a little under the weather

Normally this is my day for prayer requests-however, as I am not feeling well ~I will jump back in next week, with Prayer Request Sunday.

However, I did want to share something God revealed to me, while I laid in bed and my family was without me, worshipping at church this morning. I opted to stay put, as I had a fever and was feeling weak- this is a rarity for me. I went back to sleep for an hour, went downstairs to get a drink and climbed back into bed. Three of my animals joined me in my bedroom, my 1 1/2 year old Golden Retriever, Hunter, who lay at the foot of the bed, my cat, Hope who lay on my tummy and our "baby" kitty, Tobin who is about 3 months old.

Now Tobin is a surprise gift to us from God, he was abandoned (as all our animals were) and was brought to our door at 3 weeks old by me mum. We didn't think we wanted another cat, but he is our joy-he acts like a baby and keeps us constantly laughing. A good thing when you are waiting on an adoption to Guatemala, that is seemingly motionless. Honestly, we are smitten...all of us and every person who comes to our house wants to take him home, we have had a dozen offers, though no one wanted him originally. He is my little man and I am his mama-my heart jumps when he puts his head on me or gives me a Tobin hug.

Tobin came up and laid on my feet, as he positioned himself in the quiet house, he began to purr. I began to talk to God, as I had chills that kept me from falling back to sleep. As I prayed about many things and God showed me a few things, I realized that Tobin had stopped purring. It caught my attention and I began speaking out loud to my faithful friends, first my dog, then my beautiful Hope (who we named Hope, as when we found her she was near death- the vet didn't think she'd make it...I prayed and named her Hope, as I truly Hoped she would live), lastly, I thought,'I wonder if I speak to my sleeping Tobin, if he would somehow respond' though he was sleeping. God encouraged me to do it. As I spoke his name he suddenly began to purr with great vigor.

God suddenly said, " That is just how I feel when you take the time to speak to Me (through prayer), I made you for my pleasure. It pleases me greatly to hear your voice."

I will slip out now, my house is no longer quiet and as my Knight is at youth group -I need to go feed the wee troop that is left here.

Be blessed too.