Not what I will, but what You will. ~Mark 14:36 NKJV The aroma of horsehair overwhelmed me as I buried my face in Princess’ mane. I knew there wasn’t much time. Princess grasped my ponytail scrunchie with her muzzle, slid it off, and waved it triumphantly. If a horse could laugh, she did. This was a deliberate move to cheer me up. I would have joined her celebratory disposition, but I knew we only had days together. I was moving … Continue reading →
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. ~Matthew 7:7-8 NIV With the coming of spring, green grass emerged in our corral once more, and we stopped feeding hay to the livestock. It was time for them to forage for themselves again. Over the winter, … Continue reading →
We are a “no dog under the table” kind of family. Or dog on the table. He’s welcome to scavenge for crumbs once we’re finished, but begging or nosing us while eating isn’t our thing. To solidify our stance, we keep a spray bottle filled with water on the edge of the dining table to spray the dog if he crosses the boundary line. The Trespass Our past dogs learned the rules of the dining area quickly. They recognized the … Continue reading →
Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. ~Genesis 5:22, 24 NIV My dogs and I try to walk every day. Since our property is fenced, the dogs can run freely. Some of them like to be out in front of me. Some cast back and forth across the field, and if not for the fence, would soon be out of sight. … Continue reading →
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ~Romans 12:2 NIV My collie, Kayley, is the leader of my seven dogs. Collies are members of the Herding Breed in the world of dog classification. They have a natural instinct to round up livestock, making them valuable farm and ranch dogs. She … Continue reading →
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4:9 NIV My dogs and I walk ten times around our fenced half-acre daily to get exercise. Lately, I have noticed that I can see a faint outline of the path we have tread over the past … Continue reading →
John the Baptist’s followers asked Jesus, “Are You the One we’ve been expecting?’ … Jesus told them, “Go back and tell John what’s going on: the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the wretched of the earth learn that God is on their side.” ~Matthew 11:1-8 MSG God is on our side. We know this from reading Matthew 11:1-8. We can all recall incidents when we knew God was on our … Continue reading →
My seven dogs love to be wherever I am. If I let them, they would go everywhere with me in my car. They are forever watching to see what we are doing next or what I may want of them. Or, they are simply content to do nothing if that’s my agenda. Dogs just love being close to their master; that’s their main desire. My two cats, however, only show up when they feel like it or want something. The … Continue reading →
Looking into those big brown eyes, I’d tell her, “If you follow me, you’ll know where I am going.” But, she would stare at me, wag her tail, and insist on leading the way…
Continue reading →We call our little Chihuahua-terrier mix our cordless dust buster. Wherever we happen to sit to eat, she positions herself underneath our feet so she can retrieve any dropped crumbs. She particularly enjoyed standing beneath our daughter’s middle son when my wife kept him. Pig Pen, we call him—and for obvious reasons. The way he eats causes him to leave many crumbs behind. Sometimes, whole chunks of food. But, of course, our little mutt didn’t complain. …
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