Author

Dena Mason

Author

Dena Mason

About the Author

Dena Mason published her first book in 2021. This couldn’t have come at a better time in her life as her two older children are off to college and she and her husband, Randy are slowly becoming empty nesters. Their sixteen-year-old daughter is a sophomore in high school, and the little boy whom she has been watching started preschool.  

Dena plans to use this extra time to spend with her husband on the farm, while following her daughter through high school, and finding more time to visit her college kids. Dena also plans to stay connected to the kids whom she has watched throughout the years. She hopes to keep writing for the local paper, start blogging, and continue to write stories, while also continuing to raise golden retriever puppies.

About the Book

Growing up in the secure embrace of family, the winds of change are still inevitable.

Hoofprints of the Heart takes you back in time to a small town and a simpler life, before cell phones and social media, when communication was composed of actions, and the love of family and nature.

In the small farming community of Eckley, Colorado, surrounded by family and friends, young Dena learned about living and dying, suffering and loss. Galloping through new emotions and new experiences, she rode horses on Colorado’s eastern plains and explored her faith in love and God with the help of her Uncle Max.

As Dena grew up, she discovered that heartache and loss are a part of love—and that welcoming every moment is the key to happiness. This compelling and heartwarming coming-of-age story will leave you with a greater sense of surrender to life’s unpredictable moments—including the death of loved ones—and it will restore your faith in God and family.

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An Old Dirt Road

  Stroll down an old dirt road in the middle of nowhereYou'll find a family of love and followers of GodFarming and Ranching, Wheat and MiloHorses, cows, and deer roam by the siloA simple life, yet days are filledRain and snow, the wind will blowHot or cold, the...

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Hoofprints of the Heart

Take a ride with me down an old dirt road, where the end of the trail will lead you to your salvation at the cross. Where you'll discover that the one who carries you, is Jesus. This story is based on the gifts I received as a...

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There is always more to the story!

There is always more to the story.  In my book Hoofprints of the Heart, there is a story about a little girl who was bit by a rattlesnake at a one-room schoolhouse my mom attended.  After I wrote this story, my mom's best friend...

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Our Search for A Pastor!

Our church is searching for a new pastor. But what do we have to offer? Here are some of the answers our church gave yesterday:Cope Community Church is nestled right in the heartland of a farming community. The pay will not be high dollar. There are no restaurants, no...

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War and Rumors of Wars

Can you feel it? The beat of war is louder tonight as Ukraine is under attack. A convoy is about to take place in the USA. Shelves may become bare in the grocery stores. The schools with an Indian mascot are under attack, and the attacks continue to trickle down to...

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Hoofprints of the Heart

Do you have a special way of celebrating Valentine’s Day?  Randy and I celebrate it as the day he proposed to me. He slipped a heart-shaped diamond ring on my finger. A year and a day later we were married. This year we are celebrating our 25th Silver Anniversary. ...

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3 in 1 Sun Rise Reflection

A beautiful 3 in 1 Sun Rise reflection this morning reminded me of the trinity in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I had to look up this Bible Verse. But before that verse came on, A news flash came across my computer about Russia and Ukraine. Luke...

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Funerals

2021 has been a year for funerals. Although many of these deaths were not directly related to covid, they could be related to the pandemic. Although every funeral we attend is unique, each will affect us differently. Cancer, heart attacks, sickness, and even accidents...

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Golden Grains of Wheat

Shimmering evidence of God surrounds me in beauty. The vast open fields are cleansed with a fragrance of rain that lingers in the air. The western sky is filled with the colors of a blue and orange sunset. Rays of sunlight pierce through the clouds of darkness and...

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