One night I dreamed I was walking along the path with the Lord.

Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the snow.

Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there have only been one set of footprints in the snow. Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”

The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the snow, is when I carried you.”

-Mary Stevenson--F.R.E.(Fox Revised Edition) because snow is so much cooler then sand!