On Vacation

Leaving today for vacation. Going to be in the middle of nowhere Missouri. Just some time to relax, visit some landmarks and cool stuff for kids.

This past Friday and Saturday, me and a group guys had our first Father/Son retreat. This retreat was born out of a desire to help grow our sons into men. Inspired by the book "Raising a Modern Day Knight" we celebrated one of the boys in our group's entry into teenage years. We talked with the boys about what it means to be a man and prayed over Conlin, who turned 13 last year. All but one of the guys on the retreat had participated in Men's Fraternity at Suncrest and was inspired by the definition of a man that he gave. Here it is:

A man is one who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously and expects a greater reward.

It was a great weekend. We plan on doing these retreats every year and celebrating the different stages of a boy's growth into a man.