but I worry too much damage has been done. Did you know at one time we were considered extinct? Then someone found a few of us that remained and here we are.”

“What’s that? You like my fur. Thank you, but unfortunately so did many humans. That is another reason why we are almost extinct. People hunt us for our unique red belly and white front legs. I am hoping we can make a come back and be removed off the endangered species list.”

“Oh my dear, don’t cry. I feel more sorry for the female humans than I do for us. We are animals, but you are humans. I have seen some bad things from up in my tree. Things I would never want done to any of my species. I have also seen hope and grace.”

“I have seen young girls sell themselves to make money. I have seen women kidnapped and forced to marry men they don’t know. I have seen children born into the most terrible situations. I have seen many women crying and at the edge of desperation. They don’t know what I know but I am going to tell you. It’s something that has been told for thousands of years but not all are allowed to hear it.”

“How did I hear of this great news? One day I was foraging for fruit and this woman saw me. She said hello and I said hello back. She said her name was Missy and she was from this place called The United States. I told her my name is Adewemimo, which means the crown washed me clean. Missy said that was a beautiful name and started to tell me about this man named Jesus.”

“I wasn’t for sure I wanted to know since it was about a man and the only thing I knew about man was no good. They nearly killed all my kind and I have seen how they treat human women as possessions but I listened anyway.”

“This man wasn’t like any man I had known. Missy told me how compassionate and loving this man was. How much he loved me and everyone, especially you. She told me how gentle he was and how he died for us. His death covered our sins, washed them white as snow. ”

“Hey, I told her that’s like my name. The crown washed me clean. I really liked that.”

“I asked her why she was here in Nigeria. She told me about this place her and her husband, John, started called Grace Gardens.”

At Grace Gardens the women are taught about God’s love and how valued they are. They are taught that they are not worthless and that they are loved so much by God. They are taught how God sent his son Jesus to die for us. That he forgives us for all our mistakes and sins and that they are not their past. They are treasured and are the daughter of the King.

(image credit David Bowman)

“I was mesmerized. I wanted to know more about this man. He was not like any other man I had known. Missy would visit me often and tell me more. When she wasn’t with me I would go to Grace Gardens and check it out myself. I was amazed at the difference in these women’s lives. The women I saw not too long ago in despair were now smiling and laughing. They were learning how to read and write and were being taught vocational skills. They were given advice and prayed for.”

“Unfortunately, not all women stay. Some leave because they do not think they can overcome the way they live. They can’t comprehend how much Jesus loves them.”

“Their situation, like mine and many other animals like us that are endangered , can be changed. Mine can be changed if people stop hunting us and see the value we have to the environment. If they give us a chance to live, we can rebound our population.”

“The women’s lives can be changed If they can learn about Jesus and believe in Jesus and his love for them and that they are a daughter of the King. If they give Jesus a chance and welcome him into their hearts they can see how valuable they are.”

“They can not do that if there are not people like Missy and John and their children that share the love of Jesus with these women. Missionaries are needed around the world. They need your help.”

“Will you help me spread the word about these women who are in need of God’s love? There are women like this all over the world, not just here in Nigeria. Will you help donate to Grace Gardens so they can purchase a bigger safe house for women to stay. The need is great and they want to accept everyone that comes to them.”

“Thank you for visiting me. Thank you for helping and remember God loves you.”

http://servinginnigeria.com/ email: johncamiola@gmail.com

Grace Gardens –

Nansik, Grace Gardens –

Call It Grace by Unspoken –

Grace Wins by Matthew West –

You Are Loved by Stars Go Dim –

Learning To Be Found by Jason Gray –

This Is Amazing Grace by Phil Wickham –

Amazing Grace by Joey & Rory –

Freedom Is Never Free

On July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 By roberthansen1317In 4th of July, Christian life, Freedom Isn't Free, music, thanks military5 Comments

Freedom is never free

Ask the ones who died for our country

When you watch the Fourth of July parade

Remember those who gave their lives away

When the fireworks explode in the sky

Salute the veterans of days gone by

While you eat your choice of foods at your cookout

Don’t forget what this day is all about

There’s a reason we are the home of the brave and land of the free

Today I thank you , our military

Freedom Isn’t Free by John Anderson –

Mr. Red White and Blue by Coffey Anderson –

Freedoms Never Free by Phillips, Craig and Dean –

America Again by Carman –

Red White and Blue by Aaron Lewis –

Pledge of Allegiance by Lee Greenwood –

God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood –

America by Chris Tomlin –

Heal Our Land by Michael Card –

New, Forgotten, Unknown 7/1/16 New Music Friday

On July 1, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, new music, new music Friday4 Comments

Can you believe this year is half over already ?

