Sept 2, 2024 Last week and other times I was screaming at my sheep because they wouldn’t move off the contaminated pasture that could infest them with barberpole worms, a killer of too many of my flock. This is what I mean when they hear me, but they only care about eating. Their stubbornness and…
Aug 30, 2024d Trust. Having Dixie home again is great. When I went back to the 300-acre ranch on Wednesday, I drove the truck near the unused cabin on the acreage. I whistled and to my surprise she ran full speed from behind the buildings, jumped through two gates and was at my feet with…
Aug 29, 2024 I’m still reacting strongly to the 30+ sheep dying this year when I’ve struggled in so many ways to provide for their needs. My mind wants to make sense of it, and this time, I’m retraining it to hear God’s real intentions—He is forever merciful. The included picture is a way to…
Aug 28, 2024 Dixie is safe and sound as of 11:20 am today. Sore. My heart felt sore yesterday. Yet, in the midst of one of my worst fears, God comforted me. On that day when I viewed the 11 dead and two downed sheep) that doesn’t mean I was in very good shape. I…
Aug 27, 2024 Comfort. Yesterday’s blog showed a computer-generated image of Jesus ministering to a woman, and it prepared my heart for what was to come later. That cloak image in my mind led to a song in my heart: “You are a shield about me, the lifter of my head.” It’s from Psalm 3.3,…
Aug 15, 2024 Truthfully, I hesitate to tell you this story. Among the 133 sheep medicated to remove barber pole worms three days ago in Waimea, about 10 are anemic. These sick ones eat and move about like normal sheep but much slower. On my way to their pasture yesterday, I was listening to a…
Aug 24, 2024 My dog, Dixie, already has the authority to herd sheep; she is in the process of learning her power. In the video, you see her hesitate or doubt herself. When she gets in tune with her identity and authority, she won’t hesitate as much. I identify with this, so I keep refocusing…
Aug 23, 2024 Profound. As new understanding settles in my brain, I fall more in love with Jesus. For me to be a shepherd to my sheep, I really need to give them something they understand. Food, safety. When they feel safe with me, even the wild sheep will calm down. I never understood that…
Aug 22, 2024 Yesterday I gave the sheep their needed parasite treatment. Along with that, the other recommendation is to put them on pasture that doesn’t have the freshly hatched larvae that can repeat this infestation cycle that is the number one killer of sheep. At the moment I treated the 133rd sheep, I looked…
Aug 21, 2024 (this is a continuation from yesterday’s post) My personal coach taught me so many things, I feel so alive, though my circumstances haven’t changed. During the pandemic, I didn’t have that feeling. It was just the opposite. Today, and for longer periods, I’ve been listening to my personal coach. My current circumstances…