StillwatersIowa

This weekend we remember. Not only our loved ones who have left this earth but also those who gave their lives defending our country.   Mike left for the Marine Corps when he was just 17 years old and served 4 years. I've always been thankful for having a son serve his country.   A homemaker from Massachusetts named Lori wrote a song named " Stay Humble and Kind " and sent it to Tim to record. Both families were sending kids off to college and wrote and recorded the song wanting their children to remember those qualities. Last Sunday afternoon Matt and Megon got together with family to dedicate their second son. Matt is my brother Bill and Julie's son.      We as a family prayed together and asked God to help with the raising of children in a world that's much different than we grew up. Last Sunday evening we got together at BJ and Cassia's to celebrate their oldest son, Gideon, graduating from 8th grade. Gideon is working at a greenhouse...

This past Friday evening our oldest grandson, Gideon, graduated from 8th grade at Osky Christian. As Gideon finishes grade school he starts the rest of life that God has planned for him.  Grandsons Cody, Ethan, and Gideon stood together in their choir performance. Cody and Ethan are in 7th grade. Congratulations to Brad and Julie on welcoming Brooklynn into their family this week. Brad and Julie are neighbors and Brad works with us farming.  Rosie has been part of our families life for 40 years. Her and her husband rented their farm to Jan and I when we were just getting started farming. This week we helped Rosie move from White Oak Estates to North Mahaska Nursing.   It was fun to see and visit with cousin Bill and his wife Noreen last Sunday. Bill is taking up fishing as he enjoys retirement. Bill started his career trucking livestock. Then he got in the insurance business and finished up his working days as a bank president.   Kurt, ...

Last week Sunday the kids and grandkids brought over dinner for Mother's Day. It was fun and made Jan's day special. I enjoyed listening to the conversations. It made me thankful once again for family. Our shop office has been a collecting point for clothes that come out of vehicles or when the day gets warm. So Jan had me bring them all in the house where she washed them and we set them out hoping the girls would recognize their kid's and husband's clothes and take them home.   After lunch some went fishing. Jackson is fishing out of a bucket. He should have pretty good luck because that's the bucket his cousins are putting their caught fish in. We finished off Mother's Day with a graduation party and then a visit to Jan's sister and her husband. Alex left me a message that he was going to start planting beans very early Monday morning. I brought him more seed at 6 a.m. He finished 130 acres before getting rained out. A rainy day job is...