Hurry Up-And Wait

Doesn't it seem like life happens faster than it used to? There are jobs to do, places to go, people to see, meetings to attend. And that doesn't even take into account the cell phone calls.

 We figure out ways to be more efficient, to get things done faster. Down time nowadays feels abnormal. It's not just in farming. Kids have to be out waiting for the bus by daylight it seems. We put more miles on in a day than our grandparents did in a year.

We get up early, get in line, and then we wait. The gals hurry to town to be on time to pick up the kids and then wait their turn. We return supposedly important phone calls only to hear, please wait while we transfer you.

 While our trucking crew gets up early to go to Cargill, our field crew starts just as early to service their machines, wash their windows, fix breakdowns with parts delivered to a drop box overnight, and load more trucks.

Zeiglar brought out a 16 row cornhead and encouraged us to demo it a couple of days. It can pick a semi load of corn in 15 minutes however the combine seems to have to wait some since the graincart can't keep up. Thanks for the visit Neil.

 Often I get to break out of the routine to help a customer calibrate his yield monitor or check on a field's yield. It's relaxing and there is less pressure. It also reminds me we were put here to help others. Thanks Ethan for helping Grandpa.

 One night BJ and I were in the field late loading trucks for morning. Karl and Kristin had just gone home with a load. On our way home we were stopped by a DOT officer which is unusual during the night. Many times these visits are no fun however this gentleman was exceptionally nice. He was out checking and weighing trucks. I'm thankful we were not overloaded.

 After being in the field all day Kurt drove to pick up a vehicle northwest of Minneapolis, MN. one night. He got home about 5am and jumped back in the combine. As you can see he was ready for some sleep by the end of the second day.

 Since the grandkids did not have school on Friday we had more grain cart drivers so I got some chiseling done. It's always energizing to watch the sun come up when working. On this particular morning it was rewarding to watch our guys come by with semi loads of beans on their way to the Mississippi River.

 John is in 4th grade I think. He is running grain cart for his dad and even unloading on the go. It's fun to hear him ask his dad questions on the 2-way.

 Yesterday morning I took a tire off to get fixed. It seemed quite heavy and I thought about using a forklift to load it in the pickup. Since it was 10:30 and the tire shop closed at noon I was in a hurry and I thought to myself, who uses a forklift. It's just a skidloader tire. Well I threw it in and now I am waiting for my back to feel better.

 Sometimes we even get in a hurry working for the Lord. We see something that needs fixed or could be improved and we want results soon. We even feel like we are failing if things don't happen or situations don't get corrected right away.

 God tells us to wait on Him. He is in charge. He chooses to use us even though He can get things done without us. He wants us to know and get out the truth. If He asks us to lead we need to do so in faith knowing He knows which way we are going. Have a good week. Thanks for the visit.