I’ve been loving a YouTube channel called Black Opal Direct. I’m a big fan of opals—the way colors play peekaboo with you as the gem moves. When first mined, opals are covered in sand and dull white, black, or gray layers that conceal the brilliance inside. With extreme care, the expert polishes away these outer…
Being a shepherd really impacted me and has impacted some of you who read my posts on Facebook. I’ve not put all of my encounters with the Lord and with the sheep here on this shepherd’s muse website. I have considered creating a mailing list for those who want to have frequent devotions in their…
November 5, 2024 Today is USA’s presidential Election day. Lots of feelings going on in this nation, but the basic one is fear. This is not what God would desire for us. I have succumbed to fear as well. I want to know the answers. But no leader at any point can do everything, it…
October 31, 2024 They always need a leader. I have an open gate nearby, and this is a good move, they came to me, then they saw what I intended for them to see, the way into their pasture.
October 24, 2024 For sometime I’ve noticed a change to my mood after the physical labor needed to move the sheep, fences, water and so on. Just going to a place like planet fitness would probably work but I’m not motivated that way. Motivation. It started when I got Keiko, my service animal. I got…
October 19, 2024 At times, encountering life around me depletes my energy. In the span of one day, I’m considering the fight going on regarding elections, the horror of people swept away by Helene as reported by survivors, the inner struggle among students and staff in our school to sort out existential questions, the pain…
Mixed thoughts in my mind today. As a United States citizen, I want my nation to thrive. I want to honor each person as valuable, and truly discover what it means to humble myself and pray and act like Jesus, who declared, “Forgive them for they know not what they do.” Discovering the truth about…
2024 October 3 There was lots of action yesterday at YWAM Kona. Hundreds of students landed at the nearby airport and were given rides on our 15-passenger vans to Ohana Court, where they met their school staff and classmates. It’s an all hands on deck situation for YWAM staff, each who is a volunteer, raising…
“…Jesus of Nazareth get annihilated, and it’s totally unjust, and it’s corrupt, and like that’s the world we live in. And it’s the world where, it’s the world where people die tragically, where loss is what’s normal. It’s the world where someone is super healthy. All of a sudden their heart gives out, and you…
Sept 12, 2024 At this moment, onboard Japan Airlines’ Boeing 787, I’m watching the Islands of the Philippines grow smaller, and I’m sensing mixed feelings. The land is beautiful; the white capped waves line the seashore, forests blanket the hills, and ribbons of rivers decorate the valleys. I pass over boats at sea, tiny dots…