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Posted on 01/01/2024 3:15:48 PM PST by luvie
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My husband looked up what that name meant. I was unimpressed, it’s not a nice name.
The whole litter had norse names. Most were good names but not this pup’s.
I want to call him Henry. 😀
Ah...Henry!
My aunt had an Airedale named Henry.
It’s an adorable name for the little guy! :-)
I like it. My aunt used to have a dog named Henry. She said she’d like it if we used that name.
Oooooo...he is precious! have you decided on a name yet? Has he met Moose yet?
Bible in a Year :
[Jesus] made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.
After a game, a college basketball star stayed behind to help workers throw out empty cups and food wrappers. When a fan posted a video of him in action, more than eighty thousand people viewed it. One person commented, “[The young man] is one of the most humble guys you will ever meet in your life.” It would’ve been easier for the basketball player to leave with his teammates and celebrate his role in the team’s victory. Instead, he volunteered for a thankless job.
The ultimate spirit of humility is seen in Jesus, who left His high position in heaven to take the role of a servant on earth (Philippians 2:7). He didn’t have to do it, but He willingly humbled Himself. His ministry on earth included teaching, healing, and loving all people—and dying and rising to save them.
Although Christ’s example can inspire us to sweep a floor, pick up a hammer, or dish up food, it may be most powerful when it finds its way into our attitude toward others. True humility is an inner quality that not only changes our actions but also changes what’s important to us. It motivates us to “value others above [ourselves]” (v. 3).
Author and preacher Andrew Murray said, “Humility is the bloom and the beauty of holiness.” May our lives reflect this beauty as, through the power of His Spirit, we reflect the heart of Christ (vv. 2–5). .
Reflect & Pray
How has Jesus’ humility affected you? In what areas are you tempted to be prideful?
Dear Jesus, thank You for humbling Yourself for me. Help me to follow Your example of valuing others’ needs above my own.
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I think it’s already here! It’s 74 degrees right now. Crazy weather!
While we gat some mild days in winter, February and March have a lot of major storms.
Name will be Henry.
We will pick him up on Friday, and Moose will be mighty surprised we returned home with a little brother.
😁
Bible in a Year :
Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord.
There’s a monument in the chapel of Christ’s College, Cambridge, England, dedicated to two seventeenth-century physicians, John Finch and Thomas Baines. Known as the “inseparable friends,” Finch and Baines collaborated on medical research and traveled together on diplomatic trips. When Baines died in 1680, Finch lamented their “unbroken marriage of souls” that had lasted thirty-six years. Theirs had been a friendship of affection, loyalty, and commitment.
King David and Jonathan had a friendship equally as close. They shared deep mutual affection (1 Samuel 20:41), and even made vows of commitment to each other (vv. 8–17, 42). Their friendship was marked by radical loyalty (19:1–2; 20:13), Jonathan even sacrificing his right to the throne so David could become king (20:30–31; see 23:15–18). When Jonathan died, David lamented that Jonathan’s love to him had been “more wonderful than that of women” (2 Samuel 1:26).
We may feel uncomfortable today likening friendship to marriage, but maybe friendships like Finch and Baines’ and David and Jonathan’s can help our own friendships reach greater depth. Jesus welcomed His friends to lean against Him (John 13:23–25), and the affection, loyalty, and commitment He shows us can be the basis of the deep friendships we build together.> .
Reflect & Pray
How do you think faith in Christ can deepen friendship? How could you show more affection, loyalty, or commitment to your friends?
Dear God, please help me to build deeper, more intimate friendships.
For further study, read A Torrent of Justice: Building Relationships of Love and Kindness.
I know you are so excited to have Henry with you! He’s a darling! Hope Moose isn’t the jealous type!
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LUVIE, HELP NEEDED FROM THE PRAYER WARRIORS BADLY.
MORGAN & MORGAN ARE FRAUDS, THEY NEVER CONTACTED DSSI. JAMES IS HAVING LEG ISSUES, NO PULSE IN 1, LOW IN THE OTHER. HIS HEART IS AT 35% HE WILL NEED AN ULTRASOUND. BUT STATE MEDICAID RESTARTS THE PAY CYCLE. THE NEW HEART MED IS $3,000 A MONTH. HE HAS $40.00. SEN. HAGERTY’S OFFICE TOLD ME TO CALL THE MEMPHIS OFFICE, DUH A CYBER ATTACK, BUT NO ONE IS ANSWERING THE GOVERNMENT PHONES. HE HAS TILL THIS THURSDAY TO GET MORE MEDICINE FOR HIS HEART. THIS IS FRIDAY, NO ONE IN ON THE WEEKENDS. I ALMOST LOST HIM IN THE ICU. I’M IN PANIC MODE AND IN TEARS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! TIME IS RUNNING OUT. GOD, PLEASE HELP HIM.
| Prayers for GailA and her son as they face the non-caring bureaucracy that Medicare is. I pray that they find the help they need in time to save her son. In the meantime, Gail, don't they HAVE to treat him if you take him to the emergency room? I'm asking because I really don't know the answer. If it's a county hospital, I'm pretty sure they do. |
That is a good idea, Luvie, to take him to the emergency room.
GailA, I hope things will impove soon. So sorry for this awful trouble.
perfect idea!
Thank you. I wasn’t sure if it was feasible, but how could they turn a person away who is so gravely ill?
Praying for you and your son.
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