“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” -Psalm 27:14 How much of my dog’s life is spent waiting for me? Waiting . . . To go on a walk To go outside to play For my return home For her dinner The other day we ran into one …
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads life, and only a few find it." Matthew 7:13-14 My study of Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" continues and from …
Adi is a licker. So, I wasn’t alarmed when I noticed her licking her front leg. When she persisted in licking this area again the next morning, I took notice. I examined the skin- no bumps, redness, or swelling. I observed her gait and saw no limp. A bit perplexed I decided I would just …
Maxine (Adi's littermate) & Lady (their mama) "You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God." 1 Peter 3:4, NLT May is the month for celebrating mothers. Thus, Adi’s mother Lady is featured in this month’s scripture photo. …
"You will seek Me and find Me, when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord. Jeremiah 29:13-14a Dear Lord, Thank you for each person who has stopped to view this scripture photo. May they each seek You today. Thank you that Your creation points us to …
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"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God." Psalm 42:5 The photograph used in today’s scripture photo was captured by my youngest daughter. Summer was waiting for morning lessons to finish so the kids would …
Five years ago this week our black Labrador Retriever joined our family. (Click here to read her homecoming story) Our sweet Adidas (better known as Adi) came as an answer to prayer. She’s the dog of my girlhood dreams. A dream I buried away in the recesses of my heart as a young adult. One …
Tis the season to harvest sugar peas. The warm weather has brought a bumper crop to my small garden. My Labrador faithfully follows me as I pick them. She knows that for every handful I drop into the bucket, I will drop at least one pod into her mouth. One morning, while peering at me …
“O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. . . For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” - Psalm 139: 1, 13-14 Adi & Nova are sisters- …
Spring is my favorite season for hiking. The air is pleasantly cool. The wildflowers are at their peak, and the forest’s undergrowth has not yet grown up to hide the mosses and ferns. Already, my kids, father, and I have ventured out for numerous hikes to enjoy spring’s grandeur. Our Labrador gleefully traipses alongside us …
Lessons from a Lab 