A group of us guys headed out to Red River Gorge on Monday night to stay at the Cabins of Quiet Waters. A friend of mine whom I have traveled to Honduras with, Jeremy Strom and his wife Sonya moved there a couple of months ago after God gave them a vision for a retreat center. They bought several cabins and have been renovating them to provide a place for people to experience adventure and peace away from the mundane lives we often find ourselves in. You can visit their Facebook group page if you’re interested in more info.

We stayed for two days and packed in as much manliness as we possibly could. The best part for me were the amazing conversations around the fire, under the porch, in the hot tub, and at the table. We went rock-climbing and the few of us beginners completed a 5.8 level climb that challenged us physically and mentally. I’m going in for something harder next time.

A note to all the ladies with men out there:

Please support him in being the masculine creature he was meant to be…not some ridiculous, Al Bundy or Homer Simpson version of a man…I’m talking about a true lion. You have the power to do this.

Allison and I are heading out for a date night tonight. This is going to be our first one without either of the kids. Since Allison is still nursing Finley, we’ll have to time things perfectly. We will have approximately 3 hours to ourselves…that means a lot more to us now that we have two attention-sucking human beings. 3 hours together. It will be blissful.