{"id":48225,"date":"2018-11-30T08:16:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T13:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48225"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:11:07","slug":"btr-sourdough-starters-07-november-2018-by-bztrailriders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48225","title":{"rendered":"BTR Sourdough Starters #07 &#8211; November 2018 (by BZTrailriders)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: A photo of Ben with his hands clasped while sitting at an empty table. What is Ben thinking? Is he troubled or thankful? What&#8217;s happened in his life that&#8217;s brought him to this point?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating: G, Word Count: 2576<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=64\">Lizabeth<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Sat Nov 03, 2018 1:25 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Ben sat, staring at the empty breakfast table. The silence during the meal had been overwhelming. Jamie and he had talked briefly, but then the boy had left early for school. Lately, Ben feared Jamie was coping by excusing himself for chores or school.Candy\u2019s place was empty. More and more, he was eating in the bunkhouse with the men. Ben understood it was to help Candy\u2019s friend Griff and the other hands adjust to each other. Griff was still very reserved, not trusting easily.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss\u2019s place, well, that was permanently empty. And with that loss, the house and Ben\u2019s heart felt empty. There was, as Hoss would have said, a Hoss-sized hole in their hearts. Ben didn\u2019t know if his own heart could weather another loss.<\/p>\n<p>Staring at the empty place across from him, he knew it was his own fault that it had remained empty for seven long years. How many times had he wondered why he couldn\u2019t have accommodated Adam\u2019s suggestions for modernizing the Ponderosa? To his chagrin, he realized it was his own stubbornness that had prevented him from accepting Adam\u2019s ideas. And, he feared, in turn lost his eldest son\u2019s presence forever.<\/p>\n<p>His gaze moved to Joe\u2019s plate. After Adam had left, Joe had stepped up to help with the business aspects of the ranch. The loss of Hoss, followed too soon by the cruel dual murders of Alice and her unborn child had threatened to throw Joe into melancholia, according to Paul. He\u2019d climbed out of that abyss after he and Candy had confronted Alice\u2019s murderers.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, his ordeal in the desert at the hands of an evil man had combined with his grief to leave a shell of the man his son once was. His most vocal son had withdrawn into himself. Joe\u2019s plate remained full of food. Lately he didn\u2019t eat enough to feed a child, let alone a full-grown man. His laughter had ended the day Alice died, and Ben feared he was watching the slow death of Marie\u2019s son. And he had no idea what to do about it.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">Lo, I am with you, always, even unto the end of the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ben heard that verse from Matthew in his heart. His thoughts turned to His Lord. Yes, He knew the loss of a child. Ben grabbed onto that promise that He was with him. He prayed harder than he ever had. He started by giving thanks for each of his wives, and the gifts of their sons. Then, he thanked Him for bringing the son of his heart, Jamie, into the family. He prayed his sons would each get the help they needed. He didn\u2019t know how, just turned everything over to Him. And peace filled Ben\u2019s heart as his silent tears fell while he poured out his pain and surrendered the care of his sons to Him.<\/p>\n<p>Two evenings later, as Candy and Jamie were playing checkers and Joe was staring at the fire, Ben sat at his desk trying to work. Standing and walking to refill his coffee cup, he opened the door after hearing a horse and rider. \u201cJumping Jehoshaphat!\u201d he exclaimed before bolting outside. His laughter, which no one had heard in months, was infectious as he greeted his eldest son.<\/p>\n<p>One year later, Ben again sat around the empty breakfast table. This time, there\u2019d been laughter and teasing from everyone, and all ate heartily. As he had each day since Adam\u2019s return, Ben thanked The Lord for his answered prayer.<\/p>\n<p>****<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"text-strong\">Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This is a story of Ben&#8217;s POV in\u00a0\u201cLesson of Family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bible verse is the last part of Matthew 28:20, King James Version.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\">\u00a0<span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=54\">BettyHT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:37 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and he delivered me from all my fears.