Three new musician followers this week. Think I have been stuck on three a week for many weeks now. 🙂 Take a listen, might find someone new that you really like their music. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Her Soul by Taylor Loren –

Look At What You Started by Jacob Martin Band –

I’m All Yours by Kid Seven –

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.

Cd’s I recommend:

The Strumbellas – Hope

My Lord by Michael Franti –

Needed By Robbie Fulks – no video on Youtube

Open Hands by Urban Rescue –

The Other Side Of The Mountain by Mudcrutch –

The Soldier by Lacey Sturm –

Salvation Works by Jennifer Nettles –

Sandcastles by Beyonce – no video on Youtube

Savior’s Shadow by Blake Shelton –

Scared by Zendaya –

Second Wind by Maren Morris –

Storms by V. Rose –

Song Of My Fatherby Urban Rescue –

Wars by The Strumbellas – ]

Stand Up For It by Brett Dennen –

Thinking Bout You by Ariana Grande –

Too Close by Yuna –

Too Good by Drake (feat Rihanna) –

Tore My Heart Out by Tremonti –

Unlike Any Other by Foy Vance –

Walk Away by Musiq Soulchild –

Wastin Time by Peter Wolf –

Way Back Home by Jennifer Nettles –

We Are More by Ziggy Marley –

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer –

On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

I Was Going To Change The World

On June 27, 2016June 24, 2016 By roberthansen1317In change the world, Christian life, My Posts8 Comments

I always thought I would change the world. Then I looked at the world and said good luck Rob.

When I look back on who I was and who I am I can honestly say I don’t think the world has changed me. At times it did. At times I was completely different than the person I knew was. I let external circumstances affect the internal me. If I were to count I would have to say those times I could count on one hand. God has changed me a lot more than this world ever could.

If you knew me when I was fifteen or now, at the ripe old age of forty five, I think you would say I am the same. Not all of that is good. I don’t talk much. I keep my thoughts to myself. Not much bothers me. Some would call it emotionally detached but I call it life goes on. Does that make me a bad person ? I don’t think so. Do people often think I don’t care or I am self centered ? I bet they do, but that’s not the case.

I don’t have a “Facebook ” life or a perfect marriage. It’s not all sunshine and roses. Sometimes it’s thunderstorms and thorns. I am being more vulnerable that I ever have and it’s scary. I know God is with me every step. It makes me braver. It doesn’t matter if people approve of me or what I write. I try to please one person only and since He gives me the words I only hope they come out as He intended. I honestly don’t know how or why some of the thoughts I get pop into my head, often at the weirdest times.

A little over a year ago I felt God push me to start this blog. After many no’s from me and many yes’s from God, I started to write. One thing that I found when I was looking how to get followers was to be consistent in your theme. Consistent is one thing my brain doesn’t follow. Yes, I talk about God , life and music – but I am all over the place.

Whatever God puts in my head or on my heart.

So maybe I haven’t changed the world. But I haven’t let the world change me either. Maybe, just maybe, God has taken these words and changed one of you. Made you see things differently. Made you think if God can do this for him then maybe He can do that for me.

If I helped change one person then that is enough. Because maybe that one person can change one person who can change one person and when it is all said and done,

WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD TOGETHER.

Thanks for reading. Be sure to keep this open in your browser all week so you don’t forget me. 🙂

I won’t be posting anything else this week to spend time with the family and disconnect from the world.

Here are a few of my posts over the last year plus a month. If you are a new follower and missed the old posts, feel free to click on whatever catches your eye. Maybe some followers that have been with me for awhile would just like to revisit some that touched you before. This isn’t all my posts.

Have a good week. Will post again Friday with some new music.

