Proud Journey

“You were born into a cruel world, David, and there are times when you have to be tough to journey through it, but be sure of one thing. Be proud of your journey. Don’t live in a way that will make you ashamed of it later.” Dave Rand often thought on these words spoken by his mother after they’d heard his father had been killed in the Civil War. A few years later his mother and step-father were murdered and Dave left Colorado.