Faith in the unseen!

Good Afternoon, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

We are glad it is the weekend. 'Iffy' weather; however, we are thankful that we are not living in parts of the world, that are being deluged with floods, storms of devastation, droughts, unbearably high temperatures etc.

The photo images that you will see, are of our 'Yellow Trumpet' Clematis plant and the purple ever flourishing flowers from the Braveheart plant. For the past four years that we have had the 'Yellow Trumpet', it has never shone forth with one tid bloom; until now! An awesome Blessing, indeed, methinks! Also, the Bravehearts are thriving mightily and they seem to pollinate and profliferate anywhere and everywhere. A lot of our neighbours really enjoy them and so Alan has given away several tidbitz plants, as well as bittids of seedlings.

Apart from our dear Shadow, we are looking after 2 other dogs (large dogs as well) - only for this weekend. Our friend had a bittid of an emergency and her original plans had fallen through; so we are happy to help out. Plus, there is a little bittidz remuneration. Once we have certain issues sorted out, we would like to enjoy a dog walking / sitting service. Not only does it give a reprieve to the owners, but also a bit of a 'vacation' for the dogs. We treat dogs as if they are people (well, within reason). Alan is like a 'dog whisperer' and when needed, he trains dogs as well.

However, we have found that good dogs usually have good caring owners. One of the dogs we are caring for currently, is a 'rescue' dog. He now has a wonderful owner and he has blossomed forth! Amazing what a kind word, a kind action, a kind deed does, be it to a dog or a person! A gentle smile or word of tidbit encouragement etc, you never know whose life might be made better because of a random act of kindness.

Tidbit - "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you."

Bittid - "Love thy neighbour, as thyself."

One of our neighbours really appreciates the homemade soups that Alan continually makes. Recently, he ended up baking us a candied sweet dessert; saying that if we like it, he would put some aside for us, whenever he bakes. It is a give and take; and as the expression goes: "The gate swings both ways."

In closing - 'What is Faith?' Well, there are triumphs of faith. Here is the empowering verse from Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Also, from Hebrews 11:6 - "And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him."

Hope that these tidbits are helpful.

Peace and God Bless.