I have had talks with God. God I am tired Thank You God God, We Need To Talk Dear God, Are You Hearing My Prayers? Dear God, We Are Worth Saving Thanks God, But No Thanks

I have talked about my life. I’m an introvert What I Learned Last Week The Older I Get Date Night Today Was A Good Day My Hometown Kayhla’s Wedding Kylie’s Baptism 23 Days Down, 59 Days To Go Happy 10 Year anniversary to my wife

I have talked about my dad and those that have passed before us. Memorial Day Happy Father’s Day In Memory of My Father – Two Years Today The Drummer For Those Of Us Left Behind

I have talked of the importance of being a good father and what a good father we have in God Move With Me Now- from the Loop Thank You Mo Willems I Am With You Daughter Daughters Date Night It’s All About Me – A Child’s Version Imperfect Father, Imperfect Daughter, Perfect Love

I have talked about running. My Running Steps of Faith The Ups and Downs of Training a 9/10 Year Old- and my spiritual life Learning From Disappointments Learning From Disappointments Part 2 – from my wife Kim, NYC Marathon runner The Boston Marathon- The Race Cap City Half Marathon – USA National Championships

I have tackled bullying and people with disabilities. Let Me Win, But If I Can’t Win Who You Are When You Look In The Mirror

I’ve beat on the government for the crap they allow in our foods and I’ve posted some fitness thoughts to combat the crap. My Interview With The FDA Where Are You? Temple Fit Tip of the Week 10/1 Temple Fit Tip Of The Week 10/8 Temple Fit Tip Of The Week 10/15 Temple Fit Tip Of The Week 10/28 Temple Fit Tip – Show Up Everyday Do You Stress About The Number On The Scale?

I have told stories. The Maze The Funhouse of Mirrors The Haunted House Ungrateful The Turkey The Story Of A Snowflake The Ornament The Christmas Tree The Widow The Pebble The First Bud Of Spring- A Love Story I Could Believe In God – A Story Rodney The Raccoon – Inside The Mask I Didn’t Like You Let Me Fail

I have wrote poems. When Words Fail I Am Only Words Now That I Know The Words Thunder In My Heart If It’s Only An Hour No Clue If I Were An Island I Can’t Even Put It In A Song Random Thoughts In A Poem Gave You My Heart Why Not Mine? Pen To Paper I Know What It’s Like What Version Of Me The Mask Standing In The Fire

I have wrote song lyrics, or maybe they are just poems. Some of them I can hear in my head. I can hear the music. God just didn’t give me the ability to get out what’s in my head to make it a reality. I believe in God and His plan and I believe one day He will have someone cross my path that will write the music. Maybe someone already has but they are too afraid to get the music out of their head. Don’t be afraid. This Disease Don’t Be Afraid I’m Not Superman Living In Sin This Chapter Graduation Song Hitchcock Movies Bruises And Scars Let Me See Her Patching Walls and Scrubbing Floors

I’ve had some just totally random thoughts and posts just to clear my head. Rants and Raves What Has Happened? Random Thoughts In A Poem I Was Thinking… The Music Never Dies Cinderella and Forgiveness I’m Getting A Divorce GPS Are You Ready For Some Football? Record Companies, The Voice, & American Idol

I have wrote about my every day life and how what I see can relate to God. What if it’s EVERYTHING What I Learned Last Week My Ride – It’s A Beautiful World Running With Sin I Have A Friend How Trees Are Like People Expecting A Harvest

I have written about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful parts of being married or in a relationship. You can read all of those in the posts above and on other posts I have not listed if you check out my site.

I have tried to share the love of music each Friday. You can check all those posts out if you would like. I am sure there are a lot of musicians you have never heard of.

That’s How You Change The World by Newsboys –

We Could Change The World by Matt Redman –

We Are More by Ziggy Marley –

Love Will Find Away by Michael Franti –

The Moon Keeps Chasing The Sun

On June 25, 2016June 24, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, God, music, poems3 Comments

I thought I knew where I was going with this but it might just be a lot of gibberish. Basic idea is trying to live this life without Jesus is like….

