Can You Imagine

Can you imagine being the parent of an eighteen-year-old son or daughter
Who marries, and jumps in a covered wagon to head west, not today, but 
before telephones, or railroads, or any other reliable form of communication? 

Can you imagine hugging your child goodbye, knowing you will probably never see her again, understanding that you might not even receive a measly letter?
 Pioneer families; a brave and courageous lot.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Blown Avatar
August 10, 2018 at 11:52 PM
andt, they were trying to escape a lot
Krutsinger Avatar
August 10, 2018 at 11:57 PM
I know, but the bravery of the adventurers and the parents and families they left in the east amazes me.
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