Good morning. It was an eventful week. Congratulations to Karl and Kristin who welcomed Malaki David into their family Friday morning. He weighed 10 lbs. 6 oz. and was 23 in. long.
A lot of corn went in the ground this week for mid April. Dry soil is a gift to a farmer at planting time. Planting in wet conditions can hinder a corn crop all season. With the soil temp in the low 50s the little seeds are growing. Our April 6 planting is just about emerged.
Becky had a birthday this week. I remember April 15, 1983 we hadn't turned a wheel yet in the field because it was wet. Everyone was telling us that spring they sure hoped we had a girl to add to our boys. I really didn't care but after she was born I remember being thrilled at having a daughter. I still am. I remember enjoying telling folks she weighed 10 lbs. 15 oz.
Two sprayers ran hard this week. It's important to get planted corn sprayed as soon as possible after planting. There is less chance of crop injury. There is always a chance of too wet or too windy later. Last evenings 4 tenths of rain was perfect to incorporate the 28% and herbicide.
Mark and Stacy had an anniversary Thursday. I'm not sure they have celebrated yet. Mark planted a lot of corn this week. You realize you are getting old when you have kids that have been married 16 years.
Alex worked day and night trying to wrap up the NH3 applications for farmers. One morning he had a hitch break, lost his tank, and pulled his tank hoses apart. Leaking NH3 is quite a site and soon it was reported to the 911 center by a passing motorist. Alex quickly and safely got his tanks shut off. Thanks for a good week Alex.
After yesterday we now have a teenage grandson. Happy 13th Birthday Gideon.
Sometimes you don't need soil temps to tell you spring is here. Landlords Marv and Jean have tulips blooming and apple trees blossoming.
This is my brother Doug and Ginger's daughter Olivia and her date for prom. It's hard to believe she is 16 already. Although I don't feel old, signs are pointing to the fact that I'm definitely getting there.
It doesn't seem like that long ago that I was a teenager. Then reality hits when you get together with your 8th grade class and everyone talks about their grandkids. Thanks for getting us together John.
Do you ever wonder what things will look like in 40 years in families, in churches, in schools, in business, in our country? So much is changing. Will our children's children have the same freedoms and opportunities we have? Do we care enough to think and pray about it?
In church we baptize our children and promise to God we will raise them in the faith. We also need to promise each other we will have a church environment that makes our kids and grandkids want to keep coming.
Gloria shared some memories at the 75th anniversary celebration at PCHS yesterday. Son-in-law Brian shared about passing our heritage to the next generation, being surrounded by a cloud of witnesses, and our next generation playing in the dirt meaning taking on the responsibility of educating our kids by parents standards and not governments in both private and public schools.
On April 26, 2006 PCHS broke ground for a new school campus along the 4 lane in Pella. Our family donated four seasons of dirt work during construction. I have a passion for my grandkids getting an education that honors God.
We also have a responsibility to take care of what we've been entrusted with and to leave our grandchildren things better than we found them.
Jan and I hope to enjoy life together on the farm as long as we are able. However we are also planning and looking ahead to a time when we are no longer here and hope our grandchildren can look back and found that their grandparents were faithful.
"Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation." Joel 1:3
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