The Drifter

It's official.

I'm back home.

Home to blackberries coming on.

Also spent a day catching up with a dear friend, Joann, at her unique sled dog kennel, 

Coyote Run Kennels.  

Larry/Joann/ and Ana

I got to meet their new litter of pups.

8 total...4 of each.

Born on the 4th of July.    

Banjo and Fiddle are the proud parents.

I never knew how much fun pups could have, 

tugging and twisting on the hem of my skirt.  {...smile...}

I've missed my simple life.

And I've missed touching base with you.

Lots to report about getting back into the woods.  

It's not cold enough yet to run the dogs, 

but I'm doing a different kind of running.  

On foot.

I took a step and became an official "fur harvester".  

I'll spell it all out...soon.

Until then, 

I'm looking forward to traveling to Clare {Michigan} tomorrow

on a 

"girl's shopping trip - Amish style" 

with some of my BBF's 

(black bonnet friends) 

and driver/farm friend, Heather.

I'll catch up soon...Lord willing.

Until then, enjoy the end of August.  

Sherry

B and B on our 40

Believe it or not,
we are still picking blackberries.
Zip included...

Even after the first frost, or two. 

In addition,
we have some very welcome guests joining us "in the briar patch"...

Compliments of our well-placed trail cam.

It looks to be a hearty fall on our "Forty".
Bucks and Blackberries...

Until tomorrow, God willing.

Simply Abide - Sitting at His Feet

Most folks believe we live a slow life.

But, even for us, life gets too fast.

However, these past five days, we have toned it down a notch, 

to simply enjoy our time with young Jordan, who came back for an extended weekend visit.

These past five days, 

young Jordan has hit cans with his BB gun on our range (he has a good eye), 

driven the tractor (and even operated the front-end loader), 

loved on the sled dogs (and they loved back x 10), 

and picked tons of ripened blackberries (and filled his belly too!)

.

He also camped out (at the Bear's Den), 

made wood crafts (a drum, complete with head), 

hauled hay from a neighboring farm, 

assisted in training a newbie draft horse (my next Blog to come...)

spotted deer (twice!), 

and has eaten everything in sight, as well he should, as he is a growing boy.

That's the short list.

He will be 13 on the 13th.  

A true milestone in the life of a young man.

A young man who is firming up who he is in life.  

Who he will be.

But for now, he is just happy to enjoy each moment of each day.

And be a joy to us, during his visits.

Truth is, Jordan keeps us young...

and competitive, 

as evidenced by our blackberry pickin's.

But in the end, it is as it should be.

Papa Bear's pickin's are the largest.

Then Mama Bear.

Then Baby Bear.

But it could be that Baby Bear ate most of his along the way.  

Until tomorrow, God willing.  

Stop please.

Think about that phrase.  

God willing, as spoke by Paul in Romans 1:10.

It is by the grace of God that each of us will be here tomorrow.  

With that knowledge, don't run about and try to accomplish much.  

But instead, just sit at His feet.  

And abide.  

Simply abide.  

For the desire of Jesus is for you to put Him first.  

Have you put Him first today?

I'd love to hear from you.

Summer Ritual

My favorite berry bucket.