I guess California does something to you after being here for a while.  You see so many fit surfers and you are always breathing fresh, sunny air that the Lord just inspires you to become a healthier you through his creation and creatures.  Well, many of you know that we began an all-organic, mostly-raw diet at the beginning of the year.  It has still been absolutely wonderful.  We have continued to lose weight and feel great.  At the same time you kind of feel hypocritical about claiming physical health if you do absolutely NO exercise...which neither of us have ever had much momentum to do.  Well, the good Lord must have stuck a bur in us, because suddenly we are working out fiends.  Crazy, right?!  It must be another on of His miracles.  The one who would blow you away is Rick.  In the seven years I have known him, I've seen him work out one time.  Now, he is at the gym five to six days a week, one of his friends is training him, and he is becoming calorie conscious.  It is like being married to someone else!  But it is wonderful...for his health and our family.  We are going on week 3 of becoming "early-risers" and "exercisers"...they say three weeks develops a habit, right?  I hope so, because we are enjoying both.  Rick said the other day, "You know I have really enjoyed getting up early with you, and I have really enjoyed working out.  Those are two things I never thought I would say!"  I guess all those prayers for discipline and self-control in our lives are progressively coming to pass.  God is always so faithful, even in our lazy faithlessness!

Sweating hard,

Melissa