Greetings both Brethren and visitors alike!

It has been some time since I posted to this blog; the reasons are many but I don't dare bore you all with the details.  Suffice to say, it has been a crazy month since I was entered on October 15th, 2007 and I am now well on my way to Fellowcraft.  Needless to say for those who have gone this way before, with the date of my Fellowcraft Degree rapidly approaching (11/26/2007), I have been busy studying my Entered Apprentice proficiency under the expert tutelage of Brother Gordie from Union Lodge #19.  It has been a real challenge first learning the cipher and then committing it to memory word perfect, but truth be told, I am enjoying it very much.  After all, nothing truly worth having should ever come easy.

I am still digesting the Entered Apprentice ritual... the sights and sceneries of that night - and the emotions they conjured up - are something I will never forget.  Overwhelming and humbling all at the same time, it was definitely an experience like no other I've ever had.  What has been the net effect so far on my life?  I cant really say yet, the tools I'll need to effectively gauge what impact this journey will have on my life have not been completely developed as of now.  That being said, I hope to post my impressions of the degree soon after I turn in my proficiency and turn my eyes towards Fellowcraft.

- Scott