<\/em>\u00a0As Ben sat at the table and stared at the plate of food there hastily abandoned, he wondered if he could ever summon enough faith to be delivered of all his fears. They had received a partial message from Roy that a son was in dire straits. Joe had rushed to his horse to ride to where Hoss was to find out if he needed his help. Candy had done the same for Jamie. Both had told Ben to wait because they could ride faster without him. He knew that to be true so all he could do was sit, wait, and pray. He hoped it wouldn\u2019t be too long. Terrible storms had blown across the mountains from California washing out roads and bridges. It was why the message from Roy was so incomplete. It had been passed by word-of-mouth and by the time it got to Ben and Joe, it was woefully incomplete. It also meant that the stage that Hoss was riding and the freight wagons Jamie was with coming from the north could both be in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Two sleepless nights and two worry plagued days with Hop Sing nagging him to eat left Ben tired, on edge, and unable to concentrate on anything. When he heard horses in the yard, he rushed outside overjoyed to see Candy arrive with Jamie. The young man slid from his horse and rushed to his father\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa, it was rough going, but we were never in any danger. Candy thought I should come prove it to you though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking up at the foreman, Ben smiled, but his expression held a tinge of concern. Candy saw it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe isn\u2019t back yet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three of them got to worry together then for another full day until the scene was re-enacted. Joe and Hoss rode in looking like they had been through hell, but both were unscathed physically. Ben was overjoyed, but couldn\u2019t imagine why his sons looked so forlorn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome on now. The message must have been mistaken. You\u2019re all here now, safe and sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa, we ain\u2019t all here safe and sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course you are, all of you.\u201d Then Ben stopped speaking for a moment. \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe came through town, Pa. Roy was able to give us the whole story now. Adam\u2019s ship was lost in the storms off California. They couldn\u2019t find any survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile you was prayin\u2019 for us, Pa, it was Adam needin\u2019 our prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray for all of you every day. I only prayed harder thinking there was a need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a somber group that night thankful that Hoss and Jamie were safe and mourning the loss of the one they had not thought was in danger.<\/p>\n<p>Many miles away in Tillamook, fishermen helped a man found on the beach. One man brought him into his home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMartha, found a man washed up on the beach. He tells a fantastic story. Says he was shipwrecked, floating in the ocean with only a piece of flotsam to hang onto when a dolphin comes and pushes him toward shore. He survived the sharks, the cold, and the sea itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomebody musta been praying mighty fierce for this one. Well, let\u2019s get him dried off and into a warm bed. He must have a family somewhere worried sick about him. He got a name?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaid his name was Adam afore he passed out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, Adam, we\u2019ll get you fixed up and on your way in no time, God willing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=58\">AH83<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:49 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Ben sat at the table, hands clasped in prayer. A snow storm had started blowing outside. His boys had been gone hunting the past two days. They were to have been back before the storm hit, which was to have come the next week from what Ben had heard. The storm came early. He prayed his boys would come home safely.<\/p>\n<p>Adam, Hoss and Joe were huddled in a mine they had found on their way hunting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow\u2019s your ankle, Adam?\u201d Hoss asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all right.\u201d Adam replied gritting his teeth as pain shot through his leg.<\/p>\n<p>He had been following a deer and tripped over a deep hole, breaking his ankle. When he fell his gun went off. Hoss heard the shot and found Adam lying on the ground holding his leg, suppressing a scream. The snow was starting to fall as Hoss was wrapping Adam\u2019s ankle. He carefully picked Adam up and carried him to his horse.<\/p>\n<p>Joe had found his brothers. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d Joe asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tripped over a hole.\u201d Adam replied through grit teeth. Joe looked up at the falling snow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw an old mine shaft back a ways. Let\u2019s get in there before the snow comes down harder.\u201d Joe advised.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss nodded, getting up on Chubb while holding onto Sport\u2019s reigns. Joe was in the lead as they carefully made their way to the mine shaft.<\/p>\n<p>They arrived at the mine and Hoss helped Adam inside while Joe took care of the horses and put his deer in the shaft. The shaft was wide enough for their horses to be inside. Joe was afraid they\u2019d somehow get loose and run off. He gathered their bedding, set them by Hoss and went to find wood for a fire. Hoss took care of Adam and kept apologizing when he\u2019d hear Adam grunt in pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I had somethin\u2019 for ya.\u201d Hoss said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all right.\u201d Adam mumbled then fell asleep. The wind howled which made it sound a lot worse echoing in the<br \/>\nmine. Joe found wood and started a fire.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, the storm was over. Joe was the first to wake up. He quietly got up to check on the horses and the weather. It was still and quiet as he looked around him. He smiled to himself then turned back to his brothers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoss, the storm is over! We can go home.\u201d Joe said gently shaking his brother. Hoss woke up and looked outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get Adam situated and go home.