When I was pregnant, I decided a cat was enough and lived without a dog for 2 years. Then God sent me a dog. I was holding my son up to the hospital room window so that my mom could see him because he was too young to visit. Leonardo, a black mix of Labrador and Dachshund (yes, he was a strange little dog), walked up to us and laid down at our feet. He lived with us for 3 years until he died.
Again, I thought that I had enough to do to raising my child and taking care of my mother, so I did not look for a replacement for Leo. Again, God sent a dog to us. We were attending a birthday party for one of my son's friends. Up ran this little fluffy yellow dog. Mac, my son, said, "Mom, can we keep him?" I said, "He is some one's dog, honey. We cannot just take him." He was sad, but he understood. That little ball of fluff followed us around all day.
Two days later the mother of the birthday boy called me to ask if we would like to have that little yellow dog. The owners wanted a purebred and wanted to get rid of Mac (that was the dog's name). I decided having a boy and a dog both named Mac would be too confusing. So Mac, the little yellow dog, became Rags.
Rags, the RVing Dog
Rags is 12 years old and has been the best dog I have ever had. When we go RVing, he is always up for a trip.
St. Francis of Assisi
Blessing of the Animals
Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures.
You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land.
You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers and sisters.
We ask you to bless this pet.
By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan.
May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures!
Amen
Blessing of the Animals
Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures.
You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land.
You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers and sisters.
We ask you to bless this pet.
By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan.
May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures!
Amen
Selected Quotes on Animals
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. ~Mahatma Gandhi
And God took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it and created the horse. ~Bedouin Legend
Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. ~Anonymous
The Postie Carnival this week will be hosted on Marisa's Dandelion Patch on February 26, 2007. Please visit and read all the great entries about animals.
12 comments:
Thank you for the lovely stories. I love dogs. It took me a long time to get dogs and now I can't see how I could ever live without them. They are the only people you can really count on sometimes, and it does seem like God sends them along just when you really need them. Sort of like four legged Guardian Angels.
Marilyn
Great post! Visiting from the carnival.
Nice post! Rags is a little doll baby. Dogs do complete a family, IMO.
What a beautiful post! And Rags is so lucky to have picked such a perfect family.
Thank you for the lovely prayer, too. It's perfect for this carnival!
Rags is adorable :)
Oh, Rags is just adorable! I've had several pets in the past who "just appeared" at the right time when such a special blessing was sorely needed. Funny about that, huh? ;0)
Great post & I love the quotes!
Aw, what a sweetie. I love my little dogs too.
That is a sweet dog! Our dog, Maple, was a gift to us- we rescued her from neglect and abuse. She is awesome!
What a great post! I definitely think that animals complete families. I don't have a dog right now because I can't, but I'll probably get one as soon as I get a house. Rags is adorable!
I am glad this dog found such a good home!
I liked your quite witty post. There is something about other animals that makes us forget about the rat race and focus on the bigger picture.
Nice article. Animals is blessing for us. They must not be a pet they are our family and friends i say that because our pet can make us happy. God created animals to be with, not kill them. Thanks for your article.
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