It is indeed a hot and humid afternoon. We are expecting thunderstorms this evening and tomorrow. That will usher in a cold front that will drastically cool things off for a couple of days. At this point, when I hear thunderstorm and severe weather predictions I always hope that the winds are not destructive and knock down the corn in the fields. The crops are really looking good again this year. The wheat did really well and the corn is standing seven foot plus tall and fully tasseled out with ears on. A hard wind could easily ruin all of that in a heartbeat.

















I talk a lot about the view out my sun porch and I just wanted to give you a peek at what I get to sit and look at every day. Man has no idea how to create anything as beautiful as that. At best, we put some seed and maybe a bulb in the dirt, water it, maybe fertilize it and then hope for the best. God does good work!

Today was the first of our church summer congregational meetings. Next week we will have one at the other church. Today we had a meal catered by a local restaurant. Next week we will hold the annual fish fry in the afternoon, but this year we won't have fish???????  We are doing brats this year. Ms. Kate is, I think, fixing sauerkraut an spaetzel to go with the brats. It's going to be good eating, regardless of how the meeting goes.

Alright --- it is time to start a whole new week so let's get it started with prayers of gratitude for all of the blessing we received this past week and prayers of concern for those we love and know who may not be doing as well as we are. Have a great week!