Helping Hands

How many times haven't you heard it said, "I can do it myself". Well that's what I thought but sometimes those less demanding jobs would get put on the backburner indefinately. So this week I'd like to introduce you to some folks that make my life much easier because of their partime help. These are my parents and they help keep our office clean and tidy. With all our crew always coming in and out sometimes Mom thinks it's an endless job but that's job security right Mom?

It's always fun to have a neat, clean shop but finding the time to put things away and clean up many times gets postponed so Bob comes on Friday mornings and helps clean. It helps me in two ways. First that he cleans and second since I know he's coming it motivates me to finish projects so they are not in the way.

For years I would try and do bookkeeping during early morning and late evenings. Needless to say their were times during the year when my desk would get so full I couldn't find it. Now Linda comes a couple of mornings a week to make the deposits and pay the bills. If you know Linda you'll know she also keeps us in line.

Alex has been helping during the planting and harvest seasons for a couple of years now. He is a neighbor who is Kurt and Karl's age. He is always willing to do whatever job he's asked to do.






Brad has helped our family partime for years. Even when he's not helping farm he is just a phone call away to come and run an errand or just help out. He and BJ have a joint venture on his grandpa's farm. Brad and his wife Julie are new parents of a daughter born this fall.






"Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not harvest." -Ecclesiastes 11:4 Solomon is saying every day their are a dozen excuses for not doing a job and if you wait for the perfect opportunity or until you have time to do it yourself it may not get finished on time.