Echoes From the Campfire

Standing before the mirror I looked at myself, seeing the old scars, marks of old wounds…”              –Louis L’Amour  (Mojave Crossing)     “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”              –Colossians 2:6 (NKJV)———————–There are so many lessons in the Word of God.  Many things we cannot understand, many things we do not want to…

Coffee Percs

The campfire felt good.  Even with their coats and gloves, it was cold.  They cooked a meal and ate, then cooked a second pot of coffee.”               –R.O. Nash (Will Fain) Don’t stand out there in the cold, get in this kitchen.  Yuh’ve been waitin’ for me?  Well, right sorry about that.  I was somewhat lazy,…

Echoes From the Campfire

The lives of men are dictated to an extent far greater than most men wish to admit, by events beyond their control.  Man rides the ocean of history and does what he can to weather its storms.”              –Louis L’Amour  (Under the Sweetwater Rim)     “So the men marveled, saying, ‘Who can this be, that even the winds…

The Saga of Miles Forrest

I can’t send these!” exclaimed Stanley Offut, “Why Marshal Queens would have a fit.”    I stared at him with a puzzled look on my face.  “What’s gotten into you Stan?  You will send those telegrams as they are official U.S. Marshal business.  I’ll wait to make sure you do, and if I hear any discrepancies or…