Pocket Gophers

Apparently we have a pocket gopher in our yard. These gophers do not leave visible holes but mounds of dirt covering the hole. The mounds started in our garden (which we don't use) and I thought the mounds were where I had dug up weeds. But then the mounds began appearing in our lawn. So at coffee this morning, I asked the guys how to get rid of pocket gophers. They suggested digging through the freshest mound to find the hole and then flushing it with water. So I'm going to attempt this method later this afternoon and I let you know if it's successful.

This past Saturday was Underwood's annual Harvest Fest. It included a parade, horseshoe competition, chalk drawing, Corn Pageant and strong man contest, adult and kiddie tractor races, music, dancing and plenty of food. Unfortunately, this year it happened to fall on an overcast, rainy, cool day. Our church hosted a booth giving away free bottles of water and freeze-pops but given the weather conditions, we closed up shop early. I co-MC'd the parade with another pastor from town and hosted the Corn Pageant and Strong Man contests (that involved corn-costumes, corny jokes, hog calls, corn shucking and corn-on-the-cob eating). Even though the weather could have been better, I think all who came out had a lot of fun.

This coming Sunday our church is holding an end of the summer "Worship-in-the-Park" and community BBQ. Please pray for good weather and that people from the community would come out for this event. This Wednesday we starting a book club discussion of Pastor John Piper's book "Don't Waste Your Life." About ten people from the church signed up for the book club, so pray that they would attend the discussion and grow as a result of it.

By God's Grace, Jeff