This has been a great weekend (remember, I have Tuesday and Wednesday off). But really it all started on Monday when I got to hang out with Dave Wirgau right before I left for team weekend. We hiked up Dawson’s Trail but didn’t go to Daws’ grave. We stopped short and sat down in his old seat. You see, there’s this natural chair made out of two shapely rocks that overlook all of Colorado Springs. It was the place that Dawson went to most to pray. Dave took me there and started telling me all about the promises of God that Daws was claiming there years before. I have had a lot of great talks with Dave, some more emotional and memorable than others. This one was very special to me. I don’t know how many times he’s been able to do this with someone he’s been discipling. The Glen is a special place to the Navs and to Dave, who was spoken to on Daws’ trail in much the same way as he spoke to me by the man who discipled him in college. I have such respect and adoration for him, and the fact that he shared something like this with me just seems unbelievable to me.
As we were sitting there talking we got caught in a hail storm. Even though it was starting to hurt a little I couldn’t help but be in awe at the way it looked as it came down all over the Glen. We finished our talk on the benches of Eagle’s Nest. Dave was very encouraging and gave me a lot to think about and to put into practice over the next few weeks. I am thankful that he’ll be back out here with his family (including eight of his nine kids) later in the summer.
For team weekend my team went to Estes Park for a little hiking. We didn’t do anything too crazy. We hiked the Twin Sisters trail, which took 5 hours there and back. Our choice of trails was limited due to the fact that we slept and didn’t get to hiking until noon. But all the same it was a fun hike, taking us to over 11000 feet in elevation. That evening we went to hang out with one of the girl teams that was also in Estes Park in a cabin they had rented. We played a few games of mafia (although the rules were a little weird since they play it differently in Holland, and with 4 of the ten people there being Dutch we had to compromise). Today was a solid Sabbath day. We had intended to do some archery in the morning but were unable to do it until the afternoon. So until then I spent about three hours working on our latest NCP Bible study… and I’m only half done! It’s a beast, but it’s really good. After archery we headed back to the Glen. The weekend went way too fast.
Before we left last week I saw that Ross had gotten a package from Curtis. I have to say I was pretty jealous, since I hadn’t gotten anything from my Tallahassee friends yet. But at dinner tonight I come to find that the inside was addressed to the both of us. We got cookies (crushed, but still good) and letters. I absolutely love getting letters. It makes me want to write more so I get more. 
I thought I was going to go out to see Batman Begins tonight but it got put off. Instead I did get to change a tire (always fun), and I got to check my email for the first time in about a week. I think now I’m going to head back to the Timothy house, unpack, and prepare for another week at work.
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