My time blogging has been SOOOOOOO badly neglected....not because I don't think about it, but because I rarely sit in this little corner. My space here in our "retirement home" (hehehe) is just not conducive to creativity! That's it. Plain and simple. 

BUT, the work on The Shepherd's Studio is coming along! The Hired Hand has been doing the finishing work and fixing all the problems the contractors left behind. We're (don't ya love how I make that plural as in WE and not HE!) almost ready to lay the flooring and then....it's move in time!!! I have done my small part in working on that space...I stained ALL the tongue and groove boards for the ceiling and I will help lay the floor. My computer guy has had his learning curve at being a builder. He doesn't want to trade his day job (still a computer guy....just not a paid computer guy).

​Oh the places you'll go! Cause I'm dreaming of all these carpentry projects for him....and he just laughs at me!!! Imagine that!

You can follow me on Instagram....Texas_Peaceful_Acres_Farm. Just an FYI, I'm not using it as a replacement for FB! So don't expect me to follow you back. And I don't know how long I'll stay on....I'm growing very weary of all this social experimenting!!!! "Come out of her my people!"

A wee babe! Yes, we're Nana and PawPaw again to our 3rd grandson!!! Becca had her second home birth on January 14. Little Avery Thomas has come into our lives and blessed us. We can't wait to meet him next month. Although we frankly are NOT looking forward to the cold weather that the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast is being hit with. Even our temps in East Texas hit the mid 20's this weekend. We are grateful for a warm home for protection from the elements. 

Baby number 4 is due to arrive at the end of July. She will be our lone girl in a tribe of boys! Of course we believe in a full quiver, so there is still time for her to have some estrogen company down the road as YHWH blesses. 

I've been organizing and buying new seed for my 2019 garden...although from the looks of my seed collection, I could probably go for another 20 years without purchasing seeds and I'd be just fine!!! But what's the fun in that?

I harvested Meyer Lemons, Satsuma, Grapefruit and Kumquats this winter!!! How fun is that! They are wintering over right now in the garage due to some pretty frigid temps. 

This year I'm planning to push out my boundaries on container gardening. It's not my number 1 choice but when you have to chase the sun in a pine forest....there aren't many options. I have been amazed that 1 artichoke plant has survived the few cold days we've had. I count that as a win! Now to see if I can't get some fruit off it this year. 

As you could probably guess diet would enter the picture sooner or later! My healing is continuing. I've done a little "bio-hacking" to see if I could hurry up a little healing and it seems to have worked. 

After some research I decided to go "carnivore" for a few months to see if I had any improvements. So for 60 days I ate nothing but meat; beef, chicken, pork and salmon. After day 30 I came off my nebulizer for the first time in 10 years!!! How exciting is that?!!! VERY!!!! 

After 60 days I decided to try adding veggies back in and I did so with some success....success being I'm still off my nebulizer and breathing freely. The Hired Hand and I went on a cruise in December and I enjoyed myself! For the first time in SO very long, I ate almost like a "normal" person. I didn't have any fear of not being able to breathe. 

I've been searching the Scriptures again trying to make peace with what Elohim laid out for us and his instructions pertaining to food. It's pretty clear. But finding that happy place where you can obtain health with those precepts is sometimes another thing. Peaceful Acres....Peace with food. ​Shalom.

If you did't get a Christmas card this year...it's not for lack of trying. I realized at the last minute (after we got home from our cruise December 9th) that ALL my contacts I put into my old iPhone did not transfer over to my new Android! So, I tried very hard to find you on the internet and to remember all who were on my list. If I missed you and you want a card next Christmas....send me an email: coe.diane@gmail.com 

So, I purchased another old fashion Address Book and will NEVER throw it away! Big mistake!!!

I've learned a lot about the hold of technology over our lives. Removing myself from FaceBook was THE BEST thing I did in 2018! I seriously believe it's one of the worst social experiments being played out on mankind. I've had to be much more intentional about my relationships. More intentional about guarding my privacy.

The Hired Hand just got his first "smart phone" about 6 months ago. He already lost it. I told him that in many ways, that was a good thing. It showed that it didn't have a hold on him!!! It wasn't an appendage like it is on most of us. It is on me. I know that, however I also carry a purse and have had to gather children, diaper bags, purses, etc for 60 years...I'm pretty good about scanning the area before I leave anywhere....not shaming him AT ALL!  He never used his phone, except for this one time he was at Whatabuger and forgot it on the table. Gone. That's sad. Someone needed some quick drug money. Trust me, it wasn't the newest model nor did it have a great service provider....it probably didn't get anyone more that $40. It was just a pain in our necks. Just a cheap Android that was used for travel.

