After all this time, you might be wondering why the blog posts ceased. It’s been two years of logistical, health, and emotional dynamics creating physical challenges. During this time, my brain was like a London fog with substantial cotton balls invading my thoughts.
Logistically, there were three moves: Colorado to Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania to Colorado, and Colorado to Idaho. Moving to Pennsylvania was a desire to spend time with my Mom who was in her 80’s and my thought was that she would live at least 5-10 years more. However, God had other plans, and I had 11 months to encourage and help her before her promotion to heaven.
The next move happened almost a year later, to return to my home of 39 years in Colorado. In the process, I purchased a townhome that I liked and began investing in improvements. However, God again had other ideas, which involved a wedding and a move to my husband, Brian’s home a few miles away which isn’t counted as an actual move but a in-town relocation.
A few months into our marriage, I contacted an interior designer to begin remodeling and updating the 20 year old home with some needed improvements. Before I committed to starting the project, Brian asked me to wait indicating a desire to move to Idaho!
The moves and the attendant activities that accompany each one have kept me on the run and away from my desk.
Second, (emotionally) did you notice I slipped in my marriage? Brian and I married in a private service in March 2023 with a public ceremony Memorial Day weekend followed by a honeymoon river cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. The dating, weddings, trip, etc.put additional constraints on my time.
Finally (health) my new husband told me I snored. He recommended that I check out sleep apnea which involved several sleep studies and hopefully soon, that will be resolved with a machine and much prayer.
During my absence, the website redesign was completed. I hope the site makes it easier for you to see the posts on all types of devices. Take a look around and drop me a note about your thoughts.
Come amble with me through the pastures of God’s word; we’ll dine on its treasures. Father, please use this endeavor to reach others with the Scripture so that they may know Your Son, Jesus Christ, and His sacrifice on the cross for us.
King of Kings and Lord of Lords lead us to the still waters where we can quench our rabid thirst for You. Let us rest in Your land while we mull over the nuggets discovered at Your feast. In Jesus’s name, Amen.
Previously, we had begun a discussion in 1 Peter which ended with the view of God’s glory, our calling to be holy, set apart, different from those who have not trusted in Jesus Christ for deliverance from sin.
As we relaunch Little Sheep R&R, I will continue with posts on 1 Peter, but I’ll also add posts of note from other sources as well as a discussion of current events and their relationship to the Church, Israel, and our lives as believers in Jesus Christ.
This blog is meant to assist believers in being prepared for the future; we want to be ready when our Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, returns. Our desire is to be like the wise virgins who had sufficient oil to go out to the Bridegroom, the wise man who built his house on the rock the runner who is focused on the finish line. All of these finished well and brought glory to their Bridegroom. Matthew 25:1-13
For those who don’t know Jesus Christ, I hope you find these posts to be intriguing and creating a longing to know the One who can deliver you from the Wolf, adversary to the flock. God created you and me; as our Creator, He deserves to be honored. Psalm 139 especially verses 13 and 14: Psalm 139:13–14 (ESV):
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
When we don’t obey His commands, we sin which results in creating a humanly insurmountable division from God resulting in eternal death.
BUT God made a way of reconciliation through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross where He shed His blood to pay for our sins. “… but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”Romans 5:8 (ESV) He was our substitute so that we don’t have to die. He rose from the tomb ascending to heaven so that we can live in heaven eternally:
“3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, …” 1 Corinthians 15:3–6 (ESV)
If we trust Jesus Christ for salvation and submit to His authority, then we receive eternal life as a free gift which removes the death penalty for our sin. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 (ESV)
If you have decided to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, please let me know. I’d love to pray for you, provide you with some references and sources for growing in your knowledge of Jesus Christ, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit. If you are a child of God, let me know your thoughts on the site.
Until next time,
