Leave The Rest To Him

Memorial Day is past. The crop is growing. The weather is warm. Our 2nd full moon of the month welcomed me up this morning. It's called a blue moon. And it's wedding season. Amelia and Tysen were married Monday. I snagged a picture of them with their parents, Randy and Jodi, and Stacy and Mark.

"Direct your children on the right path. And when they get older, they will not leave it". Proverbs 22:6. As parents we raise our kids with love, boundaries, responsibilities, and a care for others. When they become adults and become their own family, we promise them support, we respect their independence, we pray for them, we bless them like these parents are doing at Monday's wedding, and we leave the rest to God.

"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him... How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them". Psalm 127: 3,5. What is a man with a full quiver to do? Serve others. Finish strong. Be teachable. Be generous. Walk humbly. And leave the rest to the Lord.

"It is good for people to make a living, to enjoy their work, and to accept their destiny in life... God keeps people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to worry over the past". Ecclesiastes 5:18,20. We felt behind early in the week killing weeds. However we were able to catch up on 2nd pass spraying for ourselves and others this past week.

BJ and John spent the week haying, both alfalfa and grass, both large round and large square, both for themselves and others.

Kurt and his friend Matt moved some bred heifers from dry lot to grass. Kurt and Emily also had a number of wood fired pizza venues to serve at.

While the crew is working on spraying weeds in crops, I'm busy spraying them in fencerows, waterways, and road ditches. We're on our 3rd load of product.

"We plan, prepare, plant, and pray, but it is ultimately the Lord who guides our paths and determines the outcome of our efforts". Proverbs 16:9 paraphrased. The crop is growing and finally finding the fertilizer. It's not perfect. Nothing is on earth. We leave the rest to Him. I went around and replanted 10 acres of flooded holes in four soybean fields.

Farming is rooted in faith. Much of what we do is out of our control. God tells us to be fruitful and multiply. That's more than just having kids. It's to be productive. We are also to care the best we can for our land. Some of that care to the land comes after planting season. We've a half a dozen projects for ourselves and others we're still working on. We will replant the affected areas up until the end of June. Thanks for the picture BJ and Kurt. They are putting in a new 8" main tile around Kurt and Emily's buildings.

"Whoever is kind to others lends to the Lord. And He will reward them for what they have done". Proverbs 19:17 paraphrased. This was the week we had time to till and plant a food plot for an elderly widower in our neighborhood.

Jan's Clematis vine has quite the story. It reminds me of Jesus message, "And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't He surely care for you". Matthew 6:30.

Tuesday is primary voting day here in Iowa. There are folks speculating. There are folks cutting last minute deals. There are folks that feel the weight of this election totally on their shoulders and are trying to turn in the middle of the stream. My advice to you is stick with your plan A when voting Tuesday. And then leave the rest to "Him". This just may be the season of "Once in a blue moon".