This was Smiley Faces VQ, I am honored to be able to do a write up which will not serve justice to the word that he provided throughout today. I am also honored to have been one of the “Sad Clowns” that was personally “Turkey Punched” by Smiley to Join F3. It was very rewarding to be a part of one of my best mentor’s and my Best Man from my wedding VQ.

Disclaimer
Smiley started with a great disclaimer, he talked about what brings us out to this thing called F3. He spoke into what it means to be a #HIM, and what makes this group so special. He also spoke about working to make his family stronger physically and mentally while he has been gone from F3.

Time for a little Mosey to our favorite fountain.

The Thang
10x Derkins on the fountain
10x Dips on the fountain
10x Irkins on the fountain

Another Mosey this time down to the lower part of ManU. Side Story my first workout Smiley brought me out to was at ManU. There was a hill that broke me down and I felt like I was going to pass out. Well we returned to that infamous hill today. Months later Smiley gave me the opportunity to see how far I have come.

Partner Up
Partner one bear crawls up hill and performs 10 squats, then back down the hill
Partner two starts LBC’s
Rinse and Repeat until you reach 200 LBC’s

Mosey over to Wendy’s Parking lot

Wendy’s Pick up order
Partner’s run around Wendy’s, After they pickup their “Order”(Choose a workout) They bring it back for the group to perform. The next partner pairing goes while the other perform the “Pickup Order” continue until all pairs have gone.

Exercises Performed:
Squats
Merkins
Dry docks
Side straddle hop
Al Gore
Plank
Leg stretches

Smiley then had each set of partners face each other, and focus on the reason that we are here. The why and how we are #HIM all relates back to our relationship with Jesus. We are able to come as we are broken, and be led by a savior that takes us for who we are.

Smiley provided some powerful scripture for us to dwell on:
Colossians 2:6-7
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Mosey to Dick’s Sporting Good’s

At this point our arms we starting to feel the work out and our legs were happy just carrying us along. Well Smiley took that into consideration just in time.

10 Count Wall Sits
10 Squats
Rinse and Repeat Add 10 Squats each round for three rounds.

Smiley then encouraged us as #HIM with this:
Philippians 4:13
I can do all this through HIM(Christ) who gives me strength.

One thing that you will notice in the two scriptures that Smiley brought is the keyword “HIM”.

Mosey Back to COT
Time left on the clock, we went round robin among the Pax

Exercises:
Side straddle hops
Superman
Dry docks
Cherry Pickers
Merkins
Spanish Rosilitas
Protractors
American hammers

Announcements
Children’s attention home, this Saturday, Check the Newsletter
Maltz challenge – Tomorrow 5am at NAFO. Check Newsletter for details or tweet @F3RockHill

Prayers
Smiley – Small group member going through a rough patch
Van Damm – men’s retreat coming up with elevation, reach out to him and Bogey if you are interested. Many men have come to christ through this yearly retreat.
Choir Boy’s Family uncle passed
Italian Job – family friends working through medical complications
Catfish – family member passing
Men’s families – dealing with work problems
Tinker Toy – Dealing with Calf Strain
Praise – number of guys coming out, P200 team seems to be ready to go

Again it was an honor to be led by Smiley Face, there was so many nuggets of wisdom that I probably failed to write here. If you ever get a chance to spend time with Smiley Face know two things: The Lord is very present in his life, and be prepared to be encouraged by the word of our father.