There’s nothing like a good campfire to get men talking. Last Saturday, 5 guys from my small group made the short trip out to the Rock Valley campsite and set about some real men’s business: that’s not a log… THIS is a LOG! It’s all about the fire – keeps you warm (on one side at least), makes you smell like smoke, gives you a sense of achievement (note: “sense of”), and somehow achieves the almost miracle of getting guys sharing their lives: thoughts, fears, hopes, memories – it’s good stuff.

We were keen to get back for church (“why would you want to be anywhere else”) so left at sparrow’s whistle the next morning. All in all, we were only gone for 14 hours but it was a great investment in each other’s lives that has helped to grow us together in a way that sitting around the lounge room for a couple of hours just can’t quite achieve. So guys – I’d highly recommend a small group trip to Rock Valley. It’s free, it’s close, it’s oh so easy and you get to smell like a smoker without having a cigarette. What more could you want!? I s’pose girl groups could go too, but…

Can girls light fires?