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To: dansangel
Kitty story:

The Pastor's Cat

(this has been around a bit but it is still a funny story)

Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.

He did! All the while, checking his progress in the car frequently, he figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten.

But he moved a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went "boing!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air-out of sight.

The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten.

So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?"

She replied, "You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, "Well if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."

(Can you see where this is heading?)

She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her."

Never underestimate the Power of God.
20 posted on 05/21/2003 6:43:01 AM PDT by DollyCali (Authenticity: To have Arrived !)
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To: DollyCali
Hi Dolly. I love the top 10 list AND the pastor joke LOL! Thanks for the pictures and background on your "kids". I think Giz might be heading your way too!
21 posted on 05/21/2003 6:49:09 AM PDT by dutchess (God bless our FreeperPets and FRPet owners!)
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To: DollyCali
ROFL!!!

That's a cute kitty story, (((((((DollyCali))))))))

I haven't had a chance to personally welcome you to the Finest, so I am now.....*WELCOME*!

(P.S. My mom's name is "Dolly.")

:-)
30 posted on 05/21/2003 6:57:06 AM PDT by dansangel (America - love it, support it, or LEAVE IT!)
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