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~ALL GOD`S CREATURES, GREAT AND SMALL~
....And Adam
said,
"Lord, when I was in the garden you
walked with me every day. Now I do not see you
anymore. I am lonesome here and it is difficult
for me to remember how much you love
me."
....And God said "No problem! I will create a companion for you who will be with you forever, and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will know I love you, even when you cannot see me
....Regardless of how selfish, and childish, and unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are, and will love you as I do, in spite of yourself."
....And God created a new animal
to be a companion for Adam. And it was a good
animal.
And God was pleased. And the new
animal was pleased to be with Adam, and he wagged
his tail.
And Adam said "But Lord, I have already
named all the animals in the Kingdom, and all the
good names are taken, and I cannot think of a
name for this new animal." And God
said
"No problem!
Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."
....And dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him. And Adam was comforted, and Adam was pleased. And dog was content and wagged his tail.
....After a while, it came to pass that Adam`s guardian angel came to the Lord and said,"Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He strutts and preens like a peacock, and he believes he is worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved, but no one has taught him humility."
....And the Lord said
"No
problem!
I will create for him a companion who will be with him forever, and who will see him as he is. The companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know that he is not worthy of adoration."
....And God created CAT to be a
companion to Adam. And cat would not obey Adam.
And when Adam gazed into cat`s eyes, he was
reminded that he was not the supreme being. And
Adam learned humility.
And God was pleased.
And Adam was greatly improved!
...And cat did not care, one way or the other!
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This page is dedicated to the following adored pets:
~Whitby Crowell~
~Jasmine Rose Crowell~
~Isabelle Elisabeth Crowell~
~Shadow Padgett~
~Mister Fox (a/k/a/Foxy) Lothrop~
And to our many
beloved dogs and cats who are no longer with
us,
but are soaring with the animal angels,
up in God`s Great Animal Kingdom.
I sadly have
to announce that my beloved "granddog" Muffin
Collie-Flower Crowell crossed over the Rainbow
Bridge to join some of our other beloved pets on
June 28, l999...
And my beloved
Tigger-Two-Shoes also crossed over the Rainbow
Bridge on September 8, l999, after 17 years of
loving devotion!
They are sorely missed...
but lovingly remembered by all who knew them.
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