Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. “
Why should we fear when we have a strong and wonderful God who loves us. He made us, surly He can help us. Whether it is a small thing like doing your chores, or becoming a missionary, God will be with you.
So far things are going well. They have learned to mostly avoid each other. Shugums will hiss if Serafina is too close, or scares her. Shugums still has a bit to go in adjusting, but Serafina is doing well. I tried to feed them from a two sided bowl (which was Shugums) however that didn’t work, so I got Serafina a simple bowl and they now eat side by side.
It is amazing how different they are. Shugums is a loner, and Pearl wants to cuddle. Serafina likes to be petted, and Shugums would rather you not.
The Picture up top is of my two Beautiful Cats. The Pics of them laying down is the day I got them. Then I just put pics of their faces. As you can tell Shugums was a bit more cuddly when I first got her, but that went away one week after I got her. Shugums is the top left and bottom right, and Serafina is the other two.
Yesterday I got another Cat! Her name is Serafina. She is a DSH white cat. She is shy, but loves to cuddle. She is also great at hide and seek. She seems to be adjusting okay, but it will take time for Shugums to adjust. Serafina is about three years old, which is close to Shugums age.
John 11:35 “Jesus wept.”
Wow. It is the shortest verse in the Bible, yet often forgotten. For all the ‘tough’ people out there, crying is actually not a crime. Those who say crying is for baby’s, I don’t recall Jesus being a baby in this passage.
I heard it said that crying is good for the body. Tears relax the face muscles. Back when my Mom died I had a hard time, it didn’t help that I thought I had to be ‘strong’ for my sister. Truth is, it was better when I did cry. To me crying is a sign of strength, for the people who cry don’t care what others say and they cry. Now I understand some people cry less, and some cry more. However we are all human, and if someone is sad, let them cry.
My sister!
She may be younger than me by 2 1/2 years, but sometimes she seems older then me. She is so good to me, and is unlike any other younger sister I know. She never pries, and she is always there. I am the one who wants to match clothes, and I am the one who wants to play (most of the time). Sure we have our differences, but we have been through so much and know that Family is everything. Do we get in fights- oh yeah, but we made a promise not long ago that we would never let an argument get out of hand. We have kept that promise.
How we made that promise is we sat down after a big fight that we regretted having. She got out a key chain I had gotten her a long time ago. It says “Jesus loves you and so do I” We hung it up with a picture of the two of us, and we made the promise. Now when we want to fight we see that, and we think things through.
Had fun with home made play-dough last night! I got the recipe on how to make the play-dough off of pinterest. We keep the play-dough in plastic containers to keep it soft. We now have pink, orange, and red play-dough!
A little while ago I took Shugums to the vet. She had been losing some weight for no reason. Well she was a healthy weight (I already knew that) and the tests came back negative.
However I am still a bit worried. She has been a chubby cat since the forth month we had her. Now she has gone down from being 14lbs to 11lbs for no reason. And she seems to still be losing weight. Hoping the tests are right…
Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Faith, Not works. Thank God that Salvation is free through His shed blood on the cross. All we have to do is believe in Him. We don’t have to do some many good things to redeem ourselves. Although doing good is part of God’s plan, but Salvation is one thing He offers Free. Now nothing is truly ‘free’ even salvation. Someone had to pay the price, and that was God’s son Jesus Christ.
Thank you Father for the paid in full gift!
Today I was able to visit again with Mrs, Slinker. She is the grandma of a good friend of mine. She had the knee replacement surgery. She is at home, and still needs encouragement. Today I got to sing to her and have her listen to a sermon that my eldest brother did back when he was a teenager. She knows the Lord is with her, but human encouragement is always nice.
It has now been 7 years since Mom died. I still remember the few days so clearly. It was such a shock to me. I never thought I would lose my Mom until we were both old-er. It happened all at once it didn’t stick until after the viewing, and I was standing above looking down at my Mom. It was a long ride home that night to get ready for the funeral the next morning.
There are some people you will soon forget, but there are some people who you can’t forget. Mom loved and Trusted in the Lord and you couldn’t help but notice. Mom’s favorite verses in the Bible were Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” And Nahum 1:7, “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
Miss you Mom.