Three years ago, my dog Wheppie (pronounced Weppie, the 'h' is silent) had eight puppies. Two died within the first week, but the rest survived. She bore four sets of male and female puppies; each pair looked like each other.
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"Wheppie's Pups" in 2013
My aunt and I were able to get the three male puppies homes quickly. But when Christmas came, the three females pups, then four months old, were still playing in the big kennel in our yard.
Their sire, Habius, was a big but very gentle dog. One thing I found so cute was the sight of him sleeping soundly while one or more of his daughters slept on his back. I felt envious of those puppies then, and I still feel as twinge of envy when I think of it.
I started a devotional last night about 'Fatherlessness. I find it hard to think of God as my Heavenly Father. I read that without a father in a little girl's life, she is unable to formulate a proper model for members of the opposite sex. She alos has trust issues, thus I also find it hard to trust my Heavenly Father when things go wrong. (See information on link Statistic on Absentee Fathers)
God doesn't like fathers to abandon their children. He takes it personally. He has promised that in the last days thatHe will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children, and the hearts of the children back to their father. If this does not happen, He promises to strike the earth with a curse. One thing I found out from God's "love letter to mankind" called the Bible is that when God makes a promise, He ALWAYS keep it, no matter how long it takes.
So, gentlemen, love your children.
"Even if my f ather and mother abandon me, the LORD will take care of me." Psalm 27: 10 (God's Word Translation@19950.
"Wheppie's Pups" in 2013
My aunt and I were able to get the three male puppies homes quickly. But when Christmas came, the three females pups, then four months old, were still playing in the big kennel in our yard.
Their sire, Habius, was a big but very gentle dog. One thing I found so cute was the sight of him sleeping soundly while one or more of his daughters slept on his back. I felt envious of those puppies then, and I still feel as twinge of envy when I think of it.
I started a devotional last night about 'Fatherlessness. I find it hard to think of God as my Heavenly Father. I read that without a father in a little girl's life, she is unable to formulate a proper model for members of the opposite sex. She alos has trust issues, thus I also find it hard to trust my Heavenly Father when things go wrong. (See information on link Statistic on Absentee Fathers)
God doesn't like fathers to abandon their children. He takes it personally. He has promised that in the last days thatHe will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children, and the hearts of the children back to their father. If this does not happen, He promises to strike the earth with a curse. One thing I found out from God's "love letter to mankind" called the Bible is that when God makes a promise, He ALWAYS keep it, no matter how long it takes.
So, gentlemen, love your children.
"Even if my f ather and mother abandon me, the LORD will take care of me." Psalm 27: 10 (God's Word Translation@19950.
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