A fast I take

I am blogging about a fast I am undertaking. I wanted to write about my day to day experiences while I go. My plan is to fast for seven days while only drinking water and tea.

Day 1

I was really afraid to fast because I hate being hungry. Those that know me, know that very rarely have I ever denied myself of food when I wanted it. The first day was not really bad. I woke up feeling mildly hungry, drank some green tea, took a shower, got dressed and went to work.

It hard to describe to people how and why you are fasting. It is also really hard when I myself do not exactly know why I am doing it. I trust God has laid this on my heart and I made a covenant with him that I would not eat till for Seven days. So when my coworker asked me what was up and I told him it was kind of awkward. Anyway, day one was was not bad, but I am bored and I miss the taste of my favorite food.

My prayer today is that God would reveal himself to me while I am fasting. I praying He would show me why we should fast, that I can connect with him, and finally that God show me how me to find my calling.

Physical symptoms - hungry, a little tired, pangs are not too bad.

Look, I sail, I'm sailing!!!

One of the amazing things to me is that you can sail basically directly into the wind. I guess I always knew at heart that it could be done, considering ships went back and fourth from Europe to North America for years, but I never really thought about how it's done. I do not really know how many of you out there in blogger world have been sailing but I had my first go in Twin Lakes WI. I have to say, thanks to a seasoned sailor, I excelled at sailing much like Louis Armstrong did when he supposedly took that first step on the moon... yea supposedly. Anyway, the video shows Ashlee and Teddy sailing almost directly into the wind. Maybe it's just me, but I think its awesome.

Our weekend at Teddy's - sailing

When Ashlee sets out to sing, my heart has joy. Sometimes when she sings I think, "did I hear just hear Miss Alicia Keys"? We're going to miss you so much Ashlee :(

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Kennedy's Korner Part 1

I managed to catch Kennedy while she was eating lunch for quick sibling run down. I really tried to stay out of the silly category, but there is hope! For the first time an unsuspecting member of the family will be called silly. I don't really understand in Kennedy's mind what silly really means... maybe someday when she 25 (right around the corner Kelly) we can have a deep talk on the implications of the now common Applegate vernacular, "silly."

I hope you enjoy Kennedy's Korner. Its a special that Kennedy and I running on everyday issues that affect our daily lives... how Cass is the best and everyone is second... also that boy's are cameras? I think Kennedy got caught up in the moment, or maybe she is on to some deep philosophical point. Tell me what you think and go easy, I know the affects person needs some work. I'll get on Meg for that one...

Let me introduce you all to a man who man or may not need an introduction. This is Charlie Kelly from "it's always sunny in Philadelphia" an absolutely hilarious show on FX. The show is about 3 guys who own a dive bar in Philadelphia and tend to get into some trouble in the process. I must warn that most women tend to not enjoy this type of humor mostly because women do not have very good senses when it comes to humor. I said it. Anyway, check it out on hulu or fx.