Thursday Thankfulness

It's Thursday afternoon and I want to give thanks to God for some blessings today...

This is the beautiful rose that Rose and Benton gave me for Mother's Day! This is the first blossom, and isn't it glorious?

There a several more buds getting ready to open...so delightfully unique and lovely!

It's name is "Double Delight", and yes, I am doubly delighted to have this wonderful gift that keeps on giving! Thank you, Rose and Benton, for this very thoughtful rosebush gift!

Well, today is the day that Blackie Sue is going to her appointment to be "fixed".  Actually she will stay with one of the volunteers in charge of this "operation catnip" tonight,  and they will take her to the clinic tomorrow and bring her back home here on Saturday.  

When the lady came to pick her up and put her in the carrier it was a bit of a struggle to get Blackie to go, and here's my memento to remember her by while she is gone. Thankfully it's not very deep and really doesn't hurt, but it will remind me to say little prayers for her throughout the next couple of days as she goes through this bit of "trauma". (and yes, I did wash it thoroughly).  And also to pray for those who will be taking care of her, that they will treat her with kindness. I am sure they will.

Sunshine is kind of moping around on the back porch since she left.  This picture was taken a few minutes ago, looking down through my window in my "room with a view"...He is laying down right outside this window where it is cool and shady, but also about as close as he can get to me without being inside the house.  I wonder if he realizes I am right through that wall? I think he does. 

I've been outside a couple of times to reassure him, and he had a LOT to say to me! 

"Meow, meow, meow! Where did they take my friend Blackie Sue? Is she going to come back? Why did you put her in that cage and send her away with a stranger? Meow, Meow, Meow!"   I gave him some extra little treats and petted him some more and talked extra sweetly to him.  He rubbed my legs and didn't want me to go back inside the house...and he really wanted to come inside.  But then he settled down there in this spot outside my window and he's taking a nice nap. He'll be fine, and Blackie Sue will be back before we know it.

I did have the lady look at him (which surprisingly he allowed her to get near him and lift his tail), and in her opinion he has already been fixed!  He's quite furry and it was hard for me to tell, but she is quite certain. So that made me happy that we don't need to go through this again with him!

These were some fun pictures I took of Blackie Sue and the Duck yesterday...

Yes, that duck thinks he's one of the family and isn't at all afraid of the cats. As you can see, Blackie Sue just turns her back on him, and then scoots out of his way:

Oh, do you see Trumpet in the background, and Mother Crane down there keeping an eye on Mr. Duck?

No one wanted to pay him any attention up here. So finally Mr. Duck decided to take off and fly away to the pond. 

There he goes!

I managed to get a picture of the full moon early in the morning yesterday. It's been too cloudy at night to get a picture.

I am thankful for so many things...my family, our home, our church and friends, our health...things we should never take for granted.  God has been very kind and gracious to us, and we are very thankful. 

This is a verse that we would be wise to remember when things might catch us off guard or take us by surprise...

So if you are facing uncertainties in your life, health concerns, family issues, financial matters...remember that there is NOTHING, absolutely NOTHING too difficult for God!!

Amen.

Have a blessed and beautiful rest of your week, my friends.

Thank you for being here!