King River Ride Weekend

The weekend up at what we've always called King River, KingS River as we saw on the highway sign sounds funny to us, so we kept calling the place King River. What a beautiful day we had to ride. It was sunny and the trail was great. I can see how it can probably be a booger to ride when it rains though, but the end of the ride was "sweet!"

We saw some spruce chickens, a rabbit, two other happy ATV riders, some rock marmots, eagles, a grumpy bicycle rider, and some pretty good sized bear tracks! I want to capture a bear someday on my camera, but not that close if it's gonna be so big!

The morning after the ride we had rain but I think that just made us sleep all the longer. The night before we played Bocce with Klint and Calli, the only ones that were able to join us on this camping trip. What a fun game! I have read about it and it is an Italian-American game, with roots from Rome. The United States has a Bocce Federation too. This is bigger than I realized, and it's a fun game that I have never played before. The ground was sandy with hidden rocks in it, so sometimes we would roll the ball and it would go whacko in another direction! That was fun too, except --I started to get grumpy when Klint and I lost twice to Doug and Calli. (hehehe) We finally did win a game before heading to bed close to 2 a.m.!

Here is a video of the top of the ride. So fantastic. What an awesome Creator has made this world with such diversity! There is not only one kind of tree or even ten, there are gazillions of different types of trees! Then the flowers, all so beautiful, all so different... and all so busy doing what they are on earth to do, make beauty. The birds, so many calls, so many feathers and every year they come back to have more of the same feathered chirpers! The spruce chickens were so funny with the little waggle in the tail. A wonder that always fascinates me every year, all the colors that come out of the same brown mud!

God is incredible and some day when we behold the spiritual world with our opened eyes - it will be even more incredible! It is important that we all know what God requires of us all to gain salvation. We should not try to make up our own way to meet God, but take the Way that He prepared for us to use. He said there is only ONE way to Him. Find the right way, there is incredible beauty to be after this life is over.

"He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1: 10 - 13.

Mother's Day in Talkeetna

Alaska's spring has been kindda cold!!! I went out to the RV to retrieve several items I needed, with capri's on it was quite chilly! We have definitely been having a long, cold spring, but the robins are singing! I have not seen swallows up here yet. We saw some bear tracks on the river bed in Talkeetna.

What a great weekend together as a family. Times like this families should cultivate to keep relationships refreshed. I especially liked being with Doug since his new work schedule gets him home tired every day. I am not used to seeing a tired-out husband day after day. (Previously he worked two weeks away and two weeks at home.) So, this weekend was refreshing for our relationship.

I loved being with all of our kids. Mom's day made it more special. Oh, btw, all you great Momma's out there, I hope you have a wonderful day! I forgot to have something special for my daughters Karla and Kim who are Mom's themselves. Such busy Mom's too. Was I ever that busy? I don't remember, they are both working hard at their Momma jobs. My Mom had ten babies and she is a Champion Momma Warrior. Doug's Mom had five sons, she is also a Champion Warrior! All those sons grew up to love the Lord too. My thoughts of Doug and my own parents were part of my weekend. My admiration of them was refreshed.

Alexis and I read the Bible together one morning and we talked about God and what a great Creator He is and so caring that He sent His Son to earth. He loves each one of us and when we believed He put into our hearts the Holy Spirit.

When we feel that we are not appreciated, or maybe feeling alone and not noticed, the Holy Spirit is always with us and He loves us so much. We talked about when Jesus will return on His white horse. Don't all little girls love horses! He won't be coming on a donkey this time, He will return so majestically on a horse! I know it is going to be a view worth roll after roll after roll of film!!!!

We saw so much beauty out in the woods but talk about incredible beauty, majestic, awesome, a take-your-breath-away sight! An event that will have all the great photographers reaching for their cameras! Or, will it be so mind boggling to see Him as He is that we all will stand with mouths hanging open, not even one thought of a camera at all!

Here is a slide show of our weekend.

I haven't been to see Mil all weekend. I read the update by Doris and sounds like she is coming along well.

Day 139. Reminds me of my favorite Psalm. Psalm 139.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You. Psalm 139:17,18.