I would like you to meet my husband and my co-author of our book, TALES FROM HERITAGE FARM.  Randall G. Grabau was raised on Heritage Farm.  He made his living on this farm. Since Heritage Farm was homesteaded by his ancestors in 1856, this historic piece of real estate has achieved a special place in our hearts. 

In Randy’s early years, he learned about life and farming from his dedicated parents.  Work was necessary and done with pride.  Besides that, church was a regular part of their lives.

Later Randy left the farm and went on to college.  It was there that he had the opportunity to commit his life to Jesus.  He learned to memorize and study God’s Word with other college men.  Being convinced that Jesus was the Son of God and that the Holy Bible was God’s message to men, Randy commenced his practice of studying the Bible and learning about God’s plan for mankind.  

Randy became a math teacher in the Chicago area.  We met and married.  After four years of teaching, Randy and I made the transition from city-living to country-living.  Randy made dairy farming his livelihood for about forty years. We raised our four children on the farm. Our kids were the fifth generation of young folks to grow up here.

I found much of the ways of farming to be interesting.  I did not know when we first started farming that my husband would be so acquainted with his cows, that he could recognize them from across the field, just by the cow’s pattern of coloring.  He would know each animal by its appearance and its personality.

Randy has made it his practice to teach others about the Lord and His Word.  Not only is God’s Word his priority, but people hold a special place in his heart.  With Randy’s penchant for farming, history and mathematics, he uncovers truths in the Bible that others might miss as they casually read it.

Randy has published several of his Bible studies which are available for sale on Amazon.  One that may of interest is Characteristics of a Good Cow.  Take a look at it and see for yourself what one might learn about the Christian life from the Characteristics of a Good Cow.

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