{"id":15416,"date":"2026-03-10T11:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-this-mysterious-visitor-changed-a-farmers-outlook-on-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:59:27","slug":"how-this-mysterious-visitor-changed-a-farmers-outlook-on-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/how-this-mysterious-visitor-changed-a-farmers-outlook-on-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How This Mysterious Visitor Changed a Farmer’s Outlook on Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snowflakes were the last thing Tom Barry wanted to see. It was already late and he still had more than half a field of corn to harvest. Snow would slow him down more than anything. It would not only make the corn harder to pick but also make hauling it away nearly impossible.<\/p>\n

Why this?<\/i> he thought to himself. Why now?<\/i> For the first time since his father had died, he felt the careful control he\u2019d worked so hard to maintain slip away.<\/p>\n

His dad had always been his rock. Growing up in a large family with limited means, he had learned at a young age how to carry his own weight\u2014a lesson he passed on to his children. Tom had inherited not only his dad\u2019s work ethic but also a place at the family farm<\/a> in Pisgah, Iowa. After graduating from college with a degree in agronomy, he returned to the farm to work there full-time. As his father aged, Tom slowly began to take over more and more of the responsibilities. Still, his dad had always been by his side to offer him advice.<\/p>\n

In fact, he was even out in the fields feeding the cattle the day before he had heart surgery<\/a>. \u201cSee you tomorrow,\u201d he said that evening, adding as usual, \u201cGood Lord willin\u2019 and the devil don\u2019t care!\u201d He never left the hospital. Tom\u2019s father passed away at age 73 following complications from surgery. Now, Tom glanced back up at the sky hopefully, but the flakes continued to fall. I have to finish this harvest<\/i>, he thought. But he wasn\u2019t sure how.<\/p>\n

The family was devastated when Tom\u2019s father died. There were so many decisions to make regarding the daily running of the farm<\/a>. Tom didn\u2019t truly appreciate how much his father did until he was gone. His mother and siblings did what they could, and his wife and kids were there to help with chores and some of the fieldwork, but most of the responsibilities fell to Tom. They sold a few of the cows, until the herd was a manageable size. They also got rid of some of the machinery, mostly the equipment that needed two people to operate. Life went on.<\/p>\n

Against all odds, the crop that year was good. Tom was impressed by the yield, but when it was time to get out the combine and harvest, Tom missed his dad more than ever. Running the combine had always been his job. Tom would haul the been crop in and do odd jobs, but it had always been his dad in the driver\u2019s seat. It felt weird taking his place. But Tom had to. His son helped when he could, but between college courses and a part-time job, he wasn\u2019t always able to.<\/p>\n

Combining and unloading by himself was a slow process, which was why Tom was out so late. Now the snow that dusted the half-harvested field was just going to make a painstaking task even more painful.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you want from me, God?\u201d he asked the darkened sky.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t know what to do. He desperately wished he could turn around and ask his father what he thought. But Tom couldn\u2019t stand here wishing any longer. The snow was still coming down, and it would only get worse from here on out. He decided to finish filling the wagon before calling it quits for the night.<\/p>\n

Tom worked as quickly as he could. As he was making the last round, something fluttered up in front of him. A little bird\u2014a sparrow, perhaps\u2014<\/a>that had been nesting in the standing corn. He\u2019d scared it up with the combine. That wasn\u2019t unusual. Birds always flew away when it came close.<\/p>\n

But instead of flying away from the lights and mechanical clanks and groans of the combine, this sparrow swooped in front of the combine\u2019s window once, twice, three times before alighting on the combine\u2019s railing. Though it was still snowing and the wind was picking up, that little bird sat perched there, keeping Tom company as he continued to combine the field.<\/p>\n

Look at me<\/i>, it seemed to say. If I can handle this, so can you.<\/i><\/p>\n

As Tom came to the end of the field, the sparrow looked at him one last time before taking off into the snowy night. Tom sat there, the combine\u2019s engine still running.<\/p>\n

What was that?<\/i> he asked himself. A sign from Dad? Or just a weird coincidence?<\/i><\/p>\n

Tom still doesn\u2019t know for sure. What he does know is after that night his outlook was changed for the better. \u201cI realized I had been working with God to take care of his land and the animals that I love so much<\/a>. And just like the heavenly Father, my dad was working with me too as I carried on the tradition of our forefathers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The years have passed by quickly, as everyone says they do. Tom has slowed down some, but like his old combine, he\u2019s still chugging along. His son has stepped up to help with most of the fieldwork, as Tom did for his dad.<\/p>\n

Life goes on. Things change. But Tom looks to the future, secure in the knowledge that there\u2019s someone looking out for him.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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