Summer snow and a vegetarian controversy

So I have managed to cause a little stir with my going vegetarian till Isaac gets out of the hospital. There are some vegetarians out there that are a wee bit concerned that I have no idea what I'm doing and feel that maybe I shouldn't do it since I don't have the time to really do it right and stay healthy all the while taking care of Isaac in the hospital. Good Point Ya, all!

I wanted to clear this up since well I seem to be doing a lot of that lately. You couldn't pay me to be a vegetarian. In fact I could survive on meat alone.

But, during Biblical times when people wanted to get God's attention and bend his ear to their cause, they have historically fasted in one way or another. Even Jesus the son of God fasted in the desert. When my mom told me she was fasting meat I decided to join her. I joke that I've gone vegetarian but in truth I'm fasting with my mother on behalf of my son. I won't eat meat until he can walk on his own. If my health suffers (which it's not) during this fast then so be it. Fasting is about sacrifice and replacing something that's important to you and giving it up to God.

So fear not vegetarians world wide. I haven't joined your ranks, I'm just temporarily meat challenged!

Ok Moving On...

One of the reasons why I want Isaac to walk again isn't just to walk, (or so that I can eat steak again!) though that is ultimately uber important. It will sound strange to many of you when I say this, but keep reading I shall explain. I want Isaac to get his legs back so he can snowboard again.

Many of you will remember that this past winter Isaac and I learned how to snowboard together. We spent a good portion of February and March hitting the slopes here in SoCal (oh yes we have some pretty good snowboarding in SoCal!)

Isaac and I bonded during this time, and I found out that my son has a God given talent when it comes to "shredding" snow. I couldn't be prouder. I had found a hobby that I loved and lucky me, my only child loves it too.

For his birthday he got a brand new board, bindings, and boots, and we had a promise from the surgeons he would be snowboarding by Christmas. Well that's not looking too realistic right now... but I have to believe that one day my son won't just walk, he'll shred again.

I've been doing a little research and did you know that in Oregon there is year round snowboarding... I almost had a heart attack when I realized that I could be going on vacation in a week with Isaac snowboarding in August. Mt. Hood has snow 365 days a year. They never run out. I truly believe God let me discover this amazing information just to lift my spirits!

So I did a little more research and guess what... they have a summer snowboarding camp for kids 9-17 and for adults ages 18-80! It's a 9 day camp and every Olympic snowboarder in the short history of the games has spent their summers at Mt. Hood.

So this is my dream. Summer 2009. Isaac won't just be walking. He and I are each going to do a summer camp at Mt. Hood! Oh yes you heard me, I'm going back to camp!

The Devil has stolen our winter fun, but he's not gonna have our summer 2009 fun too!

Are you catching the dream with me. I can see him now... and it may sound strange but the image of Isaac flying down the snow covered hills again brings a little moisture to my eyes!