How long, Oh God, will you put up with my crap?” That is the sentiment I’ve been feeling lately.
Paul in Romans – I don’t do the things I want to do and do the things I don’t want to do.
Collossians – Restrictions have the appearance of wisdom but lack any value in restraining the flesh
Galatians – Walk by the spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh
God will continue the good work He began
EDIT: Well, apparently not even sketches are sacred! I guess something in WordPress went ary and published this post before it was ready. As you can see above it was just really a rough draft with some ideas… but hey, now that it’s in the wild I suppose it’ll have to remain.
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The Pensacola Civic Center is going to holding ice skating sessions starting May 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM through May 24, 2009. Tickets are $8.00 with a skate rental or $5.00 with your own skates. Yeah, I know a lot of Floridians with ice skates! lol Anyway, just thought I’d make a public service announcement as many of you may be looking for stuff to do to cool down this summer! Click the image below to search for tickets.
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No, it’s not actually my birthday. My birthday has come and gone. I did, however, finally pick up my birthday gift. A lot of my friends and family pitched in money for me to be able to get a new office chair as my other one broke several months ago and I’ve been using a whicker kitchen chair as a replacement… not too comfortable. Anyway, I wanted to say THANKS! to everyone who donated to the “Save Jonathan’s back while working” fund. Oh, here is a picture of it as well.
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Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy. Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney/Pixar’s CARS race across the ice. Dive into The Little Mermaid’s enchanting undersea kingdom and experience the ‘Circle of Life’ with The Lion King. Then enter into the magical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and all her fairy friends as they make their world premiere on ice! From wheels to waves, Pride Lands to pixie dust, your family’s favorite Disney moments come to life at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy with dazzling skating, special effects and beloved characters certain to create a lifetime of memories.
Showtimes are starting Friday, May 8 @ 7:00 PM and tickets go on sale Friday, March 6. Ticket prices start at $12.00. Check Ticketmaster for more details.
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Daryl Hall and John Oates, two of the most well-known stars in the music industry, are making a stop at the Pensacola Civic Center for an intimate theatre performance on Sunday, April 5th. Hall and Oates started working together in the early 1970’s and went on to become the most successful duo in rock history. With over 60 million albums sold, Daryl Hall & John Oates’ rich repertoire has garnered a total of 8 #1 hit singles along with dozens of hits throughout the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, including 2002’s Do it for Love. Other top singles include: Rich Girl, Kiss On My List, Maneater, Private Eyes, I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do), Sara Smile, She’s Gone, and One On One.
Tickets go on sale Friday, February 20th @ 10:00 AM and start at $29.50. You can search Ticketmaster for more details.
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Well, I’m feeling great! And a little sore… and tired. I just completed one of the goals that I made for myself for this year in running, by completing the 2009 Pensacola Double Bridge Run (15k). It was a very early, dark and cold morning (not too cold). The kids and Aubrey got up with me and drove me down to the starting area where they left me. I did short little jog to warm up and then stretched. After that I had about 15 minutes to wait till the start, which was a little nerve wracking with all of the people there.
When the horn sounded and I started the long trek with all of the other athletes I reached over to my shoulder and pressed the start button on my iPod (connected with Nike+) to start recording the run. I had set it up to just shuffle my songs and the first one that came up was Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac. I thought to myself, “this is going to be a good run.” My wife and kids, my parents and my wife’s parents all came out to cheer me on and thank God for such a wonderful and supportive family.
23 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jonathan Franzone In: Humor
Well, this year I have “resolved” to increase my training in the area of running/jogging. In my original post I specified 3 goals that I wanted to reach. I’d like to take a little time to talk about these goals in detail, how I will obtain the goals and how I’ve been doing so far.
1) Pensacola Double Bridge Run (15k)
It’s been my goal to run in the Pensacola Double Bridge Run for several years now and something always seems to come up. One year I was injured so I couldn’t run. Last year, I was in Alaska… Brrrr. This year is my year! I know it. So how am I reaching the goal?
For one, I just registered for the event (February 7, 2009). Spending money usually motivates me to complete something as I can’t stand to waste money.
Second, and probably most importantly, I have been training. I had some issues with my feet back in November and December; however, after buying some new shoes I am back on track. I try to run at least three times a week now, four if I can manage. Those usually include shorter runs during the week which I work on speed/pace. Then I’ll run a longer distance on the weekend; this past weekend I ran 8.5 miles! Here are some graphs of my progress from Nike+.
01 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jonathan Franzone In: Daily Life
I usually do not make any New Year’s Resolutions at all. At most I’ll say something general like, “I want to get in shape” or “I want to journal more this year”. But I don’t ever make an intentional list and try to actually do what is on the list. This year is different. I’m not entirely sure why, but I just feel particularly motivated to obtain some goals during this new year and so I wanted to start out by publishing them. This should give me something to look at and keep me somewhat accountable to try and meet my expectations. So without further ado… the list.
1. Running / Training
This goal is somewhat general in that I want to continue/increase my running training throughout this year. But there is more to it than that. I have a few sub-points or milestones that I want to achieve this year, which will require some consistency in my training.
- Run the 15k portion of the Pensacola Double Bridge Run
- Run in a half-marathon
(perhaps just personally record it on my Nike+ if I cannot find an actual half-marathon race)
This past Sunday, I was at the coffee maker in our church foyer grabbing a cup of Joe. My 2 1/2 year old daughter was with me at the time. After doctoring my coffee I was ready to head back into the church to survey where my seat was, what my other family members were doing and mingle a bit before the service started. I reached down to take my daughter’s hand to lead her with me. Instead of taking my hand, though she looked up at me reaching with both hands and said, “Daddy, carry me.”
Walking With (Following) God
God seems to speak to me a lot through my children lately, so here is a little parallel that I took away from this very small interaction. As Christians (children of God) we should strive to follow in His footsteps. We should walk with Christ. The bible says:
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 4:19
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