And God Said, Let There be Cowboys

God created the mountains, the open range, the cows, and the horses, and then He knew there would need to be someone who would love and take care of all these things. So He said, let there be cowboys.
   
Let there be cowboys so there is someone willing to go out in the middle of the night when its 10 below to make sure none of the calving heifers need any help.

Let there be cowboys who will work those 12 hour days 7 days a week, with no real quitting time because they can't go home until the job is done.

Let there be cowboys that will get on that broncy colt on a cold morning, and teach him with a firm but gentle hand, because he knows that's how nice horses are made.

Let there be cowboys to treat a lady with respect, to open her door and say kind words, but also treat her as an equal partner because on the ranch, everyone works; and that cowboy, he knows she is every bit as tough and handy as he is.

Let there be cowboys to be daddies to little cowboys and cowgirls, to teach sons and daughters alike to work side by side in the branding pen and in the house. Everyone chips in on the ranch.

Let there be cowgirls, to work along with her cowboy, riding colts and roping cows.

Let there be cowgirls, so there is someone to keep that cowboy in line, but understand that he wasn't made to be tamed.

Let there be cowgirls, to show her daughters how to be the kind of woman that earns and deserves respect, and her sons how to respect a good woman.

Let there be cowboys and cowgirls...to live this hard, beautiful way of life, keeping things simple, loving God, and riding nice horses. 😘