Moose Meat and studying Heaven!

A week and a half ago our family was gifted with a HUGE amount of moose meat from the local postmaster and his wife! We were vastly unprepared when he asked us if we'd like some moose meat and then proceeded to bring 4 large game bags including 2 quarters on the bone! A friend of ours came over the next day and got Rob started by demonstrating how to separate muscle groups, cut off the sinew, and divide the meat into managable pieces for me to wrap in plastic wrap and freezer paper, tape, and label. It was quite a process; not difficult, but time consuming and cold. The temperature was cold enough that week to not worry about storing the meat outside in the shipping container that is on the property for a few days. Because of this, we were able to split it up and finish the job with some help from a lady from church and her son the next Sunday. Now I just have to start using it when I cook! God is good.

You may have noticed the title I gave to this post is "Moose Meat and studing Heaven". Well, we received the meat on the same day that our community adult book study began. We are working through the study guide for "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn, and the first two sessions have been amazing! The response has been great: 11 people in our living room including Rob and I. We've decided to be prepared with two chapters each week, and the discussions and prayer time have been so rich and deep that our time together has lasted two hours each time, so far. People who come to the table with a variety of ideas and assumptions about Heaven are asking hard, important questions. We are really looking forward to where the rest of the study will take us as a group.