Grandfather explained to me that cultivating the soil not only prepares it for planting the seeds but also helps to keep the weeds from mixing in with the crop. I understand that my life has many weeds, and as Grandfather plows my mind with the word of God, it helps to prepare my heart for the words of Jesus to take root and grow. As I work, I remember the words of a song I heard the Amish men singing when I first came to Apple Creek.
“Let him who has laid his hand on the plow not look back! Press on to the goal! Press on to Jesus Christ! The one who gains Christ will rise with Him from the dead on the youngest day.”
That is who I want to be—the one who has laid his hand to the plow and will not look back.
But enough about me. How are you, my dearest Jenny? I must say that the most diff
