This mature ewe just baffled me. She always lambs without difficulty. She was in good condition. Yet when I got her to her feet I saw the mucous plug, but hardly any sign of labor. Sensing a problem, I was baffled when the head and one foot was correctly positioned. I went ahead and delivered…
In Hawaii, grass can harbor larvae known as Barberpole worm all year long because there is no winter freeze to limit their reproduction cycle. It affects young lambs and nursing mothers to the degree they will die if the internal worm load is high enough. Prevention is key, so I move sheep onto fresh grass…
Today is a challenging day. I will teach for a little bit as a sheep farmer to 18 people. It’s an adventure, hands on experience to feed, move and medicate the sheep against internal parasites and tetanus. The grass greened up and it makes for a beautiful setting. I’m asking the Lord to make it…
He helped me see my first reaction when threatened or shamed kicks me into a non-rational mindset. That’s the point where I want to hide or to fight. Saying something at that point can escalate into harmful words or actions. Inner dialog can cause the same stress. Pausing enough to let God’s wisdom come into…
Hold onto what matters Is learning to listen to both sides of the argument becoming a lost skill? How many times have I held an belief because it fitted with my narrative? While it is entirely within God’s power to create the earth in six literal 24 hour periods, my narrative became tempered by looking…
Coming together My photos from 2013 race Today is the second 2022 Ironman World Championship event in Kona. For the first time Kona split the athletes into two groups, one race held two days ago featuring the women and some age groups. Roughly 5,000 athletes are here. The volunteer numbers to support this race is…
Inside Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash What is inside our minds and emotions is not hidden from God. I often ask questions but have lessened my demand for the answers. In some Psalms you see the cry why are the righteous suffering? Why does the evil one get away with so much? It is important to then…
Shadows Noticing beauty in the midst of struggle helps us remember unrivaled beauty and order is promised in the heavenly realm. Just across from the Kona campus is a massive royal poinciana. Though it didn’t sport its fiery red blossoms at that moment, I noticed inside the tree’s deep shade, the tendrils from pink-white bougainvillea…
When you heal Two weeks have disappeared since I was visiting my home state Oregon. Soon I’ll be helping students in Truth and Transformation. They arrive on Sept 29. I love this school, it helped rewrite some erroneous thinking and revealed God’s greatness from compassion to creativity. You’ll see my coursework in this blog written…
Power of trust “Trust him with all my heart”. Struggles come in many forms. I heard Shannon’s testimony regarding her stillborn child, her family prayed before and after the baby was born for it to come back from the dead. She declared her trust during pregnancy and after the baby was buried. Shannon did trust…