Welcome to "Walking to Bethlehem"!
We're going to walk 70 miles between now and Christmas Eve. (Or, if walking isn't a good idea for you, then feel free to substitute 15 minutes of another fitness or devotional activity for each mile.)
Here's how the program will work:
This will be more fun if we know that we have company! So please sign in by posting a comment. You can use your real name or one that you make up. I won't be using your info for the church mailing list, or selling it to anybody. So sign in and let's encourage each other!
Keep track of your milage/minutes on the site. Every time you walk, just sign in and say "I went 2 miles today. My total is . . . 8." Easy as pie!
Read about the journey. I'll try to get you something new to read everyday, either about Mary and Joseph's trip, or what the route is like today, or something "fitness" related. Maybe, when we get closer to Christmas, we can remind each other to stay sane in the midst of commercial driven holiday frenzy.
Encourage one another. If you have a nice experience to share, or you want to cheer on your fellow walkers, please put that in your comment, too.
Thank you for participating in "Walking to Bethlehem!"
3 comments:
i tried to sign in earlier; i'm excited about walking to Bethlehem! if only the weather would cooperate....it's cold and rainy here in the east...but i guess that's winter...
the dog and i have walked 5 miles so far, and we plan to walk today after work. rode my bike 5 miles too, so i guess i'm 10 miles into the trip.
anybody else walking?
Yes! I have about (I need to count again) 12 miles in. And several people have told me they are doing it. I need to figure out how to get them to SIGN IN!
Wednesday and Thursday morning I walked along Lake Michigan, in Chicago. I was attending a meeting there of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presby. Church. Wow. So many interesting people who are so passionate about bringing "Just Peace" to that part of the world.
One of the neat things is that I found some Mary and Joseph walking Christmas ornaments made of olive wood IN BETHLEHEM there. They are really beautiful.
Maybe that's how I get people to sign in! I'll say you can have one if you sign in and log your miles. Bribery is sometimes highly motivational.
oh i love bribery.......a most effective tool for toilet-training, and exercising...
one question - does walking at the mall count? cause i got in another mile or two on saturday if it does...
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