Strange, those who take the best seeds carefully selected admire them treasure them and bury them in the soil! What drives that planter to bury his food into the dark, unknown, unseen? Faith, I say, in life and all its processes in design and a creator who rewards those who step out step forward [...]
Corn stubble fields like two day old beards lay softly sodden by the dew Soybean fields lie in wait the fruits of their labor ready Come on harvest! Mother earth had different plans as the sun slipped up a downy blanket came down fog quietly forming on the warm earth spawned by cool moist [...]
I know them. Individuals, couples, teams. I watch them, study them with fascination and respect Indeed there are rich soils that mother them, father them Sustain them, keep them going Most of them just do their jobs quietly, not in the newspapers and not on tv But The teams they create the contributions that [...]
Welcome words to the soldier standing in line He showed up early, early, early, for formation Drill Instructor fudged for early Shavetail lieutenant fudged for early and our recruit was being cautious! So there he was standing in formation spit spot all shined waiting, waiting, waiting Company, TEN HUT!!! Inspection Eyes forward, don't move! [...]
"Where has October gone"? asked a friend in agriculture. "It's been graced with sprinkles, laced with showers again and again. Cold weather, warm weather, hurry then wait while crops and soils dry out." The raindrops bind the harvesters keeping them in their pens their masters under roofs Desk work and meetings often the fare [...]
Agreed we can't live on and in the Sabbath! Sunday is a special day, for certain sure, with soaking in Words of the ages wisdom for all ages and remembrance, precious, of one who died for us, for me So we come to Monday! How can we have a bit, still, of Sunday, as [...]
Sometimes things don't work presenting a great adventure! Jump on the problem! Be a grizzly bear! make it right right now! Sometimes that doesn't work! Try, and try again and still it's just not right and you know it On the phone again and again try this, try that think Along comes a [...]
Rain rest election day 2014 I'm on it. Judges sit in a row My name is on the scroll In the book of life political I'm in! Two pages of issues Candidates 4 billion spent Gone Darken the circle Darken the doors Be there I show up once Winners show up for years 2,4,6,8 [...]
Days of rain during harvest give us a time to rest But all too quickly we begin to wonder "Where's the sun?" We peer at the darkened, cloudy sky and wish for the warming, drying sun So critical for harvest happening Rain storms pass by with wind, lightning and thunder as we watch, helpless [...]
Horses chose corn row widths way back when The horse's rump determined the gap to allow the horse and farmer passage Over the years things change and others stay the same We've gone from 40 down to 30 and some even down to 20 as machines replaced the horse's hinny the goal to capture [...]