H, I, J...

In Missouir we are familiar with tornados, mosquitos, and humidity. Hurricanes? Not so much. But according to the local weatherman, they are here. Yesterday we had 1.69 inches of rain (no, I cannot read a rain guage that acuratly, we have a spify electronic rain guage) and at 8:00 this morning we'd already had 1.77 inches since midnight. And Ike just hit!

First off, for all of you in Texas (or anywhere on the coast really) in the path of a REAL hurricane-- we're praying for the best. But secondly-- what is with this!

Usually we worry about our crops washing away with the spring rain, getting hailed on in a summer storm, or blowing away in a mid-west tornado. Drowning in a September tropical storm is not... NORMAL!

So Brian is keeping an eye on the bottom ground, hoping and praying all our corn and beans stay right where they are. After all the rain we had this summer they look really good, and with the prices we've paid for next spring's imputs we really need this crop. It's not our home, but it is our livelyhood.

So pray for those on the coast, and if you think about it, remember the farmers too.