Poustinia (Poo-steen-ya)
i took my eight-month old son into the woods with me to pray last weekend. It was a cold morning and we were both bundled up in our winter gear. Usually at this time of the morning he is extremely busy and a bit noisy exploring and discovering new things that have been left about the floor by our other children. But as we hiked through the woods and up to the bluff that overlooks our little valley he was quiet. Jed Asher seemed to be in awe of this new world that i was showing him. We arrived at the log where i usually sit to pray and read my Bible expecting him to begin his normal routine of wiggling, grunting, and slapping, and arching and thrusting himself toward dangerous things. However, something quite different occurred. Read more at http://re-monk.com
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