Angels
There are a bazillion and one different kinds of religion in the world. Even those that say they belong to the same religion can believe different things. This is one of the great things of being a human and having our own thoughts and beliefs. I am not a religious person, I don't believe that every thing or thoughts can fit into the square sides of one box (organized religion). I have been doing a lot of soul searching, wandering, thinking and expanding my mind by enjoyin
Snowing... we need the snow...
Its late fall, we are still training on ATVs - which I hate. I hate motors, they frustrate me more than anything. We've gotten about 8" of snow but that's not quite enough for sleds, also the swamps and water haven't frozen over well yet. The trails are still being worked on. Our first "race" is December 9, and I will be using it probably as the first run of the season on a sled! That's OK, its pretty low key from what I hear and I think it will be fun. I just love runnin
Legend of Soap Here...A sled dog leader
I have a story, a story of a 4-legged legend. Rarely do dogs get to tell their own stories (well number one is because they can't talk...) so I'm putting Soap's together for him. This young man was born in 2004, in the kennel of Susan Butcher! Talk about your sled dog royalty! He was bought as a yearling and moved to Michigan where he became a team member and an Iditarod dog! Soap trained for and ran Iditarod several times coming from Michigan before I met him. I met him i
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