I just want to bring a little sunshine! First of all God love’s you! He loved you so much he sent his son to die on a cross to pay the debts we owe, so we might spend eternity with him! Secondly, I want to remind you He hears our prayers, he knows our hearts, and he knows our hearts and desires better than we do! He is writing our story perfectly to fit us! Third, be patient! You don’t want to rush things. When you rush it’s sloppy work (in the words of my 6th grade science teacher) do you want your life to be a sloppy mess? Then don’t rush God or yourself! It will all happen how it’s supposed to in HIS timing! Third he will never leave you nor forsake you as the scripture tells us. We can trust his faithfulness! I hope this encourages you even a little bit! To trust him. And wait on his timing! His plans are perfect!
In honor of this past weekend being the open weekend of bow hunting in Arkansas I chose to write about hunting! There have only been 2 years I wasn’t hunting on the opening weekend of bow hunting of deer season. Unfortunately it was this year and last! Hunting builds character. It has taught me patience, dedication, steadiness, gratitude, how to overcome obstacles, and observation! You have to be patient after you’ve put in the work to get a good stand, camouflaged, in a good spot you’ve scouted out, and have fed deer! You just have to wait until by chance a legal deer comes out while you’re there. It is possible to hunt one time and kill a deer, but very unlikely. You have to have a steady shot , this requires a lot of practice shooting (bow, gun, or muzzleloader). Hunting teaches gratitude. When you see where dinner comes from, and you know you worked hard to get that harvest, you tend to be grateful for the chance to harvest that animal. You will face make obstacles while hunting. EVERYBODY goes through periods or maybe even a full season (or more) where you just don’t get anything. Being willing to change location, change feeding (what you’re feeding, how much of it, what you’re planting, where you’re planting, when you’re planting) all of these play into changing things to try to have a better chance at that harvest. Observation is the number one key to hunting! It isn’t about how much money you spend, where you hunt, or even how you hunt. If you are observing the resources you do have. As far as looking for sign of deer, scouting out a good place to hunt once you’ve found sign of deer, and setting up game cameras of some kind to see when deer come through that area, where would be the best shot, this would be the place to put a feeder or to plant. I have hunted since I was 5. Being in the woods has always brought me a peace, and contentment! I will always love to fish!
If you read my introductory blog post, found at 
“You get out what you put in. If you want more, give more” ~ Jeanette Jenkins
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