SPRING IS STILL ATTEMPTING TO ARRIVE

A New Flag on the Treehouse depicts how SHEPHERD'S WALK came about ===== like Noah ===== building the Ark. God is calling His children... men, women, and entire families

- to a new level of PRAYER.

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The original 'SWEETBRIAR' sign on the SHEEP PEN / GOAT YARD FENCE.

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The green of Spring is just beginning to appear. This is looking back toward the entrance to SW - by the Treehouse.
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2 Chronicles 7:14

IF My people, who are called by My Name,

will humble themselves and pray

and seek My face

and turn from their wicked ways,

THEN will I hear from heaven

and will forgive their sin

and will heal their land.

THE NAME Above All Names

Father In Heaven~

You are as close as the breath that we breathe!

Flood our thirsty hearts again.

Renew, rebuild and restore every fragmented relationship in and around us.

May Your healing power break the chains that bind us.

May You open our eyes to Your TRUTH today

and may we respond in full and complete obedience to it.

Tear the veil that holds us from open access to Your Heart!

Then- and only then -

let us walk by FAITH with JOY to the fullest!

We Praise Your HOLY NAME -

THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES -

JESUS CHRIST!

Amen!

Whispering Prayers

Father God~
Today I whisper, "He is Risen", as a reminder of your love to those who believe. May we believe Your Words from
Psalm 143: 8
Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You.

Today, Lord, I pray healing over those who read this who are afflicted. Those who suffer with physical pain from illnesses that have overtaken their bodies. I pray for Your Holy Spirit to invade the very fiber of their bodies and touch them with healing in Your wings.

I pray for those who suffer from mental illnesses - that their minds would be renewed and restored as they put their trust in You.

I pray for those who suffer from emotional traumas, perhaps things that others have brought upon them. I pray that their hearts would be healed from the promises in Your Word. I pray that PRAISE would overtake their despair [Isaiah 61:3].

I pray for those under the oppression of the 'enemy' - those who are persecuted for their faith and belief in You, our Holy God, In Jesus, our Living God.

May our prayers reach Your ears today as we trust You for the answers in this Psalm as we give You PRAISE and THANKSGIVING for Who You are!

Psalm 57
For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for in You my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until the disaster has passed.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who fulfills {His purpose} for me.
3 He sends from heaven and saves me,
rebuking those who hotly pursue me;
Selah
God sends His love and His faithfulness.
4 I am in the midst of lions;
I lie among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let Your glory be over all the earth.
6 They spread a net for my feet—
I was bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.
Selah
7 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
8 Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of You among the peoples.
10 For great is Your love, reaching to the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let Your glory be over all the earth.

SIGNS THAT SPRING IS COMING

Spring is attempting to unfold here at SHEPHERD'S WALK!

April Showers will bring May flowers!

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The squirrels ate almost every single bud off my STAR Magnolia this year!

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These bulbs were castaways in the woods -

yet they took root and found a way to bloom.

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Drink deeply of the Living Water - Jesus!

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This day began with a loud rumbling of thunder that continued and got louder throughout the day. I love thunder and lightening. Most people fear it and run from it but when I hear the power of the booms or the flashes across the sky - I am reminded of God's mighty power and His strength. I stand in awe and reverence of that power - because HE IS GOD!

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Jeremiah 10:12-13

But God made the earth by His power;

He founded the world by His wisdom

and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from His storehouses.

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One of my favorite quotes is:

DARK CLOUDS BRING SHOWERS OF BLESSING.

THE Inside PRAYER ROOM

2 Chronicles 7:14

... If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

The Prayer Room was completed on Thursday. This was the same room that had been damaged by a flood back in September 2008 Click here: TRUTHSHARER: When the Mighty Waters Rise. It was gutted and completely redone. God lead every step of the way choosing the walls, carpet colors, the tables, and mirror. The LORD is a pretty good decorator! There is a sign at the top of the stairway [leading down] that I put up before Christmas that says: BELIEVE IN MIRACLES.

Today - on March 14th someone came to my home and as I showed her the Prayer Room/Bible Study Room - we sat down at one of the center tables and I said, "Well, you get to be the first person who prays in this new prayer room." She had a heavy prayer request on her heart - for another person - and it was a matter of life and death. We prayed a simple prayer to the LORD - because we 'thought' from the circumstances that it was almost a hopeless situation. She spent about two hours with me in the afternoon as we encouraged one another in the things of the LORD and His work. She called me later in the early evening and told me that at the same time we had been praying - God answered that prayer - a true miracle - and a child's life was spared!

We cried and Praised Our God - Our AWESOME GOD - for the work He did with our simple and even doubtful, meek prayer. He is always faithful! He is OUR GOD! OUR JESUS!

JESUS = HE is the LOVE of GOD

He is the GOD of WONDERS

and the GOD of MIRACLES

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Sign Entering

The PRAYER ROOM

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Mirror = John 8:12

Jesus said: "I am the Light of the World..."

SHEPHERD'S WALK = TOUR THE PATHWAY

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Tour the pathway of SHEPHERD'S WALK at Sweetbrair to see the journey of construction from the beginning of God's conception of it - to the present stage. More to come... as it develops through God's leading!

Ye Olde Sweetbriar Farm - Days Gone By

These are just some of the animals of Sweetbriar!

Chloe is alive and well and loves to be in SW with me!

Cotton and Lace when they were just lambs!

Cotton and Lace in 'wooly winter' coats!

They now live on another farm.

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Louie the Goose was killed by a fox last summer.

It was a direct 'hit' from the enemy. Louie took

the sacrifice for the building of SW. He was 11

years old when he died.