1 Samuel 7:9 "Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord." Have you ever been in such deep need, so overflowing with heartache, that you literally cried out to God with the full strength of your being? I came across this verse the other day while [...]
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A New Season for Restoration Farm
At long last, our hot, wet Louisiana summer is ending. Our next door neighbors have made hay, which has been our sure signal Fall is on the way for that past 10 years we have lived here. But this Fall 2016 is bringing some big changes with it for Restoration Farm! We have accepted a [...]
10 Things People Don’t Know about Sheep
British article re Sheep Intelligence
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170418-sheep-are-not-stupid-and-they-are-not-helpless-either Remember, God did not use the sheep/shepherd analogy in scripture so often, just to tell you "how stupid" you are! This analogy is far richer. People who think sheep are only "stupid", including others who work with them, do not have the patience or insight to see the world from a sheep's point of [...]
Green Grass, Still Waters submitted today for line editing
I just submitted the children's book I wrote over the summer, "Green Grass and Still Waters: Woolfred Lamb Explains Psalm 23" for line editing at Xulon Press. Looking forward to hearing what they have to say. Linda Boswell has a good many of the illustrations planned, and some already completed. When I hear back from [...]
Isaiah 40:11 Who is Your Lamb?
If you attended the Hearing the Shepherd's Heart luncheon, click the link below here to download a one page summary of thoughts that go along with Linda Boswell's beautiful painting we gave you a print of, and the little clay sheep I made. Is 40 11 Who Is Your Lamb
Our Mission
"If people can become more familiar with sheep again in our 21st century world, the significance of those ideas [expressed by sheep analogies in Scripture] ...will not be lost."
Video of “Hearing the Shepherd’s Heart”
Click here to hear the speech I gave to 80 women on April 30, 2016 on Isaiah 40:11 I was so blessed and encouraged by all those who supported me by attending this event. Thank you for so warmly receiving this message!
The Significance of Shepherds in Nativity
"When it rains on the sheep, the shepherds get wet."
“Gently Leading Nursing Ewes” Isaiah 40:11
Shepherd is not only aware of the mother's concern for her babies, ...He is also sensitive to it and willingly takes action to help her with her concerns.