This was the view out our kitchen window.

The sheep belonged to the neighbor.  But he

has given up on raising sheep now.

My wife and I raised sheep a long time ago.

If you have ever been around sheep, you know

they need a shepherd .  They are not the smartest

animal alive.  Perhaps that is why God speaking

through the prophet Isaiah said;

"All of us like sheep have gone astray,

Each of us has turned to his own way;"

But the verse does not stop there.  It goes

on telling us what Jesus Christ did for us

when he continues;

But the LORD has caused the iniquity 

of us all to fall on Him."

(Isaiah 53:6 NASB)  

Yes, I like sheep have gone astray.  I

have gone my own way.  But thank God

Jesus Christ went and died on that cross,

in my place so my iniquity (sins) could be

taken away.

JUST LOVE MY GOOD NEIGHBORS

These are a couple of

neighbors who came

over to visit with me

a few days back.

Real good neighbors.

They are kinda shy

neighbors. So I had

to do all the talking that day.

And these are the

neighbors who got

me to thinking about

neighbors.

One day I was just

watching them do

their thing. They

were not a bother

to anybody. Just being

good neighbors going about their business.

God has been real good to me with my neighbors.

On the West and on the South of me are the type

neighbors you see in the pictures.

On the East and the North of me are neighbors

who don't have as many legs. But still good neighbors.

I have lived here about thirty six or thirty seven

years. And in all that time I do not remember any

of my neighbors (no matter how many legs.) trying

to tell me,

• What color to paint my house.
• How long or short my grass should be.
• Where I could park my boat - if I had one.
• Where I can park my car or truck.
• How loud my motorcycle can be.
• Etc.
• Etc.
• Etc.

As you can see

here. God has

just given me

good neighbors.

Curious sometimes,

but good.

The place just to the East of me is a rent house.

Even there with neighbors coming and going

for around twenty five years, I can only remember

one neighbor who resembles this picture.

And then, it was only for

a short time. The renters

have always been temporary.

I think their landlord has a

way of running them off.

Do you know. In all these

years the ONLY ones who

gave me trouble. (Tried to

tell me how to live.) Were

not even neighbors. They

came all the way from town to stick their nose in

my business. It only happened once. And they were

not even neighbors.

Yes. I thank God for the neighbors I have and

have had. Even the one walking away from you

in the picture above.