God in a hot tub...WAH boot camp 2005

The guys and I at JH went to John Eldredge's Wild at Heart Boot Camp in Buena Vista Colorado about 2 weeks ago. Yes, I know I am behind on the updates. I will admit, initially I was not that excited about the retreat. I didn't feel like I needed someone to tell me how to live from my heart. I think I am doing that. It turned out to be great and I would go again.

We had to drive 28 hours to get there. The drive was beautiful. We drove through Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. I was not old enough to drive the rental car so I did not drive any. That was nice. The guys and I were on the work crew so we got a great discount on the retreat and we got to hang out with John Eldredge and his staff.

The sessions were great and I learned alot in them, but my favorite part was spending time talking with men there. There were about 400 men there and everyone seemed to be very open. I found myself constantly falling into great conversations with people there. I feel like I have seen alot of changed lives at the JH Ranch, but this was on another level. Middle aged men were so excited about going home and implementing what they had learned at the retreat. The best times were at night in the hot tub where about 20 men shared for hours on end what they were learning and struggling with. It was inspiring. They constantly told us young guys how fortunate we were to be learning the concepts at a young age.

I bought the audio cd set of the retreat. So if anyone wants to borrow it let me know and I will mail it to you. The last day of the retreat we were hit with an unexpected snow storm and had to stay an extra day! Then we drove 28 more hours back to the ranch non stop other than a stop in Reno, Nevada. I think I have now been to every major gambling destination in or around North America. I'm not sure if that is a good thing? I did not gamble any but did win $8. How you ask? I found a slot machine that someone left $$ in and then I spent it on dinner. It worked out good. I did put 2 quarters I found in the car in a slot machine and won another dollar. Anyway, It was a fun roadtrip and I learned alot.

Pictures from the retreat are now on my photo website. Click the Harris's photos link on the right.