"How sweet the taste of Your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.: -Psalm 119:103 Open the lid of a peanut butter jar in our household and a black Lab with irresistible chocolate brown eyes will instantly appear at your feet. She knows if she waits patiently and just long enough, she’ll get a lick …
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. Our …
. . . Be content with what you have. . . Hebrews 13:5 “Mom, we’re headed outside.” The words are punctuated by a slamming door. A glance out the dining room window shows my children and our black Labrador traipsing into the backyard. Adi quickly locates a stick and engages our oldest in a game …
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3 Dear Reader, I hope that you personally know Jesus and have experienced the new birth and living …
If you were to catch a glimpse of me walking our two Labradors in the morning you might notice they are moving at the same rate but in a different gait. Dogs can have up to six different gaits. Three are considered common while the others are uncommon. Adi only moves in the common gaits …
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;"Psalms 37:7a Today's scripture photograph of Adi's father Max lying at the dock is only a snapshot of Psalms 37. My hope is that this photograph will inspire you to pick up your Bible and read the entirety of Psalm 37. In that chapter you will …
The lesson I share with you this month was written for a friend who is a waterfowl hunter and the owner of our black Lab's parents and littermate Maxine. Adi’s father Max was a working retriever until his death five years ago. The picture to the right of Max sitting in the duck blind inspired …
"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 You …
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If you flip through my Bible, you’ll find verses underlined, notes written in the margins, the initials of friends and family next to verses I’m praying for them, and the stains of muddy paw prints. These paw prints were made by our Labrador in her effort to get on my lap after a trip outside. …
Lessons from a Lab 