Law Of The Farm: Do It Even When The Circumstances Are Not Great

Each crop season my dad did his part. He prepared the ground. He maintained his equipment. He used his God-given skills & knowledge to make good decisions throughout the crop year. He recognized what he could control and what he could not. But those things we can’t control…they throw me for a loop so many …

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Lessons From The Farm: “Do The Lights On Your Tractor Work?” Part 2

Growing up on the farm meant getting started early and working late. Usually, it began as the sun was coming up and working until the sun went down. But on this day…it went past “dark-30”. Planting & harvest have windows of time when they must be done. If a farmer misses the planting days, there …

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Lessons From The Farm: “Do The Lights On Your Tractor Work?” Part 1 of 2

It was around 5 o’clock the afternoon I drove my tractor out of the field and pulled up to dad with my important question, “What time are we going to the house to eat?” My dad, a man of very few words, responded, “Do the lights on your tractor work?” He answered me with a …

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