The Hebron Herald

Today we had a perfect blend of ticking some chores off the list, good fellowship and simply enjoying Hebron.  This time of year can be a bit busy so it's usually a juggle of prioritising flock management, maintenance, chores and completion of projects.  One of the tasks was to vaccinate, tag and neuter the newest addition to the flock.  This is the first lamb from our new ram, who has grown into a good size and has fully shed the winter coat, so an excellent sire for our next batch of lambs. Brendan cleaned out all the stock troughs, John got the dam pump operational and worked on the fire trailer, Neal attended to household maintenance and continued working on the front door, whilst us girls and kids got a box of tree tubes ready for sowing seeds and cleaned up the little shed.  Christine attended to the kitchen tidy up and made sure we were fed and watered.  All in all, a great team. Here are some shots of before and 'after' of the main kitchen and ...

Last week we witnessed the solar eclipse, which of course occurred on this month's new moon.  What a brilliant testament to coming reign of our coming King!  This week we have also been keeping up to date with the news from Israel and being prayerful on her behalf.  These events remind us that these are indeed the last days and we are to remain alert and prepared. Trees and infrastructure - fruits of our labour As the days ahead get more difficult we know that Hebron will become a source of provision and refuge, so we continue to be faithful to the vision that Yehovah has set before us, knowing that He provides all the resources, energy and capacity. This week Brendan was given free piping and grow beds for our aquaponics projects.  This has been a long term project and to date we haven't been able to get it underway, however, we now have all the infrastructure necessary to complete the project.  Probably after summer we will be able to get this underwa...

Here at Hebron things are ticking away nicely.  The grass is long and drying out, which means an increased risk of pink-eye.  This is a condition where eyes can get infected from irritation from dry grass or lodged seeds and is simple enough to treat.  An increased check of the flock is now happening.  What a life this is - how lovely to spend a few more minutes to drive through the paddocks! I inserted these two photos because I never tire of seeing the long shadows in the late afternoon.  I remember the days when there were no trees up the driveway and the only shade to be found was out in the paddocks under the big red gums. As the paddocks brown off the beautiful flowering cactus is a sight to behold.  The fragrance is beautiful and even stronger than a rose.  This time of year also brings out the reptiles.  Thankfully the only one I've seen thus far is a frill neck lizard.  The snakes will be around but as long as they ...

You can so easily miss the small signs of life and progress in the midst of life's busyness and our day-to-day routines.  To the casual observer not much has happened at Hebron this month, but on closer inspection you will notice that little apples and apricots are forming and trees are sending out new growth.  Isn't that so true of our walk following the ancient paths.  The excitement and busyness of the festivals are over and another cycle has begun, but the incremental appreciation and growth of the wisdom of torah in our lives continues and fruit slowly and silently forms.  There's no great fanfare to this development of fruit, but the delights of it will be experienced by our Father Yehovah, ourselves and those around us.  This fruit is not the fruit of the 'church', of winning souls to great accolades and point scoring,  but rather it's the fruit of the Ruach HaKodesh, the Spirit of Yehovah who is at work in our lives and bears witness to His ...

Hakea flowers Christine took some lovely photos of spring's new growth during Sukkot and they were just too pretty not to share.  The beauty of Yehovah's creation never ceases to inspire, restore and rejuvenate. Lavender It's lovely to walk around now and see the bushes of a decent size and flowering.  I must do a blog with before/after shorts to remind us of how far everything has come. Pigface Pinenut tree We planted about 20 tiny pinenut trees during our first year with the hope that in seven years we'll have our first crop of pinenuts.  Unfortunately the goats couldn't wait that long and made short work of them.  However, we have five left and and despite all odds they are doing well.  It takes seven or so years for them to have their first cones so I'm hoping that will be next year. Succulents Today I sprayed weed killer around each caper plant so that they've got a fighting chance of survival.  I was encouraged to see that a f...

 Christina took some great photos and here's a small selection.  Kosher marshmellows always an essential ingredient of a great bonfire. This bonfire was so large we had a courtesy visit from the local CFS :) Aerial shot by Brendan from the top of the ute.  Trevor and Yohanan taking the motorbike through its paces. Duet by Yakira and Makedee Carol and the kids praising. Cousins Yohanan and Riley  Yohanan taking care of business. We enjoyed beautiful starry nights and it's not difficult to recall the promise of Yehovah to Abraham with these vistas.

So the festival season is over for another year and what a blessing it has been.  The Great 8th Day was celebrated by those who could be at Hebron with shofar blasts, praises and fellowship.  We also shared around the Word and explored the purpose of the 8th Day and how it testifies of the millennial reign of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Ruach HaKodesh, bringing righteousness, healing and restoration.  And we say "Maranatha!"  Some of us enjoying the sukkah one morning.  The day before Sukkot we sent off three of our sheep to be slaughtered and dressed.  They were all in good nick and we were very pleased with the quality of the cuts. Here's Christine having a bit of a laugh with the Lion and the lamb :) Part of Hebron's purpose is to be a provision of meat, vegetables and fruit for ourselves and eventually for others in need as we become more fruitful.  At the moment we are able to keep ourselves supplied with lamb but we are ...