Vision Forum Drawing

This is the last day to enter the New Vision Forum drawing and I can't resist, so here is my list.
{The assignment: Put together your own dream order of $150 or less of VF published items and post it to your blog with a link to Vision Forum and a link to Life in a Shoe.}
I assure you--- this is not a chore for me!
My new Vision Forum Catalog came in the mail this week. There is an abundance of goodies I would love to have.

My top picks:
#1 pick is.....Passionate Housewives Desperate For God A book hope, dignity and vision to the modern housewife.

So Much More by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin. This book offers practical, biblical solutions for young women who want more in this anti-Christian, feministic culture.

The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean from the R.M. Ballantyne Adventure Library (Okay, I admit I want the whole set...but I'm suppose to keep my list under $150---and I heard this one is exceptionally good.) These were written for boys -and I have boys--but hey, I love adventure too.

Because I am a history buff- Christ in the Camp by J. William Jones. This book chronicles the spiritual war that took place for mens' souls during the War between the States.

The Adventure of Missionary Heroism by John C. Lambert. I can't get enough missionary stories. They inspire and challenge me.

Gossip: The Plague of the Church An audio CD, title speaks for itself.

Outside Hollywood The Young Christian's Guide to Vocational Filmmaking by Isaac Botkin A paperback book. "In this groundbreaking book, experienced cinematographer, writer, and animator Isaac Botkin prepares Christians for successful leadership as writers, directors, and producers."

I can't imagine you not finding at least one treasure you want from the 2008 catalog. If you don't have a catalog you can download a pdf copy from them.

A Gentle Reminder

If you are a parent, then I'm likely "preaching to the choir." Just a reminder. Pray for your kids. Pray for your loved ones.
I'm reminding you here, in this posting, in hopes that if you are neglecting it, a gentle reminder is all you will need.
This week, a family from our church had their 22 year old son involved in a 4 car pile-up on the freeway. From what I've been told, he could have easily been killed. The engine in the SUV was pushed up into the passenger's compartment.
He walked away from it with a fractured arm and no one else was hurt. It's A miracle really. The accident was his fault. His cell phone rang, he dropped it and leaned over to pick it up off the floor; when he lifted his head, the traffic had come to a stop so he attempted to hit the break--but slipped, onto the accelerator.
Pray for your kids.

from "The Throne" (Valley of Vision)
...
Impress on my mind the shortness of time,
the work to be engaged in,
the account to be rendered,
the nearness of eternity,
the fearful sin of despising thy Spirit.
May I never forget that
thy eye always sees,
thy ear always hears,
thy recording hand always writes.
May I never give thee rest until Christ is
the pulse of my heart;
the spokesman of my lips,
the lamp of my feet.

Autumn Running

I love running in the fall, everything is so beautiful! After a very wet weekend we've had a couple gorgeous days. This David Crowder song has been one of my favorites this month because it goes along with my thoughts as I run through the fall colors....You Make Everything Glorious! Now, I'm off for a 6 miler. Thanks for stopping by On The Way.

Blue Lake Run

This was around 9:45 am Saturday, on the way to the Blue Lake Run. It was a wet day, there were lots of deep puddles to try and avoid, but we did get a small reprieve from the downpours during the run. I got the worst of it during the last 10 minutes. (If I was faster, I would have missed the worst of it completely.)
I don't have my official time, but my watch said 1:27:18 (15k.) That was a couple minutes faster than last year.
My husband, (who also ran a faster time than last year), said you can't complain about any faster time when you are a year older. This is true, it was a good effort, and I'm happy with it. I'm on course for that Spring Marathon.

Jack Lalanne - The effect of bad habits

Watch these old Lalanne videos. They're awesome. Thanks Jack!

She turned 18!

She grew up. This is my oldest daughter, she's never been to school. I have no regrets. Why? I quote John Taylor Gatto.

