Good Morning Girls!  Proverbs 31:17: She is energetic and strong, a hard worker.  Okay girls, I am going to say it as I see it. (you expect nothing less right?)  If she is energetic and strong, I am going to assume she takes care of herself.  Now she probably didn't put on her running sandals and clock in 5 miles before dawn. She didn't have to.  The lifestyle back then required more physical exercise than we will ever get out of a workout video.  Can you imagine rubbing your clothes against a rock to clean them?  Or how about carrying 30 pounds of water in a clay jug on your head?  Those women worked out all day long.  Praise the Lord the way in which we do our daily tasks have changed.  However, our bodies need for exercise has not.  So, not to step on any toes here, but in my personal opinion, the only way to be energetic and strong is to get up and move that body!  Run, walk, bike, do a video, join a gym, dance in your kitchen, just do something!  The only way to have sustainable, dependable, healthy energy is by taking care of that body.  I know you're busy.  I know you feel like you can't fit one more thing into your day.  I know you would rather sleep an extra 30 minutes.  I know all these things and yet, I will say it again.....get up and move that body!  It doesn't have to be pretty.  It doesn't have to start out strenuous.  It doesn't have to be perfect.  It simply has to be something.  I know you feel more tired after you exercise, but that feeling will go away and soon you will feel tired if you don't exercise!  I am not going to list a bunch of statistics and clinical studies.  You've heard it all before.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever you may be thinking.  You may even feel I've betrayed you a little this morning.  Or perhaps, you quit reading the message 10 lines ago.  Let me tell you girls, if I persuade 1 of you to get up and move that body, it will be worth it to me to have the rest of you a little irritated with me.  I know you'll get over it.  I also know that the 1 person who starts to move their body will be blessed beyond measure and will thank me for being willing to say it as I see it.  So, let me ask you this......are you that 1 person?  Or is someone else going to be energetic and strong, leaving you behind to take your naps and load up on coffee and sugar?  I've lived both lives girls, and I can tell you this......be the 1!

Proverbs 31:17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker

Love you all (even if it is tough love sometimes)
Jen