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Yeah. Do not adjust your screen. That is snow on our lawn, and the beautiful soy bean crop…that hasn’t been harvested yet. The guys have had maybe one day of harvest awhile back. I’d say 99% of the harvest is still on the fields. What does that mean? I’m not sure. Knut said this is the latest harvest on his memory. The goal is usually to be done by Thanksgiving. That won’t happen for sure this year. 2 years ago, I remember they were done by Halloween. That’s just laughable at this point.

I know they’re hoping to get back in the fields on Monday. I’d ask for prayer that things will go well, and they’ll be able to get a good speed going. There are things to be for which we can thank God. If we can get in the fields, I’ve been hearing from the guys the yield should be really good this year.

I know they’re antsy, but these guys are antsy in different ways then my kind of antsy. Maybe there’s a lot I can’t see. There are no discussions going on about what happens if they can’t get into the field in time. There’s insurance on the crop, so it’s not like the disaster that would hit a farm 100 years ago. But there is no discussion of “what ifs.” There’s just the waiting, and that they’re used to. I’m not surprised that God uses farmers in the parables in the Bible often. People might say that was because he was talking to farmers. I think farmers just make an excellent illustration. You do what is asked of you, and God does the rest. There is no point in feeling frustrated, because the weather is simply too big for our hands.

The kids, however, were very excited to see the snow, and looked out the window with greater joy than they have ever stared at a t.v. screen. (By the way, they were both saying “cheese!” very loudly when I took this picture. They just heard the camera turn on and automatically said it.)

Just for fun, we roasted hot dogs over our new fireplace. I ask you, is there any better use of a formal living room, than that of “hot dog roasting room?” I don’t think so.

Usually in the winter, we put up a wire fence around the rose bushes, and fill the whole area with leaves. Well, the leaves haven’t even fallen yet. Most of them haven’t even changed. That’s how premature this is.

Huh. Snow. I’m normally ready and excited for winter. I really think winter is showing up pretty uninvited this time, though. But, as the kids are begging to go outside and play in it now. I suppose we could take a lesson from them. When life hands you snow, make snow angels.