Thankful For Harvest

I love to watch harvest happening in Iowa fields. When my boys were little they loved seeing the machinery in the fields. I would point out every sighting so they wouldn't miss them. I still feel that same excitement when I see harvest happening now.

This year in Central Iowa the harvests were extremely difficult if they happened at all. The derecho that went through in early August destroyed many corn crops by blowing them to the ground. Some fields were totally destroyed and ended up being plowed under. In other fields the corn was bent over, making harvest a terrible struggle. My heart aches for the farmers who lost their crops or had difficult harvests because of the derecho. 

Corn picture in Iowa Capitol

Although this was an atypical harvest year there are many good years to remember and be thankful for. I hope this season of thanksgiving gives each of us many reasons to be thankful for the harvest. We all can give thanks for the produce in our gardens, at the farmers' market or in the grocery store. Somewhere someone labored for the harvest of the many items we enjoy on our tables.

"Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things," (Psalm 107:8-9 NIV).

Thank you God for harvest season and for the crops that you have given us. Thank you for watching over the farmers as they harvested the crops safely. We thank you again for the harvest. Amen.