Devotion for Pens

Devotion for Pens

June 11^th   2011

©Susan Marlene Kinney

In the wee hours of the night or through the course of a brilliant sunny day, all opposition and smooth pathways shape us, sharpen us, and place an indelible mark upon our character. We are usually not strong enough to be sweet at the end of a difficult and exhausting experience - until we bow to eternal love. This mysterious love flows from our Eternal Father God and fills us to overflowing – if we but chose to allow this love to grace our thoughts and our spirit. Though He is the potter and we are the clay He has placed the responsibility to accept His divine presence upon our shoulders to allow love or oppose it.

The reason great characters leap off the pages of our favorite books is because we hear the distant call to come up higher. Those characters, bigger than life, situate before our mind a visual of higher choice when they realize the “truth” which has been smothered in the lie our character has believed and they turn in the power of the truth. Yes our characters back-story holds the key to why they believe the lie and have not lived up to their potential!

Fellow writers, come up higher. Sit before His divine presence and allow His love to grace and erase every offence, criticism, or unloving thought from the pages of your mind. Yes life hurts but look at how we grow no matter what or who challenges us – if we but chose to allow Father God’s love to wash our difficulty clean. Imagine the impact on a family member when you write that memoir, short story, or novel and have the example of your characters who grapple with overwhelming difficulties and triumph in the liberty His love provides. Mark your characters triumphs well with the black of your ink set on the glorious white of the page. Bring opposition after opposition to strengthen the character  of your characters and capture the imagination and desire of your readers to come up higher and listen to our

Heavenly Father who calls….

LaFonte Family Benefit with Lia Sophia

Hi all,

If you’re interested in this jewelry and helping the LeFonte family the changes I need to make are as follows:

Or you can place an order online….    www.liasophia.com/cgordon

Click on “Our Jewelry” on the top of the screen.

Ø Enter hostess name 

ü First name     Susan

                   ü Last name     Kinney 

§  Place your order!   My book party closes on Wednesday, June 22^nd   tax rate is 5.0 %

Or ladies, those of you who live close by can stop in at my house and check out a catalogue and share a cup of tea !!  Above all keep praying for this family!! Thank you much! 

Enjoy a deliciously wonderful day!

Sue

Greetings All,

First of all I wish to say hi and hope all is well with every one of you!  A teacher I work with told me about a family who’s children suffer from FEVR a visual impairment condition which left untreated could cause blindness in both of their children.  I am not one who ever wanted to host a party again but for this family I am willing to step out of my comfort zone!  If there is something that you could purchase on their behalf I would appreciate the gesture.  Cris Gordon, the Lia Sophia sales lady is giving all of her profits from this and other parties toward their visual medical expenses. 

If you are in town here  or close enough to attend this is your e-mail invitation to come to my home and see my Leonberger puppy! Yes I’m shameless that way! But it would be great to see you all!!  J

Or you can place an order online….    www.liasophia.com/cgordon

Click on “Our Jewelry” on the top of the screen

Ø Enter hostess name 

ü First name     Susan

ü Last name      Kinney

§  Place your order!   My party closes on Saturday, June 18^th   tax rate is 5.0 %

Take care and if you don’t need anything then please do pray for these children to keep their sight.  Thank you all have a great day!

  

Hi all!  The first photo was of Porschea the day after we first adopted her. These last two are from yesterday!  She is really growing and my husband and I would say she is as big as our previous Scooby Doo  dog !!  She is making friends about town when we take a walk around the block. She is doing great now with the potty traiining. Pet Smart told me about the toys you freeze to help with the teethng and I'm not sure if she or my husband and I are happier about this discovery!  Puppy classes start soon and I look forward to working with her!  She has so much personality and loves to take a walk twice a day around the block! Zoe and Porchea still hang out in the same room but Zoe is and has to be cautious.  Last we knew, Porschea had gained 20 pounds on Zoe!  Well then have a great day and blessed Memorial Day with your families!!

