As you can tell by my conspicuous silence, I’ve been super busy!
In between speaking all over the country and doing media, I’ve been enjoying a jam-packed summer with my family. Blaize just turned 11 and is currently doing inner city relief work with his youth group (pray for him). Our older son, Zack, just turned 16 and got his driver’s license (pray for me!). I’m already experiencing early empty nest syndrome! I’m counting the summers left with our boys and am determined to make the most of them.
Last month Peter took Zack on their annual father-son trip. They went to Africa and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. No joke. Previous father-son trips include taking the boys swimming with whale sharks in Mexico and on a zero-gravity flight with Astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
I started feeling a bit ripped off and thought… Why does Peter get all the cool trips with the boys? I’m vying for market share so this year I decided to do something wild on my mother-son trip with Blaize. Are you ready for this? I took the boy bear hunting in Ketchikan, Alaska! And horseback riding, and halibut fishing, and biked the Alaska trail! The picture above is me chillin’ while Blaize and our guide loaded up the boat before our hunt.
Now if you want to see the bear pictures... yes, both Blaize and I got a bear (mine was a 500-pound trophy bear)… you’ll have to friend me on Facebook and check out the Alaska photo album! By the way, I’m also on Twitter if you’d like to follow me there. I admit, I’m better at keeping up with my own life in 140 characters or less than I am at blogging!
Hope you are having a beautiful summer with those you love!