Christmas on the Mesa
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend A stray calf leads one cowboy further away from home on Christmas Day. What he finds as he follows the calf brings out the meaning of Christmas. Product details and pricing info |
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7 Customer Reviews Posted
- Miracles Happen at Christmas.
- Small miracles happen, most are never brought to light. It was more than chance that lead Tommy and Patch into that very clearing on the mesa at that very moment in time. And as with most human kindness that seeks nothing in return the giver is rewarded tenfold as was Tommy Loving. A Christmas story of the highest order, the author captures the true Spirit of the Season. The good thing is I didn't have to wait until the 25th of December to experience it too.
Good job, Mr. Voss. - 2007-07-14, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- When the heart sags, and July's heat bears down, read Christmas!
- Ever fall in love with a cow ... calf?
>> The calf busted out of the pinion pines in an explosion of snow, bawling for its mother at the top of its lungs. His tail stuck straight in the air with the top curled around to make a perfect number nine as it ran for all it was worth. <<
Resistance is futile. You're a mamma now.
Any time, in my mind, I can sing, "I'll be hooooommme for Christmas..." and hear the ching, ching, ching of a million bells announcing a sleigh ride in the snow. Or, here's this scene:
>>Instead here he was following this maverick calf through the pinion and cedar trees in the snow and freezing weather.... Wind blew the snow off of the top of the cliff and down the neck of his pile lined denim coat. He turned his coat collar up a little higher, tugged his hat lower on his head, and pulled his knit scarf snug to help keep out the cold.... The trail crested over the rim of the mesa on to the wide open area on top. Snow was drifting around the twisted trunks of the few juniper trees that managed to take root up on the mesa top. <<
That's how a writer puts you into his world. Whatever season, or reason for resistance, you won't have trouble riding with Tommy, then sharing the rewards.
Can appreciation of a journey's end, even in a short story, bring a throat lump and brimming tears? Sure. Here. Now. Why didn't I guess what was coming? This author has a way of creating a character you'll go along with without much contemplation, allowing the surprises to warm your Christmas craving heart in heat of July.
Cool story with warm tides, right when you need `em!
Linda Shelnutt - 2007-07-03, 0 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- The Holidays
- I really enjoyed this story. Christmas is one of my favorite holiday's and I loved how this story displays the true spirit of Christmas.
- 2007-06-09, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Counting On You
- Mr. Voss put me on that ranch that day. This reader felt the compassion, determination, and down right grit, a family of the like entails. Warm and visual, Mr. Voss hits another homerun when it comes to bringing it alive for the reader.
- 2007-02-16, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A Story For the Family
- A rancher knows hard work, rough times and dedication in trying to make it all come together as he makes his living on the ranch he loves so well. Tommy knows this first hand as he tries desperately to get the little calf that decides to run from the herd. He is Thankful that his neighbors and friends are there to help with taking the rest of the herd to their destination as he follows the stray. He thinks of his family warm in their home, missing them as he is out in the cold trying to bring in the lone calf.
Tommy is surprised when he stumbles across a family in need out in the middle of nowhere and of course he jumps right in trying to help in a trying situation.
This is a must read, Mr. Voss knows how to write a warm tale of what family and dedication is. Christmas on the Mesa is a must read any time of the year. I'm looking forward to more stories from Mr. Voss.
Tory Lynn, author of "My Charming Protector" - 2007-01-21, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
