And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker,” — so God made a Farmer.
God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board” — so God made a Farmer.
Paul Harvey said it so well when he made his “God made a Farmer” speech. If you have never heard the whole thing, you will have to google it sometime; it’s awesome!
Summertime is a time that farmers should really be praised. I mean, they should be praised all year round, but being the stepdaughter of a farmer, I know how extra hard they work and sweat on the long summer days. Plowing and planting the fields, new calves being born, and much work to be done to get ready for winter all over again. We have many farmers in our area, and I think they need to be recognized. All those fresh fruits and veggies we eat, we need to thank a farmer. The milk we drink, the yogurts we enjoy, and the ice cream we crave on those hot summer days — thank a farmer. That big fat juicy burger cooking on the grill with bacon on top? Yup, thank a farmer!
That’s only a small percentage of what they do, and if you ask me, they should be the best-paid folks in America! They work the hardest, never a day off, and because of them, we can eat. So this summer, when you are enjoying that plump delicious steak, a gorgeous green salad, a sweet bite of ice cold watermelon, or diggin’ into some strawberry shortcake covered in milk, please bow your head and take a minute to pray for these amazing farmers who work so hard and that they will be blessed in more ways than one! Because Lord knows, they do so much for us! Thank you to all the farmers from great to small; we all eat because of you.
Chicken and Steak Kabobs
Ingredients:
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in chunks and seasoned with chicken seasoning
• 2 steaks, cut in chunks and marinated
• Red, green, & yellow peppers cut into small squares Kabob sticks (soaked in water)
Steak Marinade:
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup sweet cooking sherry
• 1 garlic clove chopped fine
• 1 tsp. Ginger
Directions:
Mix soy sauce, cooking sherry, garlic and ginger well in bowl and throw in steak, place in fridge. Let steak marinade at least 4 hours, if you can. The longer the better!
Place the seasoned chicken and marinated steak on kabob sticks and place peppers in between as desired. You could add any veggie you would like if you don’t like peppers! I brushed some BBQ sauce on my chicken kabobs, but you don’t have too. Just have fun with them!
Editor’s tip: Sorry to invade your story, Andrea, but I have a pro-kabob tip. Soak your skewers in water for a while before you place the meat and veggies on them. This will help to keep them from burning while grilling.
