This last weekend I had the opportunity to hunt Dove. I was invited by a member of my congregation and eagerly took up the chance. WHY? You may ask. I did this because I’ve had this desire to be intimately involved, at least once, with the life cycle of the meat I eat. I wanted to go from seeing the animal alive, to killing, preparing, cooking, and eating it. I can’t explain this desire, it Read More …
Ben, Levi, & Caedmon summating a rock formation in Joshua Tree http://www.facebook.com/v/477055955808 This past weekend my family joined our extended family in a trip to Joshua Tree to watch the Perseus Meteor Shower. This gave us the chance to do some hiking/light bouldering with the children and work on some values that I’m trying to instill in them–namely bravery and an attitude of adventuring. There is a rule one must learn quickly when parenting children. Read More …
This past weekend, my family and I had the opportunity to go away to lake Isabella. We decided to begin our vacation on Thursday and come on on Monday. We left in the late afternoon, which means that we put ourselves in the position of setting up a tent in the dark. Thanks to the campsite we used the headlights of our vehicle to illuminate the area and it gave us a good amount of Read More …