Summer Saturday Morning

Callie

Well, it's been a month since we started feeding this little darling. Since then, she has been to the vet twice and has firmly entrenched herself into the household. Huber has adopted her completely. Clovis has touched noses but still isn't really friends. Not surprisingly, Raquel remains aloof. Binky is the real surprise - he and Callie can't stand one another at the moment. He comes in and eats, but goes back out as quickly as possible. Callie doesn't help since she hisses the minute she sees him. Hopefully they will settle down before bad weather sets in.

At her first vet visit, she weighed in at 5 lbs., 3 oz. When I weighed her today, she was 6 lbs. the vet says she is 6 months old. She had a respiratory infection and ear mites, but is ok now and will go in for spaying on the 27th of this month.

I Understand Now

A beautiful song - musically & lyrically - from Mary Kathryn.


I Understand Now

Remembering the former things
And thinking of today
I understand now
Looking back I see
How Your mercy covered me
I understand now

How You brought me through the darkness
Holding me close
We walked together
Untouched and yet so changed
I emerged to see the Light that was my guide
You saved my life

Remembering the former things
And thinking of today
I understand now
Looking back I see
How Your mercy covered me
I understand now

You protected me from harm
With Your great a mighty arm
A loving Father
So gallant and so brave
Like a soldier out to save the land he loves
Sent from above

Sweet Comforter
Holy One of God
Look at me
In Your eyes I see
Safe in Your love
Following the path
You made for me
Now I see . . . I see

Remembering the former things
And thinking of today
I understand now
Looking back I see
How Your mercy covered me
I understand now
I understand now

Words & Music by Mary Kathryn, © 1998 Elements of Praise, BMI

You can read and listen at her website: www.mary-kathryn.com

Someone's getting chubby....

I wonder why?

Hot off the press.....The Adventures of Huber!

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A New Face

We are starting to wonder if the new cat mailbox is giving people the message that our house is a good place to drop off cats! About a week ago I noticed a new calico cat out by the red shed. She ran away from me at first, but this past Monday she finally came close and let me pet her and pick her up. Poor little thing, she's young and very thin. She has on a flea collar but no identifying information. We are trying to find her family. Meanwhile, we've stocked up on cat food!

Antidote to Idiocy

If you are as tired and disgusted and sad as I am to hear about the stupid and lewd behavior of our supposed leaders, here are some suggestions:

1. Go to joniandfriends.org and read any (or all) of the articles. Joni's story is unfailingly inspirational (and usually convicting!) and the various outreach ministries are busy doing wonderful things.

2. Google Robin Mark and listen to any of his songs on youtube. They all glorify God.

3. Go to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church's main website (www.opc.org) and read about our missionaries in Sendai, Japan, who have survived the earthquake and tsunami and are now working tirelessly in the relief efforts.

4. For something completely different, check out the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee and get a big dose of cuteness. (The link is on the sidebar.)

5. Turn off the TV and the computer and go eat a BIG piece of chocolate!

God is at work in our sad old world, but most of the time, His workers are under the radar screen of celebrity and publicity. Of course, we are all sinners and all need grace and mercy and forgiveness. I'm certainly thankful that no one is following me around and plastering all the dumb things I do & say all over the news.

Just for a while, let's focus on something other than bad news.