Puppies

Batman and Chewy lose their minds.

They're mean, they're bad, they'll dig a pool while being attacked by fire ants, they'll fight to the death, they intimidate stuff animals, and now they charge forth to conquer the--RAIN!!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!

Batman and Chewy patiently wait for Daddy to bring the mail.

Batman shows up with a can of potato chips in his mouth. What was he thinking? God's creation continually delights and astounds us by their focus on us, God's greatest masterpiece. We master and care for creation and it responds to us and out God given authority over it. We are stewards of this world, and continually delight in it.

I heard growling coming from the back yard--that's usually Batman, with his stuffed toy in his mouth, shaking it and growling like a big boy. But this time I looked down and saw Batman next to my couch which meant--Chewy was growling at something in the yard and since he's a lot smarter than Batman, the only logical explanation was--there was another animal in the yard. I quickly ran out to see what was the matter when I found this...

Batman begs me not to go to work. He started doing this two weeks ago. The second day it caused so much confusion that I accidentally left Chewy in the back yard. This is the hardest part about having a job--looking into those big brown eyes and knowing I have to leave them. God is with us always, 24 hours a day, even when we sleep. Our needs are always a prayer away when we walk with Him.

Chewy just doesn't like Elton John, or is it Simon and Garfunkel? Maybe he doesn't like big screen TV's? He's nuts!

Charlie was dumped by his owners at the local dog pound. When I first met him, he wouldn't even look at me and would not move from that corner of his cage. Look at his tail, still nervously wrapped around his backside. It took me a few days of crawling into his cage and speaking softly to Charlie until I shot this short video. Shortly after this, I was able to take him to the exercise area and he ran, but every time he passed the exit back to his cage, he tried to run back to his cage. When you dump your dog, it's not a happy Thanksgiving! Dogs are a big part of our lives but to them, we are their WHOLE life. Look at this face--do you want to do this to this poor pup who did nothing wrong? I helped the pound on Facebook and a few other social media outlets and within two weeks, Charlie was adopted. I'd been so moved that I told my friends if he didn't get adopted in a month, I might take him home myself.