Yesterday I let the bottle lambs out of their enclosure. Even though I feed them, make sure they have shade and safety they will run away from me. But they were the true expression of joy. They leap and run and play. After they stop, they might look for me, they might not. I keep…
One individual sheep has no protection. Yet I witnessed a new momma sheep place her body between an intruder and her lamb. Her just born lamb had no speed and she knew it. She was willing to take the blows from any attacker even though she has no defenses like horses teeth or the ability…
My sheep flock have split into two groups. Those who trust me and those who don’t. For a week I attempted to move six escaped sheep back inside their paddock. Guinea grass up to 12 feet tall and thick brush kept them concealed from my view. They didn’t run, they just disappeared from my view…
These four lambs who lost their mothers demand their milk even after receiving their feeding. I carry four bottles and feed two at a time, they push and climb on each other because their appetite demands they fight. They lack understanding that the supply of daily bread and health already came. Even as the milk…
Seeing sheep in pain galvanizes me to take action. Thing is the sheep are very hard to catch. They don’t know that I can give them pain killers, or an ointment that speeds their healing. This month many lambs had bacteria invading the soles of their feet. Two weeks ago, I exhausted myself corralling lambs…
When is enough enough? My effort can feed new spiritual growth, but lacks power to cleanse wrong choices. It is possible to pray, read life-giving books, hear sermons, watch YouTube content, gather with believers, and all types of spiritual effort and miss the point. Am I there and satisfied with my effort to be WITH…
The struggle is real, you can do something with all your strength and still ask why it didn’t seem like it was enough. I can think of times I saw danger or a pending illness for the sheep and acted in a timely manner but still feel gutted when a ewe or a lamb dies…
The enormous belly on the third and pregnant ewe walking away makes me a bit concerned. Yes, sheep can have triplets, septuplets even, but my experience on poor pastures of Hawaii is that singles are the norm. A set of live triplets will create a hierarchy, and the weakest one will be a runt. This…
Yes that does look like a spaceship. And out of all the 90 sheep in the background, she came forward. Sheep can be greedy and keep looking for a handout. But then again she did come back!
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…