JJ

I have to remember to ask about the name…. don’t see very
many lakes close by.  A very short
driving day, just a couple of hours from one to another.  Thus, I arrived early but was allowed to
check in and park anyway, thank goodness. 
Lots of memories on that drive however as I passed several vehicles
filled with hunters.  The terrain is very
like what is found in southern New Mexico where Bill and I hunted for so many
years.  In addition, today was originally
the day I was to be parked in Colorado near Glenwood Springs to begin scouting
for the hunt with Troy beginning next week. 
Because we were late applying, we didn’t get our usual spot near Pagosa
Springs.  However, the Grizzly Creek fire
that began August 10th  decimated our hunt area so we opted to get a
refund on our licenses and try again next year. 
Just another bump in the road that is 2020 for all of us.

I watch as the campground fills up around me.  There is the couple in the Terry, shouting
back and forth at one another as they try to get parked.  I seem to remember some similar “conversations”
that Bill and I used to have.  Across the
way are three sites together for what looks to be a three generational campout.  Older couple, four children ranging from 11
or 12 down to 5 or 6, and also a young couple with an infant.  I wonder if the adults will be treated to
special entertainment provided by the children as we were on a very special and
memorable trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton. 
I found a program from one performance among my treasures as I packed
for the move.

Jake seems to be adapting pretty well to life on the road.  We found that, while the ramps work well, it
is much quicker and almost as easy for me to simply lift him up and down.  I’m not sure if he got lighter or I got
stronger.  As long as he gets daily walks, he’s pretty happy.  He has an amazing
sense of time; he knows when it is time for me to get up and give him his
morning treat and he unfailingly lets me know when it is dinnertime – everyday between
4:00 and 5:00.

Listened to Skip Heitzig’s Bible From 30K Feet about the
book of Job this morning, always uplifting.   No matter how bad things might be, I have God, and He loves me and wants the best for me.  

“…the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the name of the
Lord.”  Job 1:21

                                                                                                                                                                                SDG