So, in 2019....what will you do to free yourself from this grasp? I might smash my phone...seriously!!! 

Here's a little crumb where I'm at right now in my faith journey. I feel lead more and more by Holy Spirit....not for the first time in my walk with Yehoshua over the past 47 years, to observe the Torah...the Law of Moses.  Elohim keeps putting other "born again Torah observers" in my path. I'm not saying I have all the answers, but I keep seeking, asking, knocking. 

Christ came to fulfill the law not to abolish it. 

Yes, that even means in observing the Seventh Day Sabbath, Diet, Dress....even the details of appearance. I know....you're screaming....legalism! No, it's pretty clear that in keeping the Torah, we are keeping what Christ kept. If it was important to Him, I think it should be important to us. I'm taking baby steps because frankly, I don't really know what this even looks like. I do know that Elohim will make it clear to me as I seek Him on this matter. 

The first place that I started was by getting a new Scripture....it's word for word translation from Hebrew and Greek. It uses the proper names for Most High Elohim....and so, I will also. I became troubled by the fact that most of what we do as the modern day "church" is not Scriptural. It's just not! The name Jesus....it is NOT a translation or transliteration....it's just a name that was made up!!!! That enraged me! His name is Yehoshua which translates "Joshua"...where on earth did they come up with Jesus??? Why have we been lied to? Why is the modern day "church" still lying??? 

This will obviously be a personal decision....right now The Hired Hand isn't being lead. I'm still under his covering. I will continue to be. But I will begin observing the Torah. 

You can call me cray cray. It's ok. I've always been willing to walk alone for 47 years. I have to do what I feel Elohim leading me to do. You'll know me by the Tzit-tzit!!! 

You can find some answers at The Refiner's Fire.

That about catches us up! Nothing else to report. Hopefully after I get this machine moved to The Shepherd's Studio, I can get serious about loading pictures again. It's just been such a pain. I really need to commit in 2019 to use my Nikon and to smash my phone....I'm tempted...really tempted. 

Shalom!!! 

We live in a time when we are bombarded by visual & auditory information 24/7; Facebook, Twitter, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, Instagram, ALEXA.....and on and on it goes...an endless supply of information.  We have to make a contentious decision what to look at and what/who to believe. 

Daily, I pray for discernment. I ask Christ to open my eyes to truth and to make me wise. Even with that gift of discernment given to me from the LORD, I fail...and sometimes miserably. 

More than anything, I ask for wisdom to discern spirits; good versus evil spirits....angels versus demons. 

I Timothy 4:1
The Spirit (pneuma-Noun Holy Spirit) clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith
and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such
teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been
seared as with a hot iron. 
verse 7
Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives tales; rather, train yourself 
to be godly. 
verse 16
WATCH your life and doctrine closely. 

It seems I keep removing myself more and more from outside influence of what I hear and see. I have to make an intensional decision to pull up a certain news page or which YouTube to watch. Some of it is fear mongering and I leave it right where I found it. Some is just downright scary but information I need to know and understand. 

Luciferianism: "Sometimes mistakenly associated with Satanism due to the Christian interpretation of the fallen angel, Luciferianism is a wholly different belief system[26] and does not revere the devil figure or most characteristics typically affixed to Satan. Rather, Lucifer in this context is seen as one of many morning stars, a symbol of enlightenment,[27] independence, and human progression, and is often used interchangeably with similar figures from a range of ancient beliefs, such as the Greek titan Prometheus or the Jewish Talmudic figure Lilith."

"For Luciferians, enlightenment is the ultimate goal. The basic Luciferian principles highlight truth and freedom of will, worshipping the inner self and one's ultimate potential. Traditional dogma is shunned as a basis for morality on the grounds that humans should not need deities or fear of eternal punishment to distinguish right from wrong and to do good. All ideas should be tested before being accepted, and even then one should remain skeptical because knowledge and understanding are fluid. Regardless of whether Lucifer is conceived of as a deity or as a mere archetype, he is a representation of ultimate knowledge and exploration, as well as humanity's savior and a champion for continuing personal growth.
Léo Taxil (1854–1907) claimed that Freemasonry is associated with worshipping Lucifer. In what is known as the Taxil hoax, he alleged that leading Freemason Albert Pike had addressed "[t]he 23 Supreme Confederated Councils of the world" (an invention of Taxil), instructing them that Lucifer was God, and was in opposition to the evil god Adonai. Supporters of Freemasonry contend that, when Albert Pike and other Masonic scholars spoke about the "Luciferian path" or the "energies of Lucifer", they were referring to the Morning Star, the light bearer,[31] the search for light; the very antithesis of dark, Satanic evil. Taxil promoted a book by Diana Vaughan (actually written by himself, as he later confessed publicly)[32] that purported to reveal a highly secret ruling body called the Palladium, which controlled the organization and had a Satanic agenda. As described by Freemasonry Disclosed in 1897:"

"In Rules for Radicals (his final work, published in 1971 one year before his death), the prominent American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky wrote at the end of his personal acknowledgements:" "Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom – Lucifer."

