July 5, 2009

Well, that was an awesome weekend. On Thursday morning I did not run. This was in preparation for Friday. On Friday I had a day off work because of the fourth, so six of us from church went up to a mountain called Old Rag. It is about a 8.5 mile mountain excursion. I would call it a hike, except that there are several parts where we had to jump over crevices and climb up short distances of rock face. We have climbed this mountain a couple of times, but it is still very fun. One of the guys had his Father-In-Law with him, and that was pretty cool. I got a chance to talk to him most of the way up to the mountain and learned a lot about what he does and what he would do if lack of time and money were not a deterrent. I was impressed with how clear his definition of what he would do is. I mean even down to the city and he described the beaches and what he would do everyday. Of course, He did not explain how he was going to make that dream a reality, so I am looking forward to his next trip out here so I can help him with that. Who knows, might even get a chance sooner then that. Also, we had a good friend of ours from France with us. He is a missionary in France that our church supports and he was able to take the day and spend it with us climbing part of God's creation. It was a beautiful day, with just enough cloud cover to keep the sun off our backs. I had more then a few opportunities to talk to him about information I have been digesting lately. At one point I was discussing things I was learning about Capitalism and Socialism in America and he went ahead and actually completed the thought of the speaker I was referencing. You know you have something right when a misisonary from another culture says the same thing you just heard on a CD the week before. On Saturday I got up and was able to get a 3 mile run in. Followed by mowing the lawn and some reading. Julie worked on her herb garden. In the afternoon we went to a church picnic and had a great time with friends. Then around 8:30 we went to my parents house and shot some fireworks. It was a little funny to me, because my dad was really bothered by the fact that the laws say we can't even have sprinklers(of the firework kind, not the water kind) in our own backyard. The firework laws here have been around for a while, but recently got ridiculously tight. My dad was going on about the government should not be able to tell a man what he can and can't do in his backyard. If he makes to much noise and the neighbors complain, there are laws for that. If he burns someones house down or sets their lawn on fire, there are laws for that also. He just seemed frustrated about the way the government was headed. I told him it was going to be OK. I know a group of people that are going to raise up a generation of leaders and set America on a new path of awesomness. So, this morning(sunday) it was raining and I did not get my run in. Blargh. It is ok though, because tomorrow I am going to go running with a friend. I gave him some important information to listen to this morning at church and when I saw him this evening he had already listened to it and was haveing his wife listen to it next. I am pretty sure that when I see him in the morning I will have some more information for him to listen to. I might even have some "snake oil" for him to drink as well. :) As a new week begins I've defaced the mirror in our main living room with dry erase marker. Can't get away from not accomplishing my goals if the whole household can keep my accountable. Dream Big...Do Big.