As I have matured in years and in my faith, I no longer believe that things happen by coincidence.  I believe God has a plan for each of our lives, and if we let Him guide and direct us, we will encounter people and places and circumstances that can literally change our lives.Such a thing happened to me in 1998 when I was visiting the Southeastern Wildlife Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.  I was working for a printing firm at the time and we were specializing in producing limited-edition fine-art reproductions for artists.  I had admired the work of wildlife artist Ralph J. McDonald for a number of years, and he happened to be exhibiting his work at the ...