The moon keeps chasing the sun all the while it is waiting to be caught

A very smart friend said I could use her thought

So there, I used it before I forgot

That got me thinking about more lines

That maybe you could use from time to time

After all not using your brain isn’t a crime

Like a dog chasin it’s tail

Like trying to slow dance with a snail

Like catching the horse in front of you on a carousel

Like the imagination of a child with a box of crayons

Like the singer dying but the band plays on

Like when the band stops but you march on

Like trying to throw darts in a hurricane

Like trying to convince you I am 100% sane

Like being caught red-handed but saying you aren’t to blame

Like being broke and but looking at all you just bought

Like going to school and forgetting what you were taught

Like writing a book when you can’t think of the next thought

Like having the answers but forgetting the questions

Like a rooster saying its a hen

Like an elephant trying to fit in a rabbits den

Like writing a poem and saying its a book

Like thinking you’re not in trouble when your mom gives you that look

Like saying that’s a river when it’s only a brook

Like catching a touchdown pass when the quarterback still has the ball

Lie wiinning the Indy 500 but on 499 your car stalls

Like having a house with no walls

Like trying to finish before you started to begin

Like saying you are perfect because you don’t sin

Like being a Christian and saying Jesus isn’t your friend

Like trying to play a game when you don’t know the rules

Like thinking you’re the smartest when you’re actually the fool

Like being in first grade and thinking you should graduate school

Like trying to out run a train

Like being a passenger and trying to fly the plane

Like knowing who you are but forgetting your name

Like seeing an empty cross on a hill

Like running when Simon says be still

Like trying to lose weight with some magic pill

Like trying to pitch a perfect game after you walked the first batter

Like trying to put the pieces of a mirror together after it shatters

Like trying to live this life like none of it matters

I don’t have to be an art critic to recognize a priceless piece of art

I don’t have the answers but that doesn’t mean I don’t start

How can I say no to someone who is chasing after my heart

There is a simple truth to be known

Three days later the tomb didn’t have a stone

Why live in the darkness when His light has shown

Some things are deceptively easy to see

A captive saying he’s really free

I guess it all depends on what you believe

Have we all become mad or are we just blind

There was a time in the distant past when people were kind

Now it just seems like everyone takes selfies of their behind

Like spilling a glass of red wine on white carpet but not leaving a spot

Like me saying I’m going to heaven while watching my soul slowly rot

I’m chasing the SON but all the while He is there beside me waiting to be caught

Be still long enough to know He is there

Stars by Skillet –

Never Stop by Urban Rescue –

Be Still by Jeremy Camp –

Chasing You by Bethel Music –

Run To You by Lacey Sturm –

Chasing After The Wind by Alan Powell –

Run To You by Third Day –

Run To You by Unspoken –

Running To You by Newsboys –

Running With Giants by Thousand Foot Krutch –

New, Forgotten, Unknown 6/24/16 New Music Friday

On June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, music, new music, new music Friday5 Comments

Three new musician followers this week. Think I have been stuck on three a week for awhile now. Three is better than zero right?. 🙂 Take a listen, might find someone new that you really like their music. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.

Light It Up by David Ray –

Pack That Bag by Carissa Leigh –

Wait For Me by J.R. Byrd –

Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians.

Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently. Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen. If I like the entire cd, or 90% is good, and I would recommend purchasing it or checking out more songs on your own.

Cd’s I recommend:

The Summer Set – Stories For Monday

Michael Franti – Soul Rocker

V Rose – Young Dangerous Heart

Foy Vance – The Wild Swan

Dan & Shay – Obsessed

Urban Rescue – Wild Heart

There is a lot on here today. I’ve listened to about 2200 new songs in last eight weeks. It used to be about 1000 in eight weeks but lots of cd’s are coming out so… If you only knew how many, about 90% of what I listen to, doesn’t get added here.

