I think I'm in heaven
Okay... so my idea of heaven might not be universally embraced, but I am having/ about to have the time of my life. What's going on? Well let me tell you!
First, Thursday night I had a thoroughly enjoyable time sharing with the Alive group in Des Moines the philosophical and scientific history for the ancient ages interpretation of geologic features. I don't know about the Alive students, but I had a blast talking about the Niagara Falls, radiometric dating, and my latest fossil find: a rather large cephalopod (it looks like the pic on the left). You can hear Dave Bovenmyer's message (the biblical case for a young earth) and my message (a scientific case for a young earth) here.
Second, and most exciting, I and my 3 oldest kids (Rex, Nina, and Wayne) will be spending a week excavating a dinosaur fossil in a remote region of South Dakota. This whole opportunity is fruit of Nate Korynta who just had to have me join him on the Adventure Safaris dinosaur dig. So with Nate's help, I will be leaving early Sunday morning and will be out in the field for the first time since the late 80's when I was a geology student at ISU.
To say the least, I'm rather pumped. Pray for our trip and our time out there. The sun will be intense and there's rattlers out in them parts. Pray especially that Wayne will handle it all well. Oh, and definitely pray for Kristen as she is home "alone" with the 3 younger ones.
Comments
Where will you be in south dakota?
Cuz me and 7 others from the Rock will be in south dakota next weekend :-)
Posted by: TJ at June 9, 2007 10:30 AMIt's up north right next to the North Dakota border, specifically near the town of Keldron, SD. I guess the dig is on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Posted by: Tim at June 9, 2007 04:43 PM