Perfect Puppy Porschea Report May 22, 11

Good mornings All!

Since we picked Porschea up in Ohio life has been a whirlwind of activity! I’m still stealing time to work on my manuscript but mostly life has revolved around our precious puppy Porschea! She is a bucket of love adorned with teeth like the thorns of rosebushes. Only thankfully puppy teeth will only be around for a fairly short time! Whew! She loves to walk with me and play with us. When she cuddles she eventually wants to turn us into her private chew toys – but we are working on redirecting that activity. Puppy classes start in June and we have already arrived at May 22^nd on the calendar!! Not long now and the Calvary will help us direct and encourage Porschea to become an obedient, compliant young lassie! We work on training each day with commands like, “Look at me,” which is the first step to gaining her attention in order to gain her obedience I do believe! We still go over the, “sit, lay down, and come,” commands also. I need to branch out a bit to offer Porschea variety and new experiences. She and I took our first walk on the beach and she loved it. Well we stayed on the walkways and I need to find out the dog/beach rules.

Zoe seems to shrink in size next to Porschea daily but she is brave and does not shrink from the challenges looming before her or chasing her tail! In fact, Zoe appreciated me for acquiring a cat tree for her to place her and her food out of Porschea’s reach when she is trying to eat. She likes eating way up high in her almost tree house kitchen! She seeks the high ground often at this stage of Porschea’s puppyhood! Lucky for Zoe, Porschea is none too light on her feet and her gallops can be heard from quite a distance which gives Zoe time to take the leap of height needed to get away from the heavy bemused dog trying to stampede her!

Well all that is all for now, I do have pictures of Porschea at the beach and hanging at the Kinney household but I forgot which file I put them in….I promise I will find them and attatch them her before long!!  Today I have church and then a baby shower. When I get home it will be time to walk Porschea and if I have any energy left I will try to look up photos for your enjoyment! She is such a cutie pie!

Zoes Word for May 22, 2011

Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.  The Lord gives strength to his people, the Lord Blesses his people with peace. Ps 29 1 & 11

Troubles may surround me and the waves may rise but I will look to the strength of the Lord and the strength he measures out to me and His people.  Top it off He blesses me with Peace! Yeah God!! Praise Your name on High – I’ve been seeking the high places how about you?

Zoe on a high but not permanant place. This is a piece of something or other for our train room that was just passing through!

The Tale of a Piddlin’ Pup Named “Runt”

A farmer’s dog came into town; his Christian name was “Runt.”

No noble pedigree had he, put piddlin’ was his stunt.

And as he strutted down the street, twas beautiful to see

His work on every lamppost, his mark on every tree.

He watered every gateway, too, and never missed a post,

For piddlin’ was his specialty and piddlin’ was his boast.

The city curs looked on amazed with deep and jealous rage

To see a simple country dog, the piddler of his age.

Then all the dogs from everywhere were summoned with a yell

To sniff this piddlin’ stranger o’er and judge him by his smell.

Some thought a king he must be, beneath his tail, a rose.

So every city dog drew near and sniffed it up his nose.

They smelled him over one by one, the smelled him two by two.

While noble “Runt” in high disdain stood still till they were through

Then, just to show the whole shebang he didn’t give a damn,

He trotted to the grocery store and piddled on a ham.

He piddled in a mackerel keg, he piddled on the floor

And when the grocer kicked him out, he piddled through the door.

Behind him all the city dogs lined up with instinct true,

To start a piddlin’ carnival and see this stranger through.

They showed him every piddlin’ post they had in all the town

And started in with many a wink to wear this stranger down.

They sent for champion piddlers who were always on the go,

Who sometimes did a piddlin’ stunt or gave a piddlin’ show.

They sprung these on him suddenly when midway of the town.

“Runt” only smiled, then polished off the ablest white and brown.

For “Runt” was with them on every trick with vigor and with vim.