From The Ground Up by Dan & Shay –

Hold On To Me by Placebo –

Good To Be Alive Today by Michael Franti –

A Guy With A Girl by Blake Shelton –

Hang On To The Night by Tegan & Sara –

I Can’t Wait To Stay by Craig Morgan –

Heaven Can’t Take It by Ziggy Marley –

Hemingway by Jussie Smollett –

Here I Am by Asking Alexandria –

The Hired Band by The Strumbellas –

His Name by Urban Rescue –

Hope by Mudcrutch –

How Not To by Dan & Shay –

Hum For Your Buzz by The Kills –

I Could Use A Love Song by Maren Morris –

I’ve Got To Use My Imagination by The Rides –

I Will Be There by Eric Clapton –

I’m Good by Tim Bowman Jr. –

I’m Not Laughing by Lacey Sturm –

Missin You by The Summer Set –

Judge by Da Truth –

Keep The Family Close by Drake –

Keep Your Head Up by Chicago Mass Choir –

Kindly Calm Me Down by Meghan Trainor –

Leaving The Monsters Behind by The Jayhawks –

Love In Her Eyes by Jeff Healey –

Love Like That by Mayer Hawthorne –

Love Shaped Heart by V. Rose –

Mary Jane Kelly by The Volbeat –

and our song:

I Question You by Lily Messer –

On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943

Do You Stress About The Number On The Scale?

On June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, fitness, music, Temple Fit4 Comments

I wanted to post something on fitness. It has been awhile since I did so. There are a lot of people who get frustrated with their journey because of the scale. “I worked out hard last week and only lost two pounds” or “I watched what I ate but I gained weight.”

Here is my life in 24 hours. I didn’t log my bathroom visits, didn’t want to give too much information. I did drink about 150 ounces of water and 16 ounces of milk so let’s say I lost in the bathroom what I drank during the day.

Here is what I would like everyone to take from this. Do not pay attention to the numbers on the scale. As you will see they vary greatly through out the day. Yes, you can weigh yourself each morning at the same time but more like once a week is enough. Listen to your body. How do you feel? Are your clothes looser or tighter? Muscle weighs more than fat so you can be healthier and your clothes looser and you feel better even though the scale doesn’t show you lost any weight.

I did find it interesting that eating, or drinking, a healthy shake, a decent lunch and good dinner verse eating cookies and milk that the weight gains were comparable. I don’t know about you but I would rather eat a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs and gain 1.2 lbs verse eating three cookies and a glass of milk for the same weight gain of 1.2 lbs.

Drank 8 oz of water, do this every morning to get your body re-hydrated. Weigh in at 0715.

Ran 4.5 miles at 0800. Notice the immediate weight loss. I did not sweat 2.6 pounds off in 4.5 miles. Benefits of exercise.

After shower at 0840. Notice I either lost another .4 pounds in dirt I had on me -not, or the benefits of exercise are still showing. After you exercise, your metabolism and all that is still going, hours after you are done.

0850 -After morning shake. Arbonne vanilla protein with added chia seeds, Arbonne Greens Balance, and Arbonne Fiber Boost and Digestion Plus, 1 tablespoon peanut butter, 2 ounces of oatmeal, a squirt of honey

1000, after meeting at church for Temple Fit. Exciting news for the children.

1200, before lunch. Keep in mind I have been drinking water all morning.

After lunch at 1215. 1.2 lbs of spaghetti and meatballs with water to drink.

1245 before going Putt-Putting.

1500 (3 pm) after playing putt-putt. Just walking around for almost two hours and lost 1.6 lbs. Also drank 16 oz of water during this time. Benefits of exercise and just moving around instead of sitting on couch.

1700 ( 5 Pm) after mowing the yard. Drinking water also. Lost more weight from being active.

1840 ( 640 Pm) Before dinner. Drank lots of water.

1900 (7 Pm) After dinner and 8 ounces of milk

2115 ( 915 Pm) Before 3 cookies and 8 ounce cup of milk. Notice still lost weight from previous weigh in. Body still burning calories from being active.

2120 ( 920 Pm) after cookies and milk. Notice after just 3 cookies and a glass of milk I gained 1.2 lbs. With dinner of a half plate of salad and 1/2 plate of cheesy chicken bake and the same 8 oz glass of milk I gained 1.8 lbs. Now, what would you rather eat ?

2200 ( 10 Pm) Did a quick circuit, 20 push ups, 20 sit ups, 20 jumping jacks, 20 mountain climbers, 20 lunges to get rid of the cookies I just ate. Lost .6 lbs . Exercise, movement. It changes the body.

The next morning after 8 hours sleep. 1.6 lbs lighter than yesterday morning. I was active all day yesterday and ate well, minus the cookies – which I did to prove a point- and decent proportions. Benefits show up.

