Getting Ready

In Joshua 3:5 it says, "Get ready because tomorrow the Lord is going to do incredible things among you."

 Does that happen today? Most of us know God is out there somewhere and in charge but does He show up among us? When was the last time you took a risk and did something that took faith with the possibility of failure?

 We have to recognize opportunities. We have to be ready for action. We have to believe in ourselves even as weak vessels. We can't be scared to acknowledge God in public.

 This is Monday at Grandma's. The kids are all ready to go swimming. They are just waiting for Grandma while she gets the little ones down for their naps.

 When BJ mows hay a way from home he usually loads the mower and hauls it to the field.

 This week we had a DeKalb seed meeting in Huxley to get ready for next years selling season which starts in early fall already.

 In 1941 as a senior in high school my father-in-law built this little tractor out of Model T car parts. He entered it in the gadget show at the State Fair. The judges said there would never be a need for something like this. In 1961 Cub Cadet came out with the first garden tractor. John still drives great-grandpa's tractor today. 

 Sometimes we live life remembering the past or getting ready for the future and we miss the present. 

 In order to get ready for the possibility of something incredible among us we need character, conviction, courage, commitment, and company we keep. 

 Henry Ford said that before everything else getting ready is the secret of success.

 Work for a cause, not applause. Live life to express, not impress. Don't strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.

 Our family hopes to enjoy some down time this week. I would like to thank Brad, Alex, Pablo, Matt, Linda, and Paula for taking care of business and allowing us "no worries".

We hope to enjoy God's creation and each others company this week.