"Education is a helix sport, a unique personal project like seatless unicycle riding over trackless wilderness, a sport that avoids rails, rules, and programmed confinement. The familiar versions of this are cross-country skiing, sailing, hang-gliding, skateboarding, surfing, solitary mountain climbing, thousand-mile walks, things like that. I think of education as one, too....
Bringing children up properly is a helix sport forcing you to realize that no boy or girl on earth is just like another. If you do understand this you also understand there can exist no reliable map to tell you all you need to do. Process kids like sardines and don’t be surprised when they come out oily and dead. In the words of the Albany Free School, if you aren’t making it up as you go along, you aren’t doing it right. "

For more Gatto click here.

Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by On the Way.

Little Wonders...

Making memories...

This week we spent a couple days at the Oregon coast with my dad and his wife. Although our dog and their dogs did not perfectly get along, we had a great time and the kids did too.












We ate... We ran in the rain.
























We played on the beach.

As my friend Kevin says, good things are worth waiting for.
Thanks for stopping by On The Way.

This past week

After my time trial run last week I woke up with a very sore foot. I seemed to have strained the plantar fascia tissue in my right foot. I'm really not sure, but I gave it a rest. I took several days off and used a lot of ice on that foot. In the past, I suppose I may have kept running on it, so I've gained some wisdom. (smile) This week it's better.

In the meantime, I took a trip up the Columbia Gorge to visit my 91 year old Grandma in Eastern Oregon. It was a lovely visit.
I have prayed for my Grandma's salvation for 20 years, but she has not been receptive to the gospel.

This visit was different, when I left for home she told me she did not want to go to hell --she wanted to go to heaven. She said she would tell Jesus every night she was depending on Him to get her into heaven because she knew she wasn't good enough to go in without Him. This truly was God working in her heart because it was a full turn around from other conversations we've had. Praise God for His faithfulness!

Keep praying for your unsaved loved ones, God is faithful.

Test done!

I did the test today after realizing I'd be short on time tomorrow. I used a loop near my house. It isn’t totally perfect for it, because it does have 141 feet of climb, but I can practically run it with my eyes shut , and I didn’t want to do this effort on the track. When I do this test again I will use the same exact course for comparison. I also did a 1 mile warm up and cool down .

177 was my average heart rate over the last 20 minutes of the 30 minute TT. I plugged that into excel and got my zones:

Zone1: Low 117 High 150

Zone2: Low 151 High 160

Zone3: Low 162 High 169

Zone4: Low 170 High 176

Zone5: Low 177 High 181

Zone5+Low 182 High 186

Zone++Low 188 High 196

On Saturday, when I did the 7 mile easy run, I had an average 157 bpm heart rate, so I was where I should have been, at the top of Zone 2. If my aerobic threshold (AeT) or steady rate is in the middle of zone 2, I may want to consider slowing down a bit more on long runs.

Glad to have it done. It was a considerable effort, but most of all I really was curious what the results would show.

Thanks for stopping by On The Way!

My first heart rate monitor.

It finally came! It took months (really) to get this. First of all, It took me a long time to decide I could benefit from one. I’ve been running for a long time, and I’ve gotten by without one just fine. I’ve always felt that my perceived exertion was plenty information to go by, but after doing a lot of reading over the last few months, I changed my mind.

So I decided to get one. I didn’t want to spend a lot on it. I didn’t want one that was huge on my small wrist. And, if I was going to all the trouble to get one, I wanted one that was fairly accurate and would give me more than one piece of information (i.e. average, top rate, low rate, recovery etc.)

I finally decided which one I wanted. (I picked this Timex Ironman based on low price, small size, features, and owner replaceable batteries.) Then, it probably took me another 3 months to get around to buying one….I won this one in an Ebay auction. To top off the whole ordeal, the watch was lost or stolen in the mailing process. The seller sent me out another and --voila! Here it is!

Saturday, I wore it for an easy 7 mile run. I don’t have the zones set up—I don’t know my maximum heart rate yet. Saturday’s run showed an average 157 heart rate, which seemed high to me since it was an easy effort run.

I plan to do a 30 min time trial run this week so that I can figure out my current zones, but I’m not sure what day I will do it. We seem to be passing around some mild virus at our house and yesterday I had no energy.

What I intend on doing to figure zones: click here

Have a super day! Thanks for stopping by On The Way.