1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Romans 5
Peace and Hope
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. 6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
If you would like to read different translations of these verses you may do so at Biblegateway.com by clicking here and here
NUTRITION:
For our nutrition portion of our challenge, today I challenge you to eat a pear! :) If you don't have a pear handy, or for some reason would rather eat a different piece of fruit today... please do so. The Challenge here is to make an effort to increase our fruit intake today. To be mindful of how we feed our bodies, and how that food effects us. Here is some information about the health benefits of the pear:
Protection from Free Radicals
"Our food ranking system also qualified pears as a good source of vitamin C and copper. Both of these nutrients can be thought of as antioxidant nutrients that help protect cells in the body from oxygen-related damage due to free radicals. Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant in all water-soluble areas of the body, and in addition to its antioxidant activity, is critical for good immune function. Vitamin C stimulates white cells to fight infection, directly kills many bacteria and viruses, and regenerates Vitamin E (an antioxidant that protects fat-soluble areas of the body) after it has been inactivated by disarming free radicals.
Copper helps protect the body from free radical damage as a necessary component of superoxide dismutase (SOD), a copper-dependent enzyme that eliminates superoxide radicals. Superoxide radicals are a type of free radical generated during normal metabolism, as well as when white blood cells attack invading bacteria and viruses. If not eliminated quickly, superoxide radicals damage cell membranes. "
And finally for our Physical portion of our challenge.... We will practice the Tree Pose :)
Please watch the video and give it a try. I will be placing two different videos here so watch both so you can see the modifications that you can do with this yoga pose.
Yoga Tree Pose: Standing Yoga Poses | eHow.com 
NUTRITION:For our nutrition portion of our challenge, today I challenge you to eat a pear! :) If you don't have a pear handy, or for some reason would rather eat a different piece of fruit today... please do so. The Challenge here is to make an effort to increase our fruit intake today. To be mindful of how we feed our bodies, and how that food effects us. Here is some information about the health benefits of the pear:Protection from Free Radicals"Our food ranking system also qualified pears as a good source of vitamin C and copper. Both of these nutrients can be thought of as antioxidant nutrients that help protect cells in the body from oxygen-related damage due to free radicals. Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant in all water-soluble areas of the body, and in addition to its antioxidant activity, is critical for good immune function. Vitamin C stimulates white cells to fight infection, directly kills many bacteria and viruses, and regenerates Vitamin E (an antioxidant that protects fat-soluble areas of the body) after it has been inactivated by disarming free radicals.Copper helps protect the body from free radical damage as a necessary component of superoxide dismutase (SOD), a copper-dependent enzyme that eliminates superoxide radicals. Superoxide radicals are a type of free radical generated during normal metabolism, as well as when white blood cells attack invading bacteria and viruses. If not eliminated quickly, superoxide radicals damage cell membranes. "to read more click here :)Physical:
And finally for our Physical portion of our challenge.... We will practice the Tree Pose :)Please watch the video and give it a try. I will be placing two different videos here so watch both so you can see the modifications that you can do with this yoga pose.Yoga Tree Pose: Standing Yoga Poses | eHow.com
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