"Author Michael W. Ford has written on Lucifer as a "mask" of the adversary, a motivator and illuminating force of the mind and subconscious.
In 2014, Luciferians founded a worldwide organization for Luciferians from Houston, Texas, known as the Greater Church of Lucifer (GCoL) under the leadership of church founder Jacob Mckelvy, co-presidents Michael W. Ford and Jeremy Crow, founder of the Luciferian Research Society."

Taken from Wikipedia (NOT always a good source but knowing what I already know...this lines up correctly.)

I've probably meditated on this Scripture dozens and dozens of times in my 47 years of walking with Yahushua the Messiah (Hebrew-'YAH saves'). What exactly is a "true worshipper"? How can I be a true worshipper? What does that look like? Am I to have my arms reaching towards heaven? Am I to be prostrate on my face? Am I to sit quietly? 

I believe it's a person who doesn't just have head knowledge, scholarly knowledge, seminary knowledge....but also has heart knowledge of Yeshua; knows him deeply in spirit and in truth. Our churches are full of those with just a little head knowledge...I can't even say a lot...because frankly, from what I've encountered....no one even has a little Bible knowledge. Let alone, heart knowledge.

​Dead wood. Dry bones.

The Father is seeking those who worship in spirit and truth. 

In John 3:34 John tells us that "YAHUWAH gives the Spirit without limit"!!!! 

Isn't that one of the best things you've ever heard!?! 

​Without limit. Yah will never say, "you've had enough...move on and leave some for the next guy. Stop asking for so much!" 
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No, He will give and give and give without limit!!! He said, all who are thirsty, COME!

John 3:29-30 John the Baptist tells us that "The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears his voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. He must become greater; and I must become less."

Have you ever been to a wedding? Of course you have! We all sit anxiously waiting for the bride! She's spent months, sometimes years preparing for this day. She searched and searched for the perfect gown. She searched for the perfect venue to entertain her guests. It's not something given little thought. 

Invitations go out and she plans for each guest. The guests also seek out the perfect attire....they don't come in their work clothes....they want to look their best for the bride.

As we all sit in anticipation of the bride....her father....oh my....let that soak in...THE FATHER walks her to the bridegroom!!!

​Isn't it amazing how Yah has given us such a beautiful analogy of our wedding day? 

I'm about ready to jump up right now and scream for JOY!

Are you ready for the bridegroom? Are you anxious to hear his voice? Have you prepared your heart for his soon appearance? Does his spirit of truth reign in your heart? Are you full to overflowing? 

​Will HE find you ready? Or are you still getting ready? 

​Trust me, you don't want to be taken by surprise when He appears! 

He's looking for true worshippers! Won't you be one with me? It can be a lonely place, but it's so worth it....it's a place of freedom. Once your eyes have been opened to see truth, you'll never be the same again. Never!!!

My heart became sick last week at the things I've researched and uncovered about supposed "christian" leaders around the world. Sick to tears. Weeping before God and begging for this revelation to end. The sins against the innocent run deep. The demons of evil deeds are alive and well on planet earth. Lucifer's dominion is seeping with pure evil. The Luciferians are many and their hands are dripping in the blood of our children. Don't be fooled....to these Luciferians, abortion is nothing more than one more child sacrifice. The Lord will seek retribution. God will not be mocked. 

The only 2 words that set me on a path forward for truth were "spirit cooking". I'm not going to say more...you can begin to dig for yourself. Nothing really measures to much unless we do the work ourselves. Pray and discern. 

2 Thessalonians 2 gives us warnings about the man of lawlessness. These acts of lawlessness and crime go beyond the imagination of what my innocent mind could even conjure. 

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evil doers!'" Matthew 7:21-23

Mark 13:5 "Watch out that no one deceives you."

The entire chapter of Mark 13 warns us to "WATCH"! Be on guard! Your enemy the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. But stand firm in your faith, act like a man and be strong.

​Remember...stay ready, so you don't have to get ready!

I Thess 5:19 "Do no put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil."

My sadness is that the "church" is going to be found sleeping. The "church" is worried about the color of carpet. The "church" is fighting about which programs to have and who will be in charge. The "church" is taking attendance. The "church" is dying. It is asleep. 

