Do you remember way back when in grade school when your classmates used to hand out valentine cards? Some kids would bring enough for the whole class. Others would just give them to their close friends. There really wasn't anything romantic about it but it made both the kids giving and receiving them feel special.
Well the following pictures and stories are just a few of the people that touched my life this week. Some are general and our paths cross all the time. Others are random and we only see occasionally.
We spent much of the week cleaning up a farm along Hwy 92. Thanks Kristin, for bringing us lunch on Friday.
It was a fun week and we enjoyed working together. A warm fire always feels good on a cold day during a break in the action.
Earlier in the month we spent a morning at the Iowa Power and Machinery Show. We usually invite the help and any grand kids that want to just take some time off, look at the latest machinery, and visit with friends. I enjoy the grand kids reaction to all the stuff displayed but have to admit sometimes keeping them in check is like herding cats.
This was a good week for Rick winning three different state caucuses in the GOP presidential primaries. It's a blessing for our families to be friends. Congratulations Rick and thanks for your courage in being a conservative voice.
It always feels special when someone reads you a book. Happy Birthday Anton.
This young man is the grandson of my cousin Glenda and the son of Jon and Tammy. He is Iowa City fighting brain cancer. TJ, we are thinking about you and praying for you and your parents.
"Make it your goal to live a quiet life, to work with you hands, and to mind your own business. So that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders, and you will not be dependant on anyone." 1Thes. 4:11-12.
Our purpose is to live each day caring about each other, sometimes just everyday life in general, and occasionally when God randomly asks us to be somebody special to someone else. One more thing. Happy Valentines Day Jan. This sunset by Karl and Kristin's house is your card.
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