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Pitter-Patter Paw Prints Across My Heart

Have you ever lost a pet? Or better yet have you outlived your pet? If so then you know the empty hole that they can leave. As a pet owner since early childhood, I have endured living beyond their time all too many times. It never gets easier, and you don’t miss them any less. I woke this morning to a quiet house. Well, as quiet as a house with three large, needy rescue pups can be. It was quiet as I did not have the motion detected Hue light come on before I entered our front room. Quiet, without a hungry, sleepy “meow” to greet me under my bare feet. No pitter-patter paw prints across the floor leading me to the kitchen to his bowl. Last evening I placed my furkid kitty of thirteen years in the ground. He had lost his battle with age, kidney failure, and more. I left yesterday morning to go to work knowing he was not doing very well. Before I returned home he crawled into the bed that up until recently he rarely used and went to sleep. Looking as if he had gone peacefully to join all my pets before him. (Yes I firmly believe that animals also go over the rainbow bridge and await us playfully in heaven.) A good fight had been fought. He allowed myself and my wife our own personal moments over the last few days to love on him. We knew his precious time with us was near, we prayed over him, […]

Defending the Feminine Heart (Book Review)

Admittedly, I read a lot of books. I read usually about one book a week give or take. However, rarely am I compelled to write about what I read. Especially on my own volition, without sponsors or a promotion of some sort. That is until today… Defending the Feminine Heart, A Masculine Wall for GOD’s Daughters by Jeff Voth is available on Amazon. I had the opportunity to purchase a copy at Cavetime last weekend. That being said, I wanted to share some thoughts and offer up a challenge. Men today have come under attack. Our masculinity is at stake and truth be told…it’s our fault. We have allowed modern culture to dictate how we are to behave. Our sinful nature going unchecked has permitted lust, pornography, and sex trafficking to become rampant. Meanwhile, we complacently sit on our backsides. Allowing it to happen or worse endorsing it with our own bad behavior. Jeff pulls no punches in his new book. He rightfully calls us knuckleheads out. But not only does he shine the light on the darkness, but he shows us the way. Providing a step by step process in becoming a wall for God’s daughters. Calling out the enemy and learning how to protect all women, as