Reminders

We are pet lovers who love the Lord even more!

So it follows (at least in our minds) that things around us will sometimes remind

 us of scripture or spiritual truths. Often our dog, Cookie, and our cat, Sugar,

 will do something that strikes a familiar chord within us.

For instance:

"So, what'll we do today?"

Seeing Cookie just waiting for Sugar to move reminds us that we are to just

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps. 27:14.

GET RID OF WHAT SLOWS YOU DOWN!

Our cat, SUGAR, has been looking horrible this summer. He got scruffy looking and it appeared he wasn't feeling well. Wasn't he bathing himself? Was the heat too much for him?

So we began brushing him. First Elliott worked on him. Then Molly (yes, MOLLY). Still he looked pretty sad. His hair is super thick, and the hot weather must have made him feel awful with that big furry coat on.

So twice, I brought him inside, laid a towel in my lap and got serious about combing out all those ugly clumps. Sure enough, we discovered those clumps were loose hair just caught in his thick fur.

He was molting!

Here is some of the hair we combed out of his fur.

He must feel so much better now.

"...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entanges, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus..."

Hebrews 12: 1-2

Quiet Times

     When our chilren were young and at home with us, I found my best time for a quiet time was later in the day. However, since the kids left home, I've been able to have my qt first thing in the mornings, as Johnny does. Cookie quickly learned our routine. Now she hurries Johnny to his chair and tries to jump into his lap before he's even seated. If Johnny is already finished with his qt by the time Cookie gets to stirring around, she joins me for my qt.
     Johnny and I were talking.... this is how we should be. ....can't wait to get started on our one-on-one time with God;  ...trying to jump into His lap as fast as we can! Ahhhh, that we would be like that everyday.

Introducing Cookie and Sugar

COOKIE

          It is time to introduce you to Cookie and Sugar. We adopted Cookie from an organization that rescues dogs. She was found on the streets in Longview after one of the hurricanes. She was wandering around and some kids were throwing mud at her. Thankfully, an employee of a local pet store saw this and picked her up and took her home. We were introduced to Partners for Pets who took care of all Cookie's  medical bills (shots and being spayed) while this good Samaritan fostered little Cookie. With the adoption complete we brought her home. She has brought us many hours of laughter and enjoyment. She's also taught us many things. We'll be sharing more about her as time goes on.
     On the other hand, Sugar the cat, adopted us. He was apparantly abandoned and had been hanging around our little house in the woods. We kept noticing him, calling to him, talking to him. But he remained leary of us, having fended for himself for quite some time. Occassionally we'd put out food to let him know we were good people! One day, while sitting on our deck and talking to one of our daughters on the phone, he boldly walked straight up to me meowing, and wanting to be petted,and I was eager to do. From that day on, we became his people. This cat has also patiently taught us things and brought us lots of intertainment along the way. As we share about these two, it will be called Sugar Cookies. Check it out in "It's not all nonsense".

                                                                      SUGAR