I am joining a few other men and their boys and girls on a little "Father -child" outing. We have some kids from 4 to 14 (and a couple of 16 year olds)...we are going to float, fish, and have some fun. We are going to love each other and spoil each other's children.
We will affirm such things as big fish, little fish, big smiles, little smiles, and even breathing! We are going to celebrate boiling water, roasting hot dogs, and making s'mores. We are going to listen and laugh. We are going to make sure that this littlest one has the most fun thinking the rest will have a pretty good, time, too. I am going to love my boys. I am also going to love other boys and girls just the same! I will pass the mantle -- I will teach others to set up a tent instead of doing it myself; I will let others make the meals instead of having to be in control. I will not sweat the little things -- and they are all little things, aren't they?
Burned eggs? Bring them on. Fish in the fire? Who cares? What I really want to do? I want to learn. I want to learn to be a child, dependent upon others and our Heavenly Father. I wan to learn to be a child for the sake of learning again. I don't have to know it all. I don't have to always be right. I don't have to do it my way.
I will be goine for a couple of days -- but I am still drinking coffee and thinking of you! Drop me a note. Ask how we did. Share what you might like to talk about? Parenting? Marriage? Hope? Happiness? Forgiveness? You name it. Let's talk it.
Well, I'm off...roped, reading, and riding high!
Your friend, Jeff on the mountain!!
About Me
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- Jeff on the mountains
- I am a happy, hopeful guy who believes we can all change, we can all learn, and we can all benefit from the helpful hints and encouragements of kind, forgiving, and hopeful people. I am a happily married guy, and on the rare occasions I am not happy I think that's more my problem than other's. What I mean is if I have a problem I need to fix me rather than get rid of someone else or run away. I have three great boys who are the treasures of my life. They are big, strong, and happy. They make me happy, too. I love mountains. I love to climb them. I love to think of them. I believe we should be the best people we can be, that we should all strive to be friendly and outgoing and to put others at ease, and that we should focus more on the log in our own eye than the speck of dust in our neighbor's. Don't hold grudges. Don't say rotten things about people. And don't sweat the little things.
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I hope you had a great weekend camping Sippy! Just wanted to let you and whoever else that may be interested that I started up my own blog this week called Fore God! Thanks to you Sippy I was inspired to write about something I am passionate about. My first blog is called "Defeating the Obstacles in Golf and Life." Let me know what you think and if I'm on the mark. I'm finding that researching and letting God speak through me is very rewarding and enjoyable. Its funny because I dreaded / hated writing papers in college and now that I am writing for fun I enjoy it a lot more. Thanks again for your encouragement and friendship! Your the best Sippy!
Dear Mountain Man--I, too, hopeyou had just a wonderful weekend eating s'mores and other picnic goodies w/the children I recall a camping trip when we took with our 5 children to the Pacific Ocean. I had made potato salad in a large red bowl. All the kids liked my potato salad but one boy was crazy about it. After he'd 'grown and flown,he called and wanted the recipe. Back to my story--this son got into the bowl and ate more than was wise. It made him quite ill. He accused me of making bad potato salad. And, FYI, that son is a great man with a good heart. A joy to be around (as are all of his siblings) but none of them ever ate over half a large bowl of potato salad in one sitting and then complain about the cook. I smile when I recall our many campouts, but that incident makes me laugh out loud to this day. May I suggest that treasure these moments--they pass too quickly. And, I hope that there are many little incidents that will bring you joy thirty years from now!
I really enjoy this blog site. It's fun and I feel like I'm getting to know you folks personally.
Crossing the Bridge and Camping Out. Why am I so angry? How long will this last? In the middle of the road, in the middle of the night. No doubt all tough questions. Not very powerful questions....but questions I have asked myself. Try this one...How come I show my "best" all day only to show the "worst" with the ones closest to me. Trying to answer that one makes me kind on tense.
Jesus had a way of getting the most out of His questions...Who do you say I am? was his question to Peter. Peter replied"You are the Christ, the Son of the LIVING God." After the answer Jesus went on to tell him how he would be the rock on which the church was built. I kind of think Jesus knew Peter would be asking himself some not so powerful questions later. After all, Peter tempted Jesus, and later disowned Jesus. Peter had to be disappointed and angry...in the middle of the road in the middle of the night. Not wanting to cross the bridge, but maybe wanting to camp out for a while. Maybe the question helped Peter focus....after all he called him the LIVING God. He was alive for Peter, and for you and me. He comes alive with powerful questions like....What am I happy about today? What am I grateful for today? Who do I love? and Who loves me?
I suppose my distortions come from fear, lost focus.
He also said "Do not be afraid" a ton.
He is alive.
Grace and truth.
No fear.
Every mountain man needs a mountain bike!
Thanks for coffee talk.
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