A Norvell Note: The Train Theory

You are the train

your life is the track.

And everyone you meet is

either getting on for a stop,

getting on for a few stations, 

or riding with you all

the way to the end. 

Most people don’t stay for the

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The Train Theory 

whole ride, and that’s normal.

Some people hop on, teach you

something, love for a moment,

and then get off. others stay

through multiple stations

and a few become 

your forever passengers. 

_______ 

Some people are meant to stay for a season, some for a few chapters, and a rare few for the whole journey. Appreciate the lessons, release what has ended, and cherish those who keep choosing to ride beside you. 

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Thinking about those words, I can almost hear Kenny and Dolly singing, “You Can’t Make Old Friends.” It always warms my heart to think of the many wonderful people who have hopped on my train and shared their journey with me — some just for a little while, others for longer stretches, and still some who are riding with me even now. I truly cherish all these special connections. I also hold close those who welcomed me into their lives until our paths took different turns. I am deeply grateful for each of these precious moments and friendships, and I treasure them all. 

Father, thank You for my friends—some who are still here with me and others who have gone to be with You when their journey here ended. I truly can’t imagine my life without them, and I wouldn’t want to. 

I love you.

Tom

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