Day 7 of 7: Green Smoothie Challenge

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Congrats, challengers it's Day 7 of 7! A "great job!" to each and everyone of you. :-) Wasn't it a blast?!

As promised - here is the collage from the participants. :)  {This is by no means everyone, but definitely includes the links sent to me and a few more :0 } 

I had SO much fun hosting this challenge and I'm really proud of all of you. Seeing the pictures of your green smoothie 'experiments' and reading your blog posts is inspirational, to say the least!

Yesterday was my little brother Sam's birthday! Quesadillas & homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies made up the party food. :-)

The sermon at church yesterday hit home, for me! I came away with a lot, but this was especially refreshing: "We don't come to God because we're good, we come to God because we need grace." I really feel the truth of this at the moment. What do you think about this? 

Dinner was with sweet friends last night!

It's plain awesome to have those people in your life that you can laugh with until my stomach hurts, isn't it? Tim Hawkins and Brian Reegan were subject topics . . . enough said. :P Oooh, and then us girls had a lil' fun with an old fashioned Rogers and Hammerstein record. Hence, the picture. :)

This morning I fit in an invigorating workout - 2 mile run, 20 min DVD + stretching.  And, then here is my last green smoothie of the challenge! Did you drink one today?

Lunch was Chipotle! I hadn't been in forever- a real treat. :)

I snapped this picture as the sun was coming up this morning- struck by it's beauty. Just thinking about this gift is an incredible thought!

I don't do anything to make the sun rise but yet it does - everyday. How many things in life are like this? We experience the benefit/blessing of so many things that we never invested in, like a sunrise. I think wealth is a state of mind, a heart issue, which has absolutely nothing to do with stuff or money. {Now, I'm thinking . . . "I've got the sun in the morning and the moon at night" . . . }  

I thought this frosted crusted leaf was exceptionally pretty. Don't you just love the "crunch" of the ground after a frost? :) 

So with that: How's your first Monday of 2013 coming off? Last day to enter the Sun Warrior protein powder giveaway!

Also, if you are a green smoothie challenger - I want to know what parts were the best and hardest for you. :) Do tell!