Chapter 8. The Rodeo.

The first flag to be trotted around the arena at the Madison County Rodeo was the Christian flag. The American flag was second.

The compere thanked the Lord for giving us such a beautiful evening that Saturday night at the Madison County Fairgrounds just outside of Marshall in Western North Carolina, and prayers were said for the cowboys, cowgirls, and all the animals, that everyone be protected. Then, the compere noted, “Things are a little tense politically right now,” and consoled the crowd by reminding them, “we don’t seek leadership from Washington, we seek leadership from heaven, and look forward to the day when we can be one nation under God.”

I felt a little bit like a fish out of water, I can’t tell a lie. ..."

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