"pull and pray"

oh...

i get it...

jen's only gonna post when

she has a revelation to 

share

is that what you're thinking?

once a week wisdom?

believe me...

i'll take it!

you'd be wrong 

though.

notice the quotation marks?

i am quoting 

a wise young man here.

my (now) fifteen-year-old james

who got a re-curve bow

for his birthday

wow!

did his eyes light up

when he opened that gift.

during a recent walk

together

at wildwood metropark

he told me that as much as he enjoyed

getting

a crossbow for Christmas

he wished he had an old school

bow.

traditional.

i filed it away.

when he opened his gift

he was completely

surprised

(love when that happens!)

today's post

is all about his first shot.

i had to document the occasion

since

well...

who knows

he might just be the next

olympian...

top-shot contestant...

who knows...

am i right!?

there's just something special

about a boy

in the great outdoors

with visions of 

the hunt...

screech

and 

brakes!

he does not come 

from a long line of hunters.

another quote

"i can't imagine killing a deer

because every time

i'd look in their eyes

i'd see buddy's (his dog) eyes

and i 

couldn't do it."

believe me

i  completely

understand!

target shooting it is!

load

aim

"pull and pray"

release.

that's how james

described his

method of shooting.

hmmm

maybe there is

a revelation in there

somewhere.

happy birthday

sweet baby james!