Thanks + Planks | Week One

Welcome to Week One of our Thanks + Planks Challenge with me, Coach Sam!

In case you missed the intro featured on November 1, here's the synopsis:

As a fitness instructor, I always provide a challenge to my classes to keep moving their bodies and spirits during the holidays and to stay focused on their personal health and wellness journeys. I recently announced 2024 as my final year to lead classes, but that doesn't get them off the hook for holiday season! They moan and groan, but ultimately love the unity the challenge provides as a class, cheer one another's non-scale victories and report in how it's going!

This year, I'm bringing back THANKS & PLANKS, a four-week challenge for the body, soul and mind. See the graphic below to include the physical fitness elements! However, for this group, I'm inviting you to participate in the soul and mind portions, as follows:

WEEK 1 (November 1-9)

Each day ask the Lord to reveal anyone you should forgive. Then, forgive them! The act of forgiveness is intentional. Some days, you'll have to speak it even when it feels like a lie. Keep praying for them and forgiving them until your spirit and mind align. At some point, you'll wonder when that forgiveness happened!
Each day read or memorize: If you forgive other people when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you (Matthew 6:14).

Samalee Allen, known as “Sam” to friends and family, and her husband Terry have served hand-in-hand, from being volunteer youth pastors and worship leaders to serving full-time in ministry, building strong relationships with many leaders across the US.

After a family health crisis, Sam and Terry made hard choices to align their health with movement and nutrition. As she strengthened, she discovered she loved fitness challenges, including walking and running. Out of local need, she became a fitness instructor in 2014, but desiring to minister the Gospel freely via fitness, Sam entered Revelation Wellness in 2021. She has completed numerous certifications and races in distances for 5K, 10K, Half & Full Marathon, a Sprint Triathlon and an Ultra using intervals (running with resting intervals of walking). Sam absolutely loves leading people to freedom in Christ and in movement!

In 2019, the couple founded MVP Leader Group - A ministry designed to honor, encourage and connect ministry leaders, pastors, and ministers and spouses for the purposes of mental, physical and spiritual health. MVP fuels the called, strengthens and replenishes leaders who are themselves in need.

Sam occasionally will minister apart from Terry at women’s retreats and gatherings. She and Terry live in middle Tennessee near their son and daughter-in-love and two grandsons!