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"I'm here for my weekly flat!"

As I was waiting for my car to get its tire fixed, a lady who was having issues with her tire walked into the office and said, "I'm here for my weekly flat!" The past three weeks, she had been fixing her tire by herself putting air into it, but the problem never seemed to be solved until she brought it to where it could be fixed right.  Often times we do that with our own lives.  We think we can solve all of our problems on our own and when circumstances don't get better we can't figure out what is wrong.  It is then that we think there must be someone/something bigger and better that can help make our issues right.      As this lady said, "I'm here for my weekly flat!", I begin to think how much God would love to hear each one of us tell him not just weekly but daily, "I'm here for my daily fill!"  How much better could our lives be if we would just go to him daily with our problems? Being a child of a dairy farmer, we are chall

I don't think we thank farmers enough!

While watching a small bit of TV tonight, a commercial came on about the farmers in America. This commercial helps me have more of a hope and confidence in our country. As farmers, we provide food, jobs, and truth. We provide the largest amount of jobs compared to any other industry. We are all connected through agriculture whether you realize it or not. America's Farmers are proud to do what they do and perform their daily tasks to the best of their ability to make sure the products you are receiving are wholesome and full of vitamins and nutrients. We care for the land and grow more food than we ever have before, through using smaller amounts of energy. Land is more than our livelihood...its our legacy. Click on the link below to watch this encouraging commercial. America's Farmers It makes me begin to wonder where the world would be without farmers. With the recent attacks on farmers throughout the various states from PETA, now is the time we need to unite a