\u201d Hoss said. He gently woke Adam up and helped take care of him. He checked his ankle making sure it didn\u2019t move much.<\/p>\n<p>Ben walked down the stairs making his way to the front door to check on the weather. He looked at the snow covered front yard. He went to shut the door but then saw a horse coming around the side of the barn. He put on his coat and hat and ran out to greet his boys. He smiled but then it fell as he saw two of his boys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoss, what happened? Where\u2019s Joe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss got off his horse. \u201cJoe went to get the doc and bring him here. Adam broke his ankle while we were hunting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss carefully helped Adam off his horse and carried him in the house taking him to his room.<\/p>\n<p>Paul had taken care of Adam and gave him something for the pain. Hoss and Joe went to get something to eat while Ben stayed by Adam\u2019s side. Ben turned again to prayer thanking God for bringing his sons safely home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username-coloured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=48\">AC1830<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:34 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Giving Thanks<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t begin to tell you how many times I\u2019ve found myself in this position, elbows on the table, hands clasped tightly as I pray fervently for the ones dearest to me. If I\u2019ve learned one thing as a father, it\u2019s not to take prayer lightly. The things my boys have put me through is not for the faint of heart.<\/p>\n<p>One of the worst times was when my oldest and youngest took opposite sides of the Civil War. I know they loved each other but it about tore my heart out to see them fighting with disdain in their eyes and their words. In the end, their brotherly bonds held them together but I\u2019m certain I never prayed so hard in my life.<\/p>\n<p>Then there were those times I thought I would lose each of my sons &#8211; Hoss shot in the back by a vengeful killer, Adam down with a bad fever and the doctor telling me it was in God\u2019s hands as we waited through the night, and Joe, well, my youngest had me on my knees so many times I know I\u2019ve got worn places in the boards by my bed as well as his.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight however is different. Yes, I\u2019m worried, but I have so much to be thankful for as Christmas day draws to a close. Hoss has found a young woman who has stolen his heart, Joe got married a few months ago after a whirlwind romance, and it&#8217;s been just over a year now since Adam returned home with his wife and four children, my grandchildren. This past summer he announced that they would be staying for the foreseeable future. How much more could I have asked for than to hear those words from my eldest? The hour is late now on this Christmas night and once again I find myself in this familiar position at the table. Yet this time I\u2019m about to receive the best gift a father could ever wish for.<\/p>\n<p>Drawn from my musings and prayerful thoughts at the sound of a familiar squeaky floorboard, I look up to see Adam standing on the landing. Along with his tousled hair and untucked shirt, I see relief and joy in my son\u2019s tawny eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa? Would you like to come upstairs and meet your granddaughter?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=56\">Hart4Ben<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:22 am<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">Forgive me, Lord, if I was too harsh. I thought I knew something about boys by now after raising three of my own. I must have misjudged Jamie. Thought I knew what he needed &#8212; wanted. I know he\u2019s had a rough go of it, and I felt that we had something to offer him &#8212; stability &#8212; security. But maybe it\u2019s just my own frustration and misplaced affections &#8212; missing Adam and waiting years for the grandchildren that have never come. Who knows? But you know. You can persuade him to return, if that\u2019s what you want for him &#8212; for us. Keep him safe, if not with us, please help him to find someone else to take him in. May your will be done. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ben sat for a time with his head resting on his hands. It was getting late, and he should have been heading off to bed but knew that sleep would be a long time coming. He went to his desk and tried to do some work. Thinking he had heard something, Ben hurried to the door. Sadly, he found no one. But then he heard a noise and ran to the kitchen only to find Hop Sing was who also up later than usual hoping that Jamie would return.<\/p>\n<p>Dejected, Ben jammed his hands into his pockets and walked toward the stairs. Just before he reached the landing, he heard the unmistakable sound of someone sawing wood. His heart soared to see Jamie hard at work with the saw in his hands. Quietly he walked out onto the porch and acted as if nothing out of the ordinary had transpired and told Jamie that his dinner was in the warmer whenever he was ready. He turned for the door, but paused to look back at the red-headed orphan. Ben breathed a prayer of thanksgiving and went to bed with his heart filled with hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\">A Note from the Brandsters.\u00a0 This was originally written and published on the Bonanza Trail Riders site.\u00a0 Brand is happy to offer this story a new home.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_48225\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"48225\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: A photo of Ben with his hands clasped while sitting at an empty table. 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