The skipping movement has felt Divinely inspired from the very start. I believe there is a unique way each of us is called to contribute our gifts to the world and promoting the joy and freedom of skipping (as unusual as I know that sounds) is a big part of what I was born to do.

Since it is Easter, it seems like the perfect time to tell you about a skipper namd Peter in Florida who started skipping after researching references to exercise in the bible. He found numerous references to skipping and became so inspired he started doing it himself. He also wrote and self-published a book called King Solomon Skipped. When Peter found iskip.com and wrote to tell me about his skipping findings, it strengthened my Faith in the skipping movement in a fun and powerful way.

Here are a few of the references that inspired him to start skipping:

**In the Songs of Solomon, chapter 2, verse 8 says, "Behold he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills".

**In the book of Malachi (the last book of the Old Testament), in the
last chapter referring to the last days it says, "But for you who fear
my name, there will arise the sun of justice with healing in his
wings; and you will gambol like calves out of the stall." (Webster's
new international dictionary defines gambol as a skipping or leaping
about in play: a frolicking movement.

***Luke 1:41....When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby skipped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

**In Acts 3:1-8 is speaks of how Peter and John went up to the temple
to pray. They met a man begging for alms who had been lame since birth.
Peter said to him, "silver and gold have I none; but such as I have
give I to you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and
walk. .and leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into
the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

** Luke 6:22,23 speaks of leaping for joy. The first definition for
this word leaping in the Greek- English dictionary is to skip.

Of all of the people who have written to share their moments of skipping inspiration, I must say Peter's story ranks right up there as one of the most unique! Amen Peter! Blessed be! Skip on!