We went on a drive to Ottumwa on Saturday afternoon to watch our granddaughter Paige in the rodeo. It was exciting to see her carry the flag on her horse around the ring and then help herd the cattle back to pens after each event. She did a great job. We social distanced and wore our face masks even though almost no one else did.
We also enjoyed the drive. Seeing the corn fields, way taller than knee-high on the Fourth of July, and the hills of Iowa rolling with every shade of green that is possible was a delight. This is the first time we left the house for a drive except for when we visited cemeteries a few days before Memorial Day. It was a refreshing, wonderful, yet simple event. I love seeing the farm ground, old buildings and neatly mowed farmsteads. There were fields of freshly mown hay and oats nearing ripeness.
"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him," (Psalm 67:1-7 NIV).
Amen.
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