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Old West American Cowboy Wisdom & Prayers

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  4. I remember I was hitchhiking just east of Roswell, New Mexico back in 1998 and this guy named Jim Spradley picked me up. Right away he gave me a cup of coffee. We had a great talk. He was a Christian. He worked for an oil company and lived on a small ranch near Lovington, New Mexico.

    He gave me some good words of wisdom. He said that if you plan something and it is God’s will, then you will have peace in your spirit. If you plan something and it is not God’s will, there will be no peace in your spirit.

    Jim drove me all the way to Plains, Texas where he kicked me down a few bucks so that I could get some breakfast. I later hitchhiked around Texas and then ended up in Lovington and was able to stay with Jim, his wife and his son for Christmas. It was a very blessed Christmas.

    Spradley Hats Alpine, Texas – Free Dream Studios (youtube.com)

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    Here are a couple of excerpts from my book HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER: A HITCHHIKING JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA, Chapter Eight:

    “The woman drove me out of Florence north to Florence Junction.  I got some great rides on US 60 to Show Low and then all the way to Socorro and then to Roswell, New Mexico.  I slept outside in some field east of Roswell.

    “The next morning I walked a ways east and got picked up by a guy named Jim Spradley.  He was a cowboy who worked for an oil company.  I got in the cab of his pickup and the Holy Ghost was right there.  We started talking about the things of God and had the best fellowship.  He drove me all the way to Plains, Texas.  Jim gave me his business card and said, “My wife, my son and myself live on a ranch near Lovington.  If you’re ever passing through, give us a ring and we’ll pick you up.”

    “’Sounds good,’ I said.

    “He gave me a few bucks for breakfast and we shook hands.  I walked into a place called the Cowboy Restaurant, had a good breakfast and started walking down the road.  I got some quick rides to Brownfield, Lubbock and then to Ralls where I stayed one night at Charlie Burt’s house.  We had another good talk about some scriptures.  God has given Charlie a lot of wisdom and I was always appreciative of the golden nuggets of wisdom that he gave me.”

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    “The next day I walked outside of Snyder a few miles and this guy drove to Lamesa and then to Hobbs.  From Hobbs, I got a ride to Lovington.  I walked to an Allsups convenience store and phoned Jim Spradley’s place.

    “Jim’s wife, Judy, answered the phone and told me that she would get a hold of Jim on the cell and that I should just wait there at Allsups. Within a half hour, Jim arrived in his pickup and waved me inside.

    “I stayed at the Spradley’s house for four days.  The first day I was bone-tired, so it was nice to get some rest.  It seemed like three times a day—breakfast, dinner and supper—we would sit around the dinner table, open our Bibles and have great fellowship.  Jim and Judy were really in tune with the Holy Spirit.  It was near Christmas and Judy’s parents came down from Ralls, Texas and the owner of the ranch came over (she was also raised for a while in Ralls—it’s a small world, isn’t it?) and we had a big Christmas dinner.  Jim and Judy’s son got a 30.06 rifle for Christmas and the next day we drove out on the range and did some target practice.  I had never shot a 30.06 before.  It was fun.

    “The day before I left, we were watching the weather forecast and a snowstorm was coming in from the west.  I told Jim and Judy that I better be hitting the road before the storm gets here.  The next day, Jim and Judy took me out to eat at the Cowboy Restaurant in Plains, Texas and drove me to Brownfield.  That four days of fellowship did me a lot of good–I was so energized and rested and ready to go.  Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit.  I said goodbye to the Spradley’s and I headed north towards Lubbock.”

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      • I read TRAVELS WITH CHARLE a long time ago. I thought THE GRAPES OF WRATH was very good (I liked the film starring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad).

        I was hitchhiking in California a long time ago, and I got dropped off in Salinas. There is a John Steinbeck museum in Salinas. I stopped by to visit the museum and gave them a copy of my short story “High Plains Drifter”.

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