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Good Sunday Mornin' to all you good folks! I was moving some bunks around here tother day and my chain was just about too short. One link less and it wouldn't have reached. Got me to thinkin' a bit. Which one of those links was the most important :? ? Which one could I do without :???: ? I thought of Paul, the great apostle who wrote more of the Bible than any other individual, when he wrote to the Philippians, he included Timothy, his understudy, as an equal, and addressed the recipients as equals. Which of us is any more important than another in God's work? A pastor told me this week, that he thought the most important person in the church was the one who turned up the thermostat on Sunday morning (see I can spell it :lol: ). We need one another, and God needs us to accomplish His plans. There are no "big shots" in the picture. He alone deserves the preeminence, however none of us can afford to just bow out of the picture; we are all equal and important. On a personal note, Jan and I got knocked off our feet this week. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. That was all the bad news. The rest was all good news. It is stage 0, contained, non invasive and very operable. We'll have it removed, and then undergo radiation therapy. We appreciate all the prayer that I know will be forth coming. Have yourselves a good Sunday mornin', and a great rest of the week, we plan to.
 
Shortgrass, our hearts and prayers go out to Jan. Sounds like the breast cancer was caught in the right stage, and with modern medicine and God's help, the problem should be solved soon. Meanwhile our prayers for her will continue.

Thanks for another uplifting message about the links of the chain. That is a great analogy. We all need to do our part for God's Word to get out and for His Work to get accomplished.

I had an inspirational day yesterday. The annual Men's Retreat was held at the Pleasant Point Church down in the Sandhills south of Gordon, in a quaint and quiet country spot. There were right at a hundred men in attendence, with a pastor from Broken Bow as the main speaker. A Christian cowboy poet, R.P. Smith, also shared his talents, and there was much good music. The ladies of the church fed us a wonderful roast beef dinner at noon, and kept us supplied with doughnuts the rest of the day. It was a fun time and great opportunity to visit with fellow Christian ranchers and friends.
 
Hey Shortgrass, I'm the guy who turns up the thermostat! I better not let it go to my head!

You have my prayers for Jan's health and full recovery. I'm glad they caught it at this stage.

Soapweed, about the cowboy poet at your retreat, is he now pastor of a couple churches in western SD? The gentleman I'm thinking of came here from your neck of the woods ... errr.... I mean sandhills!
 
Shortgrass....

A great message....

Also, you will be in our prayers...I remember waiting ona biopsy of Mrs PPRM once....Luckily, it was nothing. However, it runs in her family a bit...Glad they caught it soon....

Ladies, get checked regularly,


PPRM
 
John SD said:
Soapweed, about the cowboy poet at your retreat, is he now pastor of a couple churches in western SD? The gentleman I'm thinking of came here from your neck of the woods ... errr.... I mean sandhills!
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It's a different Smith, no relation to each other that I am aware of. I know Paul from South Dakota, also. When we went to Canada last August, we filled our vehicle with gas in Buffalo, SD. The girl at the desk caught sight of our Cherry County license plate, and was glad to see someone from her old stomping grounds. It turned out that she was Paul's daughter. We enjoyed the visit with her.
 
Boy Saopweed, we got some work to do. That dear wife of yours was in my church this morning.

Your story today reminded me of what we can do for each other when times are a bit tough. Not only are we all equal, but we all have equal ability to help one another if we just make a little effort. Some may like to call it praying, some just helpful thoughts.

I had gone through the worst time of my life about 14 years ago and was recovering slowly on my own. I didn't think I needed anyone else. In fact, I still wrestle with that feeling at times to this day. However, I have a little story that needed writing down anyway, and I will copy and paste this to a file for me and my darn kid, who the story is about.

Conrad and I headed out on this cool, but decent, winter morning to do some chores. We needed the old Chevy truck to get things done that day, but we never had it in a shed of even plugged in. She turned over, but wasn't going to fire. I sat there for a second and looked over at my 5 year old kid.

"Well Conrad" I said, " If we have a little patience and let the fluid evaporate and then hit er again, the fumes from the gas should ignite and we should be on our way." At least that's what my old man taught me."

Conrad was pretty doubtful as he had seen some pretty rough times for his Dad the past few months and didn't have a lot of confidence. "Ain't going to work Dad, we're going to have to try something else."

Thirty seconds later and guess what. Conrad saw a glimmer of hope as the old Chevy started up. We headed over to the bale stack to clean out the snow and load up and we got stuck. Dually two wheel drive so it didn't take much.

"Well Conrad, my Dad always said to have some patients and rock yourself out of a situation like this, rather than pin it and make things worse."

"Ain't gonna work Dad, we're going to need the tractor"

To his amazement, and to a degree even mine, out we came and moved on to the hay stack.

I lifted the box and started shoveling the snow out but due to my lack of energy, I said to Conrad, "We might have to come back to this, I don't think I can hack er."

