Extracurricular

This past Wednesday morning granddaughter Rachel (BJ and Cassia) and her husband Carson welcomed Rosalynn Rae to their family. Rachel and Carson were married on our farm a year ago last April.

"Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised"(and his response to it whether humble or proud) Proverbs 27:21 Great-grandpa holding Rosie.

After visiting little Rosie in the hospital Jan and I drove to Eddyville to watch Sydnie (Karl and Kristin) and her team at a ball game.

I enjoyed getting this picture. Allison (Mark and Stacy) is moving her 4-H pigs. It reminded me of building temporary fence and finishing fat hogs on hay ground every summer back in the old days.

This is Kurt mowing road ditches near their home west of Leighton. We started both mowing and fencerow spraying this week. Thanks for the picture.

With windy days and low humidity it was an excellent week to get hay baled. BJ and his son John mowed, raked, and baled most of the week.

I had a neighbor text and ask if we would knock down corn stalks on their food plot. It was very interesting that I didn't see an ear of corn left. The wildlife must have made good use of the grain last winter. BJ replanted it again before Alex worked on cleaning the planter.

Speaking of cleaning, we've been working on washing equipment before it gets put away for the season. Kudos to Pablo who's been helping by cleaning up the interiors of the tractors.

On Wednesday evenings Kurt often helps as a reserve deputy at the Southern Iowa Raceway. So I joined him this past week and enjoyed the evening. When I was a kid my Dad and I would take the pickup, park at Greenview across the road on the west side of the track, and watch the races by sitting up on the stock racks.

This past week was bring your tractor to school day at PCHS. So Ezra (Becky and Brian) brought the Hybrid truck-tractor we rebuilt last winter. Thanks for the picture.

As Jan and I were driving around looking at crops and weed control, some of which is waiting on rain to get activated, we stopped and visited Jean and her grown kids who were out working on the farm that we rent from her and her family. No matter what our vocations, we were created for relationships and friendships.

Our nephew Luke (Doug and Ginger) and his friend Asher had their graduation party in New Sharon last evening. Both the food and fellowship were great.

"For God is the one who provides the seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, He will provide and increase your resources, and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you" II Corinthians 9:10