Zoe

This is Zoe. Oscar is uncharacteristically in the background.

She is the first dog I have ever had. We got her at a dog shelter. I loved her at first sight. When she runs her ears flap behind her...it is so cute. she knows she is my dog. She loves Steve too but somehow she knows that I wanted her. She sleeps with me, she goes to bed when I do. (Right now she is curled up in a ball leaning on my leg) She is a good dog. She does 't bark, or bite. I have seen her let a child pull her ears and not even flinch. She doesn't play with toys or eat dog treats. She listens to me she knows my voice. I can get her attention by making a specific sound. She comes when I call her. That is the extent of her tricks.

For the first couple of days we had her we never saw her eat or drink. I was so worried about her that I forced sugar water down her throat. Did I mention she was the first dog I have ever had lol. So after a couple of days I woke up and found that she found my purse and drug all the stuff out of it. I couldn't be upset with her because she actually DID something. So I gathered up all my stuff shoved it back in my purse, put Zoe in the bathroom and went off to work. When I got home she had eaten through the exhaust hose from the dryer and chewed at the hole in the wall too. I guess she was trying to chew her way outside. So then we bought her a crate A huge crate. Steve could have fit in this crate. She hated the crate. She chewed the food bowls that we put in there. At night she whined and whined and whined some more. That didn't last long. She does not like to be locked up no matter how big of the space. We have occasionally locked the dogs in the kitchen with a baby gate, they can still see us and we talk to them but they hate it. Zoe HATES it. She can spend 90 percent of her day curled up on the couch or the bed but as soon as we put her in a confined spot she starts whining. She doesn't realize that we really are looking out for her. That we are really doing what is best for her.

I realized today that we are like that when God tells us to do something. We like to stay on the couch where we just are. Nobody bothering us. God tells us to go we sit. He wants us to stay within his boundaries we whine and care and whine till He says "FINE!" He only wants what is best for us. He loves us and He is just trying to protect us. One of my favorite verses is 'I know the plans I have for you, plans to give a hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) I forget that, I forgot it today, I need to be reminded that He in control we just need to let Him. I would never use myself for an example of what a Godly person is. I not only trip and fall but I fall flat on my face daily, hourly, sometimes every minute but I know that if I hadn't gone through the valleys I wouldn't appreciate the mountains. What gets me every time is that I listen to the wrong voice I know its the wrong voice but I listen anyway and I know its just a bunch of lies. I don't answer when the Voice of truth calls me. It's all about which voice you listen too.

Have a blessed day :-D

You know I have to-

Voice of Truth

Oh,what I would do to have
the kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown
Where Jesus is,
And he's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name
and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
time and time again
"Boy, you'll never win,
You you'll never win

But the Voice of truth tells me a different story
the Voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the Voice of truth says "this is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of truth

Oh, what I would do
to have the kind of strength it takes
To stand before a giant
with just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound
of a thousand warriors
shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out
my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
time and time again
"Boy you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the Voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the Voice of truth says "this is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of truth

But the stone was just the right size
to put the giant on the ground
and the waves they don't seem so high
from on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
when I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
singing over me

But the Voice of truth tells me a different story
The Voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me (calling out to me)
I will choose to listen and believe (I will choose to listen and believe)
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of truth

I will listen and believe
I will listen and believe the Voice of truth
I will listen and believe
'Cause Jesus you are the Voice of truth
And I will listen to you.. oh you are the Voice of truth