After just witnessing two confidence building miracles in the eyes of a five year old - that kid inadvertently helped me back in a way that I will never forget.

He said, "Oh come on Dad, you can do anything you want today"

I still well up when I remember that day and still think of it when folks are suffering. People are here for other people, and sometimes need to be reminded of it. I guess I might ad that my problem was with mental illness and not so much physical which makes the story even more special for me.

All the best ot your dearest - Shortgrass. And Good Sunday Morning.
 
:cry: Ah man, now you all just made me cry............. :cry:
Prayers to you Shortgrass, Randy and both of your families.
We must remember Lilly to as her family is going through a tough time too.
 
My prayer list has increased during December to the extent that even with some of our deployed soldiers safely back, and off the list, I have to park up for at least ten minutes to finish before going out to check on the pigs! God spoke everything that exists into being, it never ceases to amaze me what he does with our words, spoken as sincere prayers. Mrs Shortgrass is on my list and on our family list as well.
 
Again a great post. Prayers to all. Now I wondering why my Wife calls me "The missing link". :shock:
 
:( Jane and I will keep Jan in our prayers. Thanks for the message. You are familar with our little Church here. This morning 9 children between the ages of 4 and 10 were baptized. First time our Pastor had baptized that many in one service. God be with you all! Have a wonderful week.
 
Shortgrass,every week I print off your sermon,hang it on the fridge and read it everytime I pass by,this keeps things in perspective for me when I need a nudge. The next week is replaced by the new one. This weeks one will stay always on my fridge,by far the one that hit closest to home for me,God loves everyone and everyone has his place in spreading the message and sharing the faith.

It does seem like this last while has been alot added to our prayer lists{thx to everyone for answering y request} but that comes from being comfortable with you wonderful "friends" on ranchers to share our prayer needs. Your a great bunch and Mrs. Shortgrass and your family will be on my ever growing list.

Hugs all :)
 
rkaiser said:
Boy Saopweed, we got some work to do. That dear wife of yours was in my church this morning.

Your story today reminded me of what we can do for each other when times are a bit tough. Not only are we all equal, but we all have equal ability to help one another if we just make a little effort. Some may like to call it praying, some just helpful thoughts.

I had gone through the worst time of my life about 14 years ago and was recovering slowly on my own. I didn't think I needed anyone else. In fact, I still wrestle with that feeling at times to this day. However, I have a little story that needed writing down anyway, and I will copy and paste this to a file for me and my darn kid, who the story is about.

Conrad and I headed out on this cool, but decent, winter morning to do some chores. We needed the old Chevy truck to get things done that day, but we never had it in a shed of even plugged in. She turned over, but wasn't going to fire. I sat there for a second and looked over at my 5 year old kid.

"Well Conrad" I said, " If we have a little patience and let the fluid evaporate and then hit er again, the fumes from the gas should ignite and we should be on our way." At least that's what my old man taught me."

Conrad was pretty doubtful as he had seen some pretty rough times for his Dad the past few months and didn't have a lot of confidence. "Ain't going to work Dad, we're going to have to try something else."

Thirty seconds later and guess what. Conrad saw a glimmer of hope as the old Chevy started up. We headed over to the bale stack to clean out the snow and load up and we got stuck. Dually two wheel drive so it didn't take much.

"Well Conrad, my Dad always said to have some patients and rock yourself out of a situation like this, rather than pin it and make things worse."

"Ain't gonna work Dad, we're going to need the tractor"

To his amazement, and to a degree even mine, out we came and moved on to the hay stack.

I lifted the box and started shoveling the snow out but due to my lack of energy, I said to Conrad, "We might have to come back to this, I don't think I can hack er."

After just witnessing two confidence building miracles in the eyes of a five year old - that kid inadvertently helped me back in a way that I will never forget.

He said, "Oh come on Dad, you can do anything you want today"

I still well up when I remember that day and still think of it when folks are suffering. People are here for other people, and sometimes need to be reminded of it. I guess I might ad that my problem was with mental illness and not so much physical which makes the story even more special for me.

All the best ot your dearest - Shortgrass. And Good Sunday Morning.
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Thanks for posting that great story, rkaiser. Your son had insight well beyond his years. I'll bet he is turning into a fine young man.

One clarification, it is Shortgrass's wife, Jan, that especially needs our prayers at this time. Peach Blossom does a lot of praying for others, and she gladly accepts all prayers, but her main problem at the moment is healing her hand from a carpal tunnel surgery a few weeks back.
 
As pretty much a newbie and non regular browser this is the first sermon by Shortgrass I have seen but I have been blessed by it. What a wonderful message. We too will remember your wife in our prayers. And Soapweed tell your wife we'll remember her as well. I had both hands done last year.
 
Thank you Shortgrass...I enjoy and understand your perspective each week...

My thoughts are with you and Jan,,,Peach Blossom...Lilly...and anyone else who needs an extra prayer...I'm there for ya!
 

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