The State Fair is back and its one of my favorite things to do in Oklahoma.  Its like a smörgåsbord of things you want find any place else. The sights, the sound, the smell  and the taste all your senses are awaken. You have pig races, Disney on Ice, Doughnut Burgess, Rides, Carnival games, Art Exhibits and so much more. This year I decide to take some pics to share with you so here are some from opening day. I took my daughter for a “Daddy Daughter Date” she enjoyed it as much as I did maybe even more. I encourage you if you live anywhere close to Oklahoma City Area to go check it out.

I hope you enjoyed the pics I will be returning to the Oklahoma State Fair to take more!

Crawl, Walk, Run – You just can’t skip steps. Yet that seems to be what we do and we wonder why it was so hard and we give up so quickly.  Most of the time we haven’t even tried crawling and now we are off to run the Boston Marathon. While are enthusiasm to do something might have us want to jump right in, it’s not always best plan of attack.

The beauty in Crawl, Walk, Run and not skipping steps is what we learn on the way to our goal. Remember when you first began to see a child crawl and you could see their minds working as they are figuring out this idea of getting from point A to point B all on their own? Soon they begin to take those first steps and without fail they fall. Yet the lesson they learn from falling are priceless. They always get back up and keep trying till they get it and everyone around celebrates each and every step.  Steps that soon lead to a new found freedom and then not long after they’re off and running.

It’s something we should never forget, yet we often do. Some of life’s most important lesson comes from Crawl, Walk, Run.  Steps we often like to skip but the lessons that they teach us is to important to ignore. Let us not forget to celebrate the victories no matter how small they might be, those in our own lives and the life’s of others. Let us not forget its ok to try and figure out  stuff  on our own or that is OK to reach out for help when needed. Let us not forget what we learned and how we can apply it to our daily lives as we moved from Crawl, Walk, Run. Let’s us enjoy the journey and all that it bring us.

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Everyone always ask what I eat in a day or how do I avoid having to eat out. I pack my lunch (my lovely wife does it for me to be honest ). Every time I leave the house I pack my Jimmie Johnson cooler with all kinds of fresh fruit, veggies and meats. Now while I’m out on the go I have fresh snack and meals anytime I need them.

Spinach, carrots, eggs, watermelon, apples, bananas, grapes, tuna, beef patties and almonds.

This is a pic of today actual lunch

About 2 weeks ago I was sitting in traffic court for a speeding ticket and listening to the judge tell us what was about to happen. As she was explaining how you could plead guilty or not guilty or no contest (meaning you’re not saying you did anything but you’re not saying you didn’t do anything either), I began to think about what that really meant. I suppose I could walk up there and say no contest but it doesn’t change the fact that I was speeding. Then I thought, “What if I just say guilty? Why not? I was speeding and she might even give me a reduced fine or something.”

Name after name was called and I heard everyone saying no contest. I realized that I had to plead guilty. Not because I was hoping she would reduce my fine but because I did it; I was speeding. No matter how I try and justify it in my mind I was in the wrong. There is no saying “I wasn’t going as fast as the guy you didn’t pull over” or “look at the good I was doing that week” and definitely no making excuses like “I was late for an all staff meeting.” All I could say is, “Guilty, I did it.”

That made me think of things in my everyday life that I was guilty of. Had I truly owned up to them and said I’m guilty? Have I been making excuses about why I do the things I do? If I don’t own up to my guilt then I really don’t want to change and to make things better. When I acknowledge my guilt and accept the fact that I am guilty I can start to change and get better. There is no one to blame, just me. There are no excuses.

So today I acknowledge I’m guilty of:

Not always being the best husband I could be
Not always being the best father I could be
Not always being the best co-worker I could be
Not always encouraging others
Not always listening to the Spirit of God
See, I could say that comparatively I’m better than most or make excuses but the truth is there are no excuses. I’m just guilty. I am thankful for a Loving, Merciful God that forgives.

Now that I know I’m guilty, I can actually work towards the a goal of getting better in the areas that I’m guilty of and not just live a life of excuses.

I just love how artist use video to paint a picture. With the combination of savvy beats and skill lyrics and some great cinematography Rhema Soul does that in there recent video “Fly Away”.  It powerful look at how Christ is our hope.

You’re probably thinking I’ve never heard of a suicidal cake. We’ll  Let tell you the story: there’s a cake who just escape from insane asylum  and its out on the loose and  now whoever it meets it will take you prisoner and force you to eat it. Now that’s how the story goes right, at least that what I use to say; that’s what people still say to me. It made me eat it; it was just sitting there looking so good I just had to, it was asking for it.  Does that sound familiar?  Food has gone from something that is nutritious for our bodies and can be enjoyed to something that has a choke hold on our lives.

Imagine if I was to take your spouse, your children, your friends and replaced them all with robots.  Now at first things would seem odd but after a while you get use it. You would get to point in which you consider it normal.  Why wouldn’t you, they look like the real thing, act like the real think they even seem to even smell better. Yet there is no real relationship, No genuine love, No true emotions nothing more than you iPod programmed to tell you what you think you need to here. Just enough to help you get by, yet not what it could be with real people.

Now the thought of that probably horrifies most of us. Yet we seem to be ok with the fact that is what has happen to our food. REAL food has been replaced FAKE food and no matter what some may say it’s not the real thing. Instead of it providing real nutrition and genuine enjoyment, we have food addictions and lack of nutrition and all kinds of health problems.  Addictions to the FAKE stuff that make us think cake is suicidal. Cake, cookies, potato chips or whatever has you saying the words “it wanted me to kill it” “it was suicidal”.

We need to change the way we feel about food. We need to understand the difference between what real and what’s not. Let us not be entrapped by suicidal cake but take OWNERSHIP for what we put in our bodies. Remember EAT real food, MOVE, REST

Saturday 9/4/10

• 4 mile run

Sunday 9/5/10

• 5 rounds of
• 500m row
• 21 kettlebell swings
• 10 toe to bar
• 20 back ext

Monday 9/6/10

• 4 mile run

Everyday we wake up we have to ask ourselves a question or two. One of those question is will we take ownership? Ownership of what you ask watch the video, and then ask yourself will you take ownership?

Today’s “time to move” is simple. Just go for a walk. Try for at least 30 minutes if you can go longer try for an hour. Remember the idea is to get moving. You know your own body better than anyone and the only way to make any progress is to start moving.  Remember EAT, MOVE, REST!

Disclaimer : before starting any exercise program all ways consult a physician.