The Sheepfold and the Voice of the Shepherd

Stone sheepfold John 10:22-30 Recently my boys have been spending a great deal of time outside in the area that will soon be transformed into our garden. They spend endless hours digging in the dirt for worms. They then promptly take those worms and throw them to the chickens. It amazes me how even chickens can learn to recognize sounds or voices. My oldest makes this funny high-pitched sound when he comes out of the house and heads toward the coop. The chickens practically fall over themselves running toward the fence or out of the coop when they hear him making his sound. They know there is food to follow! In Sunday's Gospel Jesus tells us that, "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me." and "I am the gate for the sheep." Today, again, Jesus mentions that His sheep know His voice and follow Him.  In these few verses we learn that Jesus is both gate and shepherd for the sheep. In those days and even today in some places, a sheepfold w

Fall Hike

We recently took the kids on a hike behind the house looking for buckeye nuts and whatever else we might find.  Here are some pictures from the trip...

Me giving Catherine a ride.
 For the first time ever Catherine tolerated and actually enjoyed getting in the backpack and hiking with us.  Hopefully she'll continue to tolerate that.

Christopher doing his best Legolas imitation.

Daniel hiding behind a giant maple leaf.

Daniel and the new puppy Samson.

Nicole and the boys at the top of the hill.

Along the creek.

Climbing the hill behind our house.

The race to the Buckeye tree.

Spotting of a rare flying squirrel...not really.

Who needs a play set?

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Anonymous said…
Great stuff! Posted on FB. God bless.
Stephen Hand