Excerpts from the diary of a dog:
9:30am oh boy, a car ride, my favorite!
9:40am oh boy, a walk, my favorite!
10:30am oh boy, another car ride…my favorite!
12pm oh boy, the kids…my favorite! (and it goes on and on)
Then it has this…Excerpts from the diary of a cat:
Day 283 of my captivity. My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat while I’m forced to eat dry cereal. I’m sustained by the hope of escape and the mild satisfaction I derive from ruining a few pieces of furniture. Tomorrow, I may eat another house plant. I attempted to kill my captors this morning by weaving through their walking feet. Nearly succeeded. Must try this strategy at the top of the stairs…(and it goes on)
The day of a dog. The day of a cat. One content, the other conniving. One at peace, the other at war. One grateful, the other grumpy. SAME HOUSE. SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. SAME MASTER. Yet two entirely different attitudes. Which diary reads more like yours?
Anyway, we talked about this in SS, and we shared some struggles, and spoke of the verse “this is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” BE GLAD IN IT. BE GLAD IN IT. BE GLAD IN IT. Not when it gets over. Not when it’s passed. BUT IN IT!
I cracked up when I got home and saw that our cat, Emma, was all nestled up beside this scripture. It topped off our SS class perfectly, and so I had to share it with you all. It’s as if Emma’s saying, “I’m trying to be better…look, I’m getting as close to scripture as I can get….”
I too am trying to be better. Thank God his mercies are new every morning.
1 comment :
You gotta love Emma. How perfect was that? Thanks for the reminder. It's incredible to me the difference my attitude makes for our entire home--scary!!
;)Jen
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