Belated Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving all, I hope your day went well. Im off to the mountains for a week to hunt. Its the one time of year I get to spend with my father and Gods great creation. Though I no longer have the stamina to climb those mountains, I am going to push myself further than I have in the last year. Meat on the table and memories that last a lifetime that unfortunately is much shorter than we'd like.

I havent been too excited due to the nature of our illness, but the last few days that old familiar feeling has come back. This is who I am and what I live for. Ive put off far too much and missed out on the beauty that Gods put before us. Nows the time to put forth all the remaining energy I have left to pursue my most beloved treasure, my little piece of Heaven. And time spent with my Father in Heaven. Though I talk to Him every day, I can feel His presence surround me when im in the woods. I make new friends, furry and feathers. I visit old friends who've withstood the forces of nature for 100 yrs. They congratulate me on making it another yr and teach me how to survive another. I see friends and family that ive not had time to for the past year. We share food and eat like kings of days gone by.

I wanted to stop in and say thanks before I leave. Thanks for being there for me, thanks for putting up with me. And above all, thanks for understanding what I am going through. I wish I could share the piece of Heaven that im about to enjoy with each and every one of you. But the joy comes from the Father and from within my heart.

God speed all! Hopefully ill return in greater spirit than I am today, though that will be a tough feat as today im on cloud 9, reaching for the stars. Thanks again, be safe, be happy, and ill see you all when I return, hopefully renewed in body and spirit. God bless!

Aww trader have a wonderful time!!

A quick story to tell you. -- I went on a hunt once. I was the cook, not the hunter. I love camp cooking and the outdoors. Well the guys went out bearing guns and off to do their thing.

I sat in a chair with the solitude and a book, my crocheting was right by my side.

Low and behold a 5 point buck comes wandering by. I sat still and watched the beautiful animal as he slowly moved on by. I giggled in my heart at the irony of it all and just smiled and thanked our wonderful Father for such a precious site and memory.

Oh, and I kept it to myself. I did not want to tell the hunters and have them stay with me. I liked my serenity.

Well Trader, you are probably off deep in nature and high on the mountains by now.
But your post really resonated with me. Brought me to tears. Because I know exactly how you feel. I yearn and long for the mountains and alone time with our Heavenly Father. I moved from a remote Rockies town(which I had only lived in a few years) to a bustling flat European city. The shock of it all is still with me. I didn't know how much I loved where I was until it was gone.
I too feel so close my God and Creator when out in His creation. There is nothing like it on earth. Maybe like you eluded to; a little glimpse of what is to come. :)
Thank you for the reminder and I hope you have a wonderful, reflective, and rejuvenating time.

I just feel like quoting 1000 John Muir quotes right now, hehe.
But I will just leave it with one:

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,
places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

OK, two ;):

"Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days,
days in whose light everything seems equally divine,
opening a thousand windows to show us God."