Loading ...March 3, 1994 I kissed my wife goodbye as she headed for town 50 miles away to run some errands, do some shopping, and return with some much needed medicine for our cattle. I was working outside when about 20 minutes later I heard sirens from the highway across the river but I thought nothing about it at the time. Later in the morning I learned there had been a fatal accident between a logging truck and a car, and my wife was the fatality. My life would never be the same again.
That night a young couple who lived close to where the accident had taken place came to the ranch with some much appreciated food and their condolences, and as they were about to leave the lady pulled me aside and said “I have a message for you from a Higher Power. You will be hearing from your wife in a song”. I thanked her but knew I had no time for music so I immediately dismissed her message as nothing but kind well meant words of comfort. I had 250 cows to feed, I was in the midst of calving, I was also the dump contractor for three local communities which required me to drive 15 miles twice daily to unlock and lock the dump entry/access gate, and I had just lost my wife who had always helped me with all these things…so no to that message that I’d hear from her in a song!
Next morning after feeding my cows, as usual I headed for the dump to unlock the gate, turned on the truck radio, and the first thing that came on was the news of my wife’s death, immediately followed by this song.
I had a very hard time getting the truck stopped and off the highway…and I was pretty late getting the gate unlocked that morning… but I have never again not believed in that Higher Power which is GOD. Since that experience I have had so many more….but they are all for another time. All the Best from Silverngold