Friday Night Lights

After 7 to 9 weeks of long hours, depending on the operation, most folks have finished harvest and moved on to the "what's next" projects we visited about last week. Our team finished up late Friday night in Jasper county.

 

We picked up 11 "to go" meals of burgers, fries, and onion rings at Iowa's Best Burger Cafe near Kellogg on Interstate 80. On the way back to the field we made a Caseys stop in Sully for a bottle of ketchup. I wished the Lynnville/Sully folks well as many were preparing to attend their playoff football game against Wapello. 

Twenty years ago there was a television series adapted called Friday Night Lights. It featured a football team in a close-knit community in rural west Texas. It was about a community, a team, and a dream, that depicted the trials and triumphs of life.

While finishing our last farm we listened to the Pella Christian game. They finished the regular season with 2 wins and 6 losses. At their playoff game Friday night they played a #1 seed in Clarinda with a stellar record, and fell behind 21 to nothing at halftime. In the 2nd half they rallied, and won the game 27 to 24. Mark and Stacy's, Anton, led the defense with 15 tackles. Thanks for the picture Coach Mike of brothers, parents, and cousins.

Kurt had dry fertilizer spread yesterday, and the chisels started incorporating it in as he is preparing for corn on corn next year. Even though both prices are low, next year's futures commodity markets favor corn over soybeans.

We have a Fendt tractor and recently I was asked what the 942 model number stood for. Teasingly the person said because that's how many buttons it has. Sitting in the cab is like sitting in the cockpit of a jet. However the tractor kind of grows on you, even if your 69.😊

Our youngest grandchild, Tatum, turned two this past week. We do have two younger great-grands with another on the way.

Our community lost a couple of folks this past week. Dennis, 64, was a farmer and a friend. Jayne, 62, was the sister of a friend. Both loved the Lord and are experiencing the "light" of their Savior in heaven.

All of you are part of a "community", a "team". As you look forward, what's your dream? Make sure you include a relationship with God and others. As you look backwards make sure your dreams include gratitude. "And what does the Lord require of you? Act justly, show mercy, and walk humbly with your God". Micah 6:8