Tag: cats
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The Gift of Faith and the Art of Surrender
Lately I’ve been thinking about the art of surrender. It’s so difficult to surrender ourselves in faith without seeing the whole picture. But just like the painter and the sculptor, we must have faith in something beautiful on the other side. Without faith, we would have no art, no growth, no relationship with our Creator.…
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The Gift of Water
My husband recently went on a work trip, and that stirred up some anxiety in me. We haven’t been apart for more than a few hours since we married. I thought about how difficult the separation would be, and sadly, I wasted so much time anticipating how it would feel when he left. I dropped…
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The Gift of God’s Grace: In My Nature
There’s very few things my Sassy loves more than brushing up against a fresh bouquet of flowers. Very early on as a cat parent, I made the decision my cat would not be restricted from being a cat. If she wants to jump on furniture, I don’t force her down but instead clean more often.…
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The Gift of the Purr-fect Sweater
I bought myself a little gift the other day, something I couldn’t resist—a soft knit sweater with different types of cats on it. I loved the sweater so much, I decided I had to recreate it on paper. Cats get such a bad rap. People will often claim they are cold, aloof, and even vicious.…
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The Gift of Being Chosen
It was spring—not too long after moving into the first place I could call my own. I went to sit outside on the porch steps and noticed a black and white cat with a trail of itty bitty black and white fur babies tagging along behind her in a single file line. As they passed…
