The Sheep Follow the Shepherd

Last year my husband and I were invited to a new friend's home for lunch after church. What a delightful time this was as we enjoyed a delicious meal and their beautiful home. Outstanding to me was the open kitchen and the eye catching hand painted tiles above the countertop. Not only were they charming, but the tile setting was obviously done by a real craftsman. Almost every tile had to be cut specially, and the art work had been lovingly done by our hostess. Shepherd's and lambs always touch my heart.

The next summer our hosts and 23 others from our church travelled the 720 miles from our home town to Rexford,Kansas . The goal was to donate their time and talents in assisting with the renovation of the Center's latest project - the historic Philip Houston House. This house will become a part of the Shepherd's Staff conference center when work is completed.

After only a few hours working in the stripped down kitchen area, our friend exclaimed - "You know I have enough green tiles, shepherd tiles and lamb tiles to cover the counter area if you would like" !

The next week in church, she was telling me of the skilled tile setter that had installed the tiles in her kitchen. I asked his name and we were both surprised to learn he is our next door neighbor!!

And yes, he will be a great help after we set the cabinets in place in 2 weeks. One would think "Someone" had this in mind all along!.

When we "sheep" hear and follow our Shepherd's voice, He leads us in beautiful ways and to lovely places. He works all things together, in His time.