Category: scriptural comment

Looking Up

On the busiest weekend that I’ve had in many months, I share with you one of my favorite doggie devotionals, especially when accompanied by the photo. Only by looking up will I be able to make it through the next few days with calm and grace. May the same be true for you as well. […]

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Faith With an Unexpected Habit

There’s a small group of Parkview residents who are smokers. They respectively enjoy their habit in their own subcommunity on the outside fringes of the apartment campus, about ten feet from where I park my car. So, I see them frequently; but I do not speak to them. Except for “Hello” or “good morning” there […]

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To Go On

We have all experienced the moment when someone looks seriously at you and says, ”Have you heard the news?” Regardless of what the news may be, you know—it’s not good. I had that moment a couple days ago. The sad, sobering news? The last two remaining members of the management team here at Parkview Apartments […]

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Letting Him Take Care

Another really busy week keeps from fresh writing; however, it gives me another opportunity to share a doggie devotional Taking Care of You Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. —1 Peter 5:7 Sammy has a runny eye. The doctor has examined it twice and prescribed eye drops. Still, the left […]

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Recommended

I appreciate the kind responses to my post of last week. To update, I’m pleased to report that Sammy’s week has been filled with good days. I shall be marking my calendar daily with a code that indicates his good days, fair days, and bad days. At his last Hannah Pet Hospital visit, the doctor […]

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A Time to Begin and a Time to End

This watercolor portrait of Sammy is a labor of love by Janis Christian. She is an artist in residence here at Parkview Apartments, and she did it after my return to America. It will appear on the cover of Doggie Devotionals. As of last Wednesday, this small book of 20 meditations is in the actual […]

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And Now . . . the “Baby”

The title of last week’s post was “Blog, Book, and Baby.” Two astute readers wondered, “Where’s the baby?” It is the second half of a name. BookBaby is the self-publishing company founded in 2011 that I am using to publish Doggie Devotionals. Its roots reach back to the 1940’s when its name was Disc Makers, […]

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Care and Trust

Without scampering or barking, Sammy came to me. I had returned from a seven-month absence from him, and I was collecting him from the gracious family that had cared for him while I was in England. He nosed me and accepted my strokes, but our reunion held small excitement. He rode calmly on the drive […]

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Hallelujah!

After the cold, gray, dreary months of winter, folks often declare that spring–with its increasing warmth, bursting color, and new growth—is their favorite season. It all heralds the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, who of His own power overcame the stranglehold of death and returned to life–speaking, eating, drinking, teaching. As we enter Easter weekend, consider […]

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Cat Walk

This is Bella, Kat’s cat. She has been part of the Dodge household for three years. Whenever she condescends to leave her sleeping place and come into our presence, she provides live entertainment that is better than anything on TV: from scratching her kitty post to gazing out the window to suddenly jumping up and […]

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