President Donald J Trump has signed a proclamation making September, Preparedness Month. You might wonder what you need to be prepared for....only God knows...but perhaps...

• Hurricanes
• Floods
• Fires
• Tornadoes
• Unemployment
• Any Disaster-manmade or natural
• Civil Unrest
• Marshall Law
• War
• Pestilence
• Famine​

I tell you, a time is coming, but has not yet been made known when it may appear that the end is near, but don't be deceived and don't fear....pray for a spirit of discernment, ask for eyes to see and ears to hear. Press into the WORD OF TRUTH!

We've entered a time of what may appear to be political victories. President Trump was elected to fulfill promises made....and he has. The economy is booming. The stock market is soaring. People are back to work. He's undone a lot of the socialistic policies that President Obama enacted. He's undone executive orders set forth to destroy our country. 

As God's Spirit prophesied to a sister, so His Spirit spoke similar words to mine. Don't despair when the "sickle of divine justice and judgement shall fly across this nation. As my Spirit of truth, righteousness and the fear of The Lord comes like a sharp sickle moving swiftly, severely and suddenly up the heads of the wicked. Listen! For the sound of righteous retribution will be heard going forth across the land, Watch and pray beloved, for those who have violated my laws and my statutes and those who have killed the unborn and those who have bowed down to the idol of Baal in this nation will now be gathered up like ripe grapes on the vine and they shall be trodden under foot, watch as the sharp sickle of my justice and judgement now flys forth across the Nation of America." Prophecy by Veronica West 9-17-18. 

The Harvest of the Earth Revelations 14
…18Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.” 19So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.

Recently Holy Spirit has opened my eyes to see the evils that are surrounding our nation and the truth surrounding us as believers in Jesus Christ. Evils that I'd rather not of known about. Evils that I could of died in "peace" not knowing about. Evils that will bring this nation to destruction. This is a spiritual war we live in. Make sure you put on your armor daily!

• Helmet of Salvation
• Breastplate of Righteousness
• Belt of TRUTH
• Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
• Shield of The Spirit
• Sword of Faith...The Word

If you aren't ready for this revelation, then read no further...trust in the Lord...pray for discernment...BUT STOP HERE.
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​Habakkuk 2:3 "For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."

• The Lord says to get ready. (repeated theme) Matthew 25:1-13, Revelation 16:15
• The Lord says do not fear. Matthew 6:25-34
• The Lord says PRAY! Prov 15:8, John 17:15

"Though a thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked." Psalm 91:7-8 

It may appear that all hell is breaking loose and frankly it is. The top will soon be blown off. The dominos will fall.

I have seen evidence of the sheer evils that rule this land. The satanic worship that is taking place in high places. The human sacrifice of our children on the altars of satan. (think human trafficking, abortion...do your homework...do your own research...don't just believe me....dig for yourself...it will make you sick.)

"A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly." Proverbs 15:14

I've recently come to see a revelation that America is The Great Babylon in prophecy. I've questioned it with notes in my Bible in the past, but not had a clear revelation. I'm learning again to trust when Holy Spirit speaks to me.

​Revelations 18 speaks of the fall of Babylon. Read it for yourself. 
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"Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes." Rev 18:4-5

Study Matthew 25 and The Parable of the Ten Virgins. Don't wait to get ready. Get ready now...stay ready.  

verse 13 ​"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know that day or the hour."

Ironically, President Trump has signed a proclamation making September National Preparedness Month. ...get ready...stay ready. Whatever you do...do not fear....do not panic...stay ready and pray.

Leviticus 23:23-25

"The Lord said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites; 'On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Do no regular work, but present an offering made to the Lord by fire.'"

Rosh Hashanah will arrive at an unexpected hour when the first sliver of the moon is detected. Then the trumpets will sound.

​This year, The Feast of Trumpets will arrive sometime on September 10 and be commemorated until sunset on September 11. 

Saints, be ready for the day of the Lord is near. Don't fear what is happening around us, keep your eyes on Jesus. 
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As we go to worship tomorrow...the first day of The Feast of Trumpets....
"IN A LOUD VOICE THEY SANG:
WORTHY IS THE LAMB, WHO WAS SLAIN,
TO RECEIVE POWER AND WEALTH AND 
WISDOM AND STRENGTH
AND HONOR AND GLORY
AND PRAISE."
Revelation 5:12
If you ever witness me in worship....I will never sit when we sing this Scripture.
I will stand in the assembly even if it means, I stand alone.
Frankly...I believe I should be flat on my face, prostrate before The King of Kings.

Remember...."Stay ready, to keep from having to get ready"...Chuck Swindle

"If you confess me before men....I will confess you before my Father."
​Jesus