they come, come fall when the harvest is ripe to the task, oriented The friends arrive and set to the task harvest, 2011 Wave after wave they work running the big machines pouring grain into trucks and into bins food for the many fuel for some and fiber for others The farm population swells ever [...]
Isn't life just a series of graduating from here to there? Grandson Keller graduated today from the lawnmowing tractor to a big one John Deere Diesel One hundred horses! Big scoop on the front that can lift and push Twist goes the key to start and a soft and low roar commences down goes [...]
I lay abed one morning wife snuggled at my side thinking about her world Indeed I am surrounded Each room in our house, is her expression in fact In shape, in color, in texture, her art, laid out for all to drink Take the laundry, sewing room, where she cuts and sews and fashions curtains, [...]
The media seldom notice but amongst the men of power, renown, there comes along, now and then, some fellows, men of distinction Casper Weinberger comes to mind. A man of chosen words moving daily on the world stage comportment solid, reassuring I met a local man last night who had a common thing with [...]
A certain honor is given to the father of the bride He's been there along the way birth, teething, walking and running Little arms around his neck riding high on his shoulders Along the way she grew and suddenly became a woman so quickly, it happened Comes a day grand as grand can be folks [...]
A lot of folks put on their glasses wear them most every waking minute Some choose dark ones against the sun some choose tints for style, I suppose I dunno By far the best in my book at least are the 'rose colored glasses' that friends use on each other photo shop, is nothing new! [...]
Lots of ways to approach this in one word or two a whole string of meanings and all movers and shakers I saw it just yesterday when my wife, the daughter jumped up to get her dad a spoon She could think his thoughts and sense his problem and she moved immediately in lovingkindness [...]
Alone but not really, my room flies along Sixty miles an hour floating along the road Sun shining breezes blowing view of fields and byways passing My journey takes me northward Minnesota in my radio music mends my spirits Bach, Mendelsonn, more fill my car with sound I'm prone to sing along operatic melodies flowing [...]
Picture a handful of men heads together listening intently sifting and sorting bringing to bear life experience, commitment Commitment to the Lord Savior, Immanuel commitment to serve together, they pondered they prayed People with problems hurting, needing help mundane things like money making things work important things like structures whose in charge, what's the plan [...]
Life brings precious gifts for which there are no price tags One of them is, surely, 'clicking', with another person Happened to me last week, far from the farm and home On the shore of Puget Sound I sat down next to a fellow He was well groomed and poised Might say, “Comfortable in his [...]