Blessings to you and yours...

...on the occasion of the Feast of the Pentacost.

Do yourself a favor and really have some sort of feast today. It's important to celebrate these things and give thanks to God.

We were spared tornadoes in this neck of the woods yesterday, although the weather remains condusive. Clean-up from last week's storm continues. The Hallam residents are going to vote whether to rebuild or just let Hallam become a ghost town. The agricultural damage is estimated at $60 million at least, could go higher. Over 114,000 acres of crops in this county alone were destroyed last week. And other parts of the state had baseball size hail yesterday -- that'll kill off a young corn or soybean crop real fast. Not to mention all the equipment damage. It's a heavy burden to bear, particularly when so many farmers have been battling drought for the last 8 years. Pray for them, please.

--Sparki