Five Things

What 5 things did you get done this past week? This question was asked to federal employees from Elon Musk working on DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency). A number of employees have not been back to their workplace since Covid. The question set off a firestorm. 

Back home our crew worked on finishing the Hybrid, putting it back together after painting. They also worked on Flames, our dump truck. Replacing an air cylinder, new brakes, and an oil change.

Kasey and Dean are building metal pallets to store sprayer tires on. In the spring we run floater tires before the crop is up. Then run skinnier tires in the summer during poast spraying. 

Kasey and Kurt have been mapping field borders with our Ranger. They also border terraces and waterways. Like we talked about last week, this allows the satellites the responsibility of turning the spray on and off when spraying crops. 

The 5th thing they worked on was emptying the shop across the road so Elliot could power wash the floor yesterday. We are getting ready for and looking forward to customers and friends coming next Thursday, March 6 from 11 to 1 for lunch and round table discussions about the upcoming crop season. Kurt and Emily will be serving dinner from Boonies, their wood-fired pizza trailer on site. 

This has been a week of firestorms. This is our new Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, and her USDA team. They found and cancelled a $324,671 grant to Iowa State University for DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility).

This firestorm is a movie from respected doctors about the manipulation and propaganda our country's media has used over the last 5 years.

Of course you've all heard the political firestorm of the meeting in the White House on Friday between President Trump and Zelensky. I surely don't know the whole story. But I know enough to tell you that the photo below of Mr. Zelensky and President Biden is intentional. 

Last weekend over 500 young people attended the Awake Conference at The Bridge Church in Oskaloosa. It was a huge success. As parents and a church, how do you handle young people? You love them. You show them God's intended way to live. And you set boundaries for them.

The 5th firestorm this past week. The Iowa Capital was overrun with folks that think they are a different gender than God made them. As citizens and a state, how do you handle transgenderism? You love them. You show them God's intended way to live. And you set boundaries for them.

 

I'd like to wrap up with 5 things for living through firestorms from the Bible. The first 3 are on our farm office wall. "And what (things) does the Lord require if you? To act justly, to show mercy, and to walk humbly with your God" Micah 6:8. The last 2 (things) are a summary of the gospel when the Pharisees, in a firestorm, asked Jesus what was the greatest commandment. Jesus replied, "The first is you must love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And a second is equally important: Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself. Matthew 22:37-39

Blessings from Arizona. More on that next week. We'll be home soon.