A friend with a national reputation of selling cars once told me, “Robert, I can tell everything I need to know about a person by looking in the backseat of their car. If I see fast food wrappers, clothes, papers, an unkept life, they are probably going to be a risk.” In 1976, The Eagles …
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Cowboys Just Get Up…
There is nothing like being a freshman in college, living in a freshman dorm. It was there I met incredible friends. These friends were rodeo cowboys. They attended college, but their heart was riding on the back of something. These guys were bronc & bull riders. Their objective was to stay on the animal for …
3 Nameless Heroes…
I never knew their names, yet they shaped my attitude & my future. Today, one of the most common phrases I hear is,” I just don’t have time now.” or “When I get caught up, I’ll try.” Priorities…Choices. We all have them. We all chose. God, the great orchestrator of life, brought me into something …
On the Farm It’s Always About the Harvest, Always!
Driving by beautiful dark green fields of rice, soybeans, and corn, it's hard to believe there could be trouble. A farmer must be ready & prepared for the unseen enemies & troubles… not caught flat-footed when the unexpected happens. The seed my dad planted was treated to protect it from fungus & pests during the …
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The Dream…On the Other Side of the Door
Many times, we think only the economic, social, and political titans have dreams…but we are all given dreams. The problem is few ever really pursue their dreams. Pursuit is not just an occasional thought of the dream or an attempt but an unrelenting quest to follow the dream. S1 is such a person. She taught …
Glow Worm, Fireflies…Lightening Bug
God’s creations are so fascinating…when we slow down enough to see & enjoy it. I remember as kids we spent most of our time outside. When family & friends gathered our parents always would say, “Ok all the kids, outside! Find something to do.” One of the things we often did was catch “lightning bugs.” …
Fueled & Greased…Ready for The Day
I remember the early mornings on the farm. No matter how cold or miserable, when it was barely light enough, we got our equipment ready for the day. We refueled no matter how much was in the tank. Not to be overlooked was the dirty & messy job of greasing (lubricating) all the many places …
Who Was I Fooling?
My mother never knew how much her words haunted me when she said, “Robert, you said you would never smoke. I’m so glad you don’t smoke.” I may have fooled my mom, but my dad smoked 2 packs-a-day…and during planting season he opened a third pack of cigarettes. I think he “would have smoked chains” …
Hang On…
On July 25th I noticed this limb hanging in midair. On August the 17th the limb was still hanging in midair, even after 40mph winds from the previous night. There the limb hung by a tiny spider web. A tiny, insignificant creature God created. Think about this. We marvel at what people make & do …
At The Core of It All…
Have you ever been asked, “Why did you do that?” We might fumble around with an answer…trying to come up with an excuse but at the “core” the answer is as old as time. The country song by Dierks Bentley describes a boy doing stupid things because he is enamored by a girl (verse from …
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