People Trail

the other day
while sorting through
our paper trail 

I began 
to consider
our  
“PEOPLE TRAIL”

the people 
in our lives 
currently 
and 
those past
who have 
ENRICHED
ENCOURAGED
or AFFIRMED 
our steps along the way

we are BLESSED 
to have had MANY 
we CHERISH

here are just a couple 
of our rare
 and
treasured relationships 

YEARS ago-(almost positive it was 1998)
on a Saturday morning
a strong knock 
on our screen door
from a man of tall stature
and a DEEP voice
came looking for a farrier
(farrier=a HARD worker, 
someone who tends to horses feet)( NOTE: “no foot. no horse”) 

this ONE man (who we came to know and LOVE)
soon referred
Cowboy Dan to 
his son
and two daughters
who all have 
or have had 
LOTS 
of horses.
This ONE particular family
has helped see THIS family 
through many winters..
and still is today….

for their faithfulness
we are FOREVER GRATEFUL.

another ONE of our 
relationship trail’s
began at
ONE man’s barn 
which led to another 
and then another
where Cowboy Dan 
not only shod horses
but began a hay partnership
that lead to a PRICELESS friendship
and through this friendship 
the Lord has used
these precious people 
to AFFIRM our steps of FAITH
time and time again

an immeasurable gift..

my point.

All the difference
often starts with ONE.

and tonight
I AM ETERNALLY grateful
for our jewels..
each 
ONE
on our PEOPLE trail