Now if you are constantly weighing yourself you can see how you can go crazy. Your weight will vary throughout the day, or even from day to day depending on what you eat and drink and how active you are. A good goal is to lose 2-3 lbs per week and stay consistent.

Be active and watch what you eat and quit stressing over the number on the scale.

Rob Nevins, The Scale Lies, Trust Your Size –

I Could Believe In God – A Story

On June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 By roberthansen1317In Christian life, God, Miracles, music13 Comments

Some people do not believe in God or miracles because they can not see them. Their eyes are not open to see all the miracles that happen around them every day. They look for the big miracles, the wow, did you just see that. They do not see the little miracles, how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, the blooming of a flower, or even the miracle of you. How you woke up and can breathe. This is a story of one man whose eyes are closed.

I just wanted to share some snippets of my life. Things that have happened that I can’t explain. Some people will ask me how I could not believe in God after what has happened to me. I say I would, if I could only see a miracle.

I was seven at the time. It was the largest tree in the neighborhood so, naturally, I was drawn to it. I was a climber. I climbed without fear. I climbed until the branches could barely hold my weight. That is, until I climbed too far and the last branch didn’t. I fell. I knew I was going to die. Right before I hit the ground I could feel a swoosh of air around me and the next thing I knew I was standing on the ground. I stood there for a minute, not sure of what just happened. All I knew was I was standing without a scratch on me when I should’ve been laying on the ground seriously hurt, if not dead. How did I do that?

When I was twenty, I was driving in my car and was hit by a big truck. The entire front end was separated from the back end. It was bad. Here is the crazy thing, I wasn’t hurt, not a scratch. I don’t know how it happened and it still has me scratching my head to this day. You see, I ended up in the back seat, with the seat belt on. I don’t know how I managed to get out of the front seat, place myself in the back seat and put my seat belt on all in less than a second. The funny thing is the seat belt in the drivers seat was still attached, like I was sitting in it. How did I do that?

Many years later my wife and I were expecting our first child. She was born four months prematurely and had a heart that wasn’t fully developed. The doctors told us she wouldn’t live more than a few days. We were devastated. My wife was a prayer warrior, but I wasn’t. I didn’t believe in God. I didn’t mind my wife praying if that’s what got her through the day but it wasn’t for me. There was a nurse that seemed to be there all day and all night. Every time we would go to NICU she would be there. She was also always with our daughter. One day would turn into two into four into eight. Our daughter made it through those eight days and is now a strong, beautiful, smart, young twenty year old woman. I remember asking the hospital staff about the nurse that was always there and no one knew who I was talking about. Crazy isn’t it? One of the nurses even said maybe she was our daughter’s guardian angel. I guess if you believe in that sort of thing, but I don’t.

My wife became ill two years ago. She was diagnosed with a disease I won’t even try to pronounce, let alone spell. A disease there was no cure for. The doctors gave her two- four months to live. How could this be? She was perfectly healthy one day and the next we are being told she would be gone in four months. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My wife prayed. I pulled my hair out. To be honest maybe I did say a tiny prayer to a God I didn’t believe in but….

While my wife was in the hospital guess who I saw ? You are correct. The same nurse that was in NICU that no one knew who she was. I would see her walking up and down the hall ways day and night. I would go get something to eat and my wife would tell me about the nurse who came in and made her feel at peace. Once again, no one knew who I was talking about. How could I see this nurse during these times yet no one on staff knows who she is?

Wouldn’t you know it, my wife came home two months after her diagnosis. Completely cured of her incurable disease. I said it must have been a misdiagnosis. The doctors called it a miracle.

My daughter visits often and talks about this lady she sees from time to time. Like the time she was looking at her cell phone and almost stepped in front of a bus. That was until a lady grabbed her arm and pulled her back. My daughter had my wife’s faith and said maybe it was her guardian angel. I laughed. She knew I didn’t believe in those kind of things.

It was a little uncanny however when my daughter described this lady and it was an exact match to the nurse I saw in the NICU and in my wife’s hospital room.

Sometimes I wish I believed like my wife and daughter do. This world is just too much of a mess for me to believe in God.

Maybe I could believe in God if I could just see Him do a miracle.