It’s always the way isn’t it? Last weekend’s conference was amazing. God encouraged and challenged me in huge ways. I was ready to rock the world with renewed vigor and purpose for the vision He’s given me.

Then this week happened. I broke my foot on Sunday night…I have a wisdom tooth extraction to look forward to tomorrow…an issue that has been simmering for sometime has hit boiling point…and my littlest guy is off on his first overnight school camp (without kissing me good bye I might add). I feel like I am in the middle of a cyclone at the moment. I’m feeling teary and more than a little fragile.

And yet even as I ask God what on earth is going on, He’s telling me to stay focused on the vision he has planted in me. He knows that He can only work in my life if things are difficult enough that I have absolutely no choice but to run to Him for strength and wisdom. I can’t see the way out, and I don’t like what’s happening, but I know that I will find peace if I stop trying to figure out the whys and wherefores and let God do what he’s got to do to get me where I need to be to achieve His purpose.

It comes back to that old gold refining metaphor. To purify the gold after they dig it out of the rock, they have to break it down and they have to heat it up to the point where anything that is not gold is burnt off. For me to become more like Jesus in word and action, there’s stuff that has to be burnt off…and I can tell you…the heat is on!

Please pray for me. Thanks.

Michelle

This past weekend I attended a Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit here in town. I decided to have a go at Mike Rohde – style sketchnotes. I was happy with my first attempt, and I had fun…but I think I need a whole lot more practice before mine look as awesome as Mike’s

Click the picture to go and see my Flickr slideshow.

Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be blogging through some of the things that I learned at the conference as I try and apply them to my life and my ministry.

In the meantime…if you have any questions about the notes themselves or the content of them…drop me a line and I’ll answer!

Michelle

I’m cranky. I did something stupid yesterday. I ran down the hall at home in heels and slipped over. The doctor says I’ve done the ligament in my foot and have a possible minor fracture. GRRR! I am on crutches and hobbling around S  L  O  W  L  Y . I don’t like slowing down.  Can you tell I’m grumpy? I’m not a good patient at all…I feel sorry for my guys this week. LOL.

It looks like I’ll be on crutches for at least a week or so, and I’m betting I won’t be running on this foot for quite a while. Three days into my new fitness goal period I’m going to have to reassess. Cardio work is out of the question….so I guess weight training it is for the forseeable future. *sigh*

Sorry to be such a downer.

Michelle

Ok…time to set the goal posts again after the holiday slacking off period.

My new goal is to get to 75kg by my birthday, which is in the middle of December, and to run three times a week for a minimum of 3km each session. I have lost a kilo this week…bringing me to 79.5kg, and I’ve been on the treadmill twice.  Here’s to the downward slide 4.5kg to go in about 7 weeks. Woohoo!

There are no photos this week because I have been at the Global Leadership Summit all day, and I am beat! I am super excited about what I have been learning, but I’ll share that with you next week. There’s another full day tomorrow and it will take me a bit to process all of the awesome stuff that is being downloaded into my head. Click HERE for a sneak peek at my sketchnotes.

So tell me…what is your pre-Christmas fitness goal?

Michelle

Pop over to my online drawing board and tell me whether or not I should finish the drawing I excavated from under my desk…

Please