Chasing The Wild Goose

The Way of the Wild Heart

I'm currently reading The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey, John Eldredge's newest book.  Its very, very good.  When it comes out later this year it will be a must read for men.  It picks up where Wild at Heart left off and explores the masculine journey.  For a preview of the material, I'd highly recommend the Masculine Journey Audio Set that is available from Ransomed Heart.  Its on sale right now for $16.99.

While I'm talking about Ransomed Heart, I'd like to recommend again, that if you haven't been to their Men's (Wild at Heart Bootcamp) or Women's (Captiviting) Retreat you really need to go.  If you are unable to get into one of their retreats (there are always many more men trying to attend than they have room for) I'd also recommend Boot Camp Northwest.  Some friends of mine run these events and do an incredible job. 

I'm considering taking a group of guys on a four day expedition during which we'd explore The Way of the Wild Heart together.  Attendance at a Boot Camp type event (Ransomed Heart, Boot Camp NW, Band of Brothers DVD set, etc.) would be a pre-requisite.  If you're interested, please drop me an email at jon@jondale.com.

Smores and More

Last week Amy and I took the kids on an evening expedition.  We loaded everyone up in the 4Runner and took a 4-wheel-drive trail to a place we call balancing rock.  There we built a camp fire and roasted hot dogs and made smores.  It was so much fun to get out into the wild with the kids.  They had a great time.  This is what living in Colorado is all about.

While we're talking about the wild in Colorado, I should mention we had a black bear in our driveway the other day.  My friend Jeff and I were unloading groceries from the van, when I looked through the kitchen window and saw a bear walking down the driveway towards Jeff. 

The last couple of months have been really busy.  We were in Texas for 10 days for my friend Levi's wedding. I had the privelege of being the best man.  I was on my best behavior and everything went really well. 

While we were in Texas I took 3 days and did a whitewater rescue instructor certification through the Olympic Outdoor Center.  That was lots of fun and I feel much more confident that I would know how to handle an emergency on the water.

We also have some exciting news, we are expecting our fourth child in January.