Ka is a wheel...let me explain.

Of course, after finishing one of the largest book series I have ever read, I find myself in an introspective mood. This is, of course, no surprise to nayone who knows me...I have a reputation for being one with his heart on his sleeve.

Anyway, in Stephen King's novel series "The Dark Tower", the lead character is a Gunslinger, the descendant of the line of Eld, and the only remaining "knight" of his charge: to find and defend the Dark Tower, the axis on which all worlds turn and the "home" of God (a.k.a. Ka). God/Ka/Fate rules his world and our world, the reader joins the Gunslinger, Roland Deschain or Gilead, on his journey. Much as in true life, people join our wanderings and leave us to go on our own way. In this novel, King uses the metaphor "clearing at the end of the path" to mean death. I, being a hiker and backpacker, love that analogy. There is something powerful, almost magical, in a journey (no matter how hard) and the reward of eternal life at the end of the path is something that I deeply believe in. I was raised in a Christian home, I believe in a single divine God and the eternal sacrifice made by Jesus Christ...I am a flawed man, no doubt, but am wholly belonging to the Holy Spirit. Take it or leave it.

Now, this 'blog is not intended to be a tool to witness to the world. Instead, I wanted a place for my wife, Melissa and I, Jay, to put our thoughts, maybe some images. No rules, just honest life; honest stories from along that path of life. Naked truth? Time will tell and, again, take it or leave it.