Adaptability

"While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night will not cease." Gen. 8:22. It's State Fair time already. In a summer where we've needed to be flexible, to adjust, to embrace or at least accept change, we can hang on to promises made to us by our Creator.

Every summer for as long as we can remember we have always seeded just enough oats in order to have a load of straw to bale. It's not about needing the straw. It has always been about small square baling with the smaller grandkids and not forgetting that summer experience.

Well, with being "under the weather" so to speak, we have had to adapt. So BJ came in on one of his busy baling days between rains and rolled it up.

Because of waking up later this morning I'm just going to jot down some brief things I'm learning and adapting to while slowly recovering. These will not however be going in a personal tense so the whole story doesn't end up being i and me. Know your limitations and boundaries.

Know and be grateful for your team and their willingness.

Be grateful and content in your new role. Kudos to Linda and Kristin for hanging out with Jan while grandkids went fishing.

Don't fret and worry about things beyond your control. While visiting with Jan, Malaki and Gavin caught a four pound cat fish.

Realize you can serve even if it's encouragement. We have a seed customer whose church is starting a new accredited Christian School on the south edge of Knoxville. Karl was able to meet with the principal's husband and help with donating some items from our own Oskaloosa Christian School that is no longer needed due to remodeling.

Leave your ego at the door and don't be stubborn. Our family was looking forward to helping friends and a part time helper move. Since I wasn't strong enough, all I could do was to ask Kasey for a picture. Kudos to our crew; Mike, Mark, Kurt, Karl, Kasey, Ezra, Elijah, Ethan, John, Malaki, Jackson, Jayden, and Lane for helping

Our crew has definitely been cleaning up and getting ready for our annual Appreciation Supper this coming Tuesday evening. It's a home grown meal where we invite customers, family, and friends. If you would like to join us we would love to have you. You might just get ahold of one of us so we have a handle on food. Our get-together is anytime between 4pm and dark. A huge thank you to Andrew and his father Duane for this picture this past week.