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Just Rambling Oct 2010

Just Rambling: It’s the October issue of Ag Trader, and there is really only two things I want to tell you about, and the first one is PUMPKINS! I just love pumpkins. I think they really exhibit God’s handiwork. Who else but our Great Creator could invent such a dual purpose vegetable? I mean, think about it. Pumpkins are used for decorative purposes. You don’t have to do anything to a pumpkin-just sit it out on a table, and it becomes decoration! However, if you would like to be a little more creative, you can paint pictures or faces on a pumpkin or, of course, carve a pumpkin and make it into a Jack-O-Lantern! These are all ways that God made this vegetable a decoration. He also made the pumpkin an extremely tasty vegetable that can be used for sweet or salty recipes. Do you know all the foods that a pumpkin can help create? Well, there’s pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, pumpkin stew, pumpkin roll, pumpkin pancakes, and pumpkin muffins, just to name a few! So as you can see, pumpkins are used for such a myriad of things, which makes them superior to all of the other vegetables, at least in my opinion. My interest in pumpkins came about a few years ago when I realized all of the good qualities of the vegetable, and I simply took the time to notice the beauty of the pumpkin. This year I had the opportunity to grow pumpkins and have a pumpkin patch with my Daddy. I have to say, growing and producing food for myself and other members of my family instead of buying it from the grocery store, is an extremely fulfilling feeling. God has been evident throughout the growth of our pumpkin patch. I think the time that He revealed Himself most to me was a single morning at 6:00 AM. Daddy and I were up early to go and do some work in the patch. The plants were rather large and a beautiful dark green color. Golden blossoms shone from underneath the plants’ leaves. Tucked inside almost every bloom was a fuzzy black and gold honey bee, and if we stayed really quiet, we could hear the soothing melody of their buzzing. This was such an incredible moment for me and for Daddy. It just goes to show that God’s beauty and blessings can be found in anything and everything if you just take the time to slow down and look. God shed light on another blessing He has given me, one that I have known about, but often overlook. This blessing is actually the second thing I want to tell y’all about, and it is my Daddy, Van Bennett. If it wasn’t for my Daddy, I would never have had the opportunity to grow a pumpkin patch. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner. He has worked tirelessly to make our pumpkin patch flourish. While I have been at college, he has gone out there every day and worked and worked. That’s just how my Daddy is. He is one of the hardest workers I have ever seen. He is determined and very smart. He knows more about farming then most people I know, and if there is something he does not know, he will work until he figures it out. Daddy is also very funny. He never ceases to make me laugh. He is a very kind, caring person who strives every day to lead a good Christian life. Daddy will go out of his way to help anyone who needs help. He is a sensitive, loving father, husband and friend. He is one of the best people I know, and I am so thankful that he is my Daddy. God has truly blessed me. So as you can see, pumpkins are special to me, not only because God revealed his artistry through them, but because through me and Daddy’s pumpkin patch, God made me wake up and recognize again how incredible my father really is. So if you’re reading this Daddy, I love you. Don’t you ever forget that. Writer: Dana Bennett