A thousand piddles, more or less, were all the same to him.

So he was piddlin’ merrily with hind leg lifted high

When most were hoisting legs in bluff and piddlin’ mighty dry.

Then on and on “ Runt” sought new grounds by piles and scraps and rust

til every city dog went dry and piddled only dust.

Yet on and on went noble “Runt” as wet as any rill

and left the champion city pups piddled to a standstill.

Then “Runt” did fancy piddling with freehand flirts and flits

Like “doubledip” and “gimlet twist” and all those latest hits.

Yet all the while this country dog did never wink or grin,

but blithely piddled out of town as he had piddled in.

The city dogs a convention held to ask, “What did defeat us?”

But no one every put them wise that “Runt” had diabetes!

This is a poem my grandmother saved many moons ago. I've been busy with my own piddling pup named Porschea! She is a darling and hops around looking like a teddy bear.  I will post some photos soon!  I hope everyone is well and blessed!

Blessings and Joy,
Sue

Leonbergers -Large & Loyal ** With Zoe's Musings on Zoe's Word

The first photo is Bridger my puppy’s daddy!  One of these beautiful puppies is ours!

I’m still reading every book on positive dog training that I can lay my hands on and I’ve learned so much! Some of the wonderful books I’ve explored are… “It’s Me or the Dog” by Victoria Stilwell, “Top Tips from Top Trainers” by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Cesar Millan’s book called “How to Raise the Perfect Dog” and Sondra our puppies breeder recommends “The Dog Listener” by Jan Fennell. “The Dog Listener” will be a book I start this week!

Zoe the cat knows something’s up! I thought that she wasn’t aware of the puppy toys and treats I purchased for our baby girl who is not yet with us.  Well I ran out of can cat food Saturday morning and dry food alone doesn't cut it with Zoe! I had a Pens of Praise Writers group to attend that morning and I needed to write so I had to beg her off the meowing with a few cat treats.  In my writers room I have the dog toys and treats in a bag on a dresser. Well she jumped up there as I was clicking away at my keys and dug and sniffed around. Then she jumped down and purposefully looked around to see what she could knock off a book shelf!! I redeemed my favor with the putty-cat by buying her some Taste of the Wild –Rocky Mountain Feline formula with Roasted Venison & Smoked Salmon grain-free diet! Also what really got Zoe liking her lips was TikiCat canned cat food!  You would think she caught it herself she is soooo satisfied and lovie!!

Zoe's word for today is If you keep My commandments {if you continue to obey My instructions}, you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father's commandments and live on in His love.   I have told you  these things that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measuer and complete and overflowing. This is My commandment: that you love one another {just} as I have loved you. John 15:10 - 13 Amplified Version.  As you can see salmon inspired Zoe to dive to the deep places in the word of God today! May you truely be aware of and deeply blessed by our God and King today and the whole week through!!

Tea Time Girls Having Some Fun!

Here we are the Tea Toting Tea Time Girls together for some fun!  How wonderful to get together and laugh with those who love you just because you’re you!  Giggles and Prayers abound with this wonderful group of ladies who would rather tip their tea cups in unity rather than be mean and snarly!  I wish every woman everywhere could enjoy such comrade and friendship!

Behavior Management Class -And Didn't We Have Fun!

My Scooby Do.....

This is a tribute to my Scooby Do. He was such a faithful dog and loved deep and rich as we shared our days whether with joys or sorrows. What an amazing friend and member of our family! Oh the stories I could tell you about his escapes and escapades!  He enjoyed many.  As I read books on training dogs I have discovered why he didn’t listen at times!  We had a communication breakdown.  It’s kinda creepy yet fulfilling to step inside the mind of the dog when reading these books on behavior and obedience training! Who would have thought!!  I wish I had taken the time to read about the wisdom of dog relationships written by the dog whisperer and many other worthy authors!  I hope you allow curiosity to grab you  if you and your puppy are “not communicating”!  Enjoy!