Wide Loads

Have you ever come to a place when your load was wider than your road?

 Chuck says there are three types of folks when it comes to finding a solution. There are the innovators, the maintainers, and the inhibitors.

 The innovators go right to work to find a way to cross their bridge. They also fix the problem so next time it's easier for themselves and others.

The maintainers wait for help or direction on what is their next step. They also come to the same bridge with the same load and the same results every time they need to cross.

 The inhibitors not only think it's not possible to cross their bridge, they don't want you to cross yours either.

 While helping grandsons chore before I took them to school one morning I noticed the old hybrid. In 1977 I only had one tractor and couldn't afford a second so I combined a 1956 1 ton truck I bought for $500 with my father-in-laws Graham Bradley tractor. My father-in-law had come up with the idea 15 years earlier.

 Today's planters are a wide load going through the little town of Givin just south of where we live.

 This guy is the largest resident of Givin and lives in the old store on the only corner.

 We had a big week. I am so thankful for the opportunity and privilege to work with a whole team of innovators who with God's blessing make things happen.

 Also a big thank you to the gals who saw very little of their husbands this week and kept everything going on the home front.

When we work for crop retailers we are on the road a lot, especially when we get rained out in Ottumwa and Grinnell is dry. Thanks for being understanding about all the wide loads on the roads during fieldwork.  

 Thanks to Brent's team who came and trimmed all Jan's trees. Now Jan also has mulch.

 Looks like Becky has a trucker driving through the newly planted wide rows in her garden.

 Kristin and Jordan's son, Gavin, came for coffee one morning to see his Grandma Linda who helps us with bookkeeping.

 Jae Marc is a kindergartner at Joshua Christian Academy. He directed the student body choir during their annual fundraising banquet this past week. These kids do an amazing job of memorizing and reciting scripture. 

 Sometimes when your load seems wide and your road narrow it helps to just take things a day at a time. Keep a positive attitude. Keep tackling the jobs on your list and before you know it you will see results.

 Jesus says in Matthew 11:28 "Come to me all of you who are weary and carry heavy loads, and I will give you rest." Because of last weeks empty tomb, we celebrate, we worship, we rest. Enjoy your day of rest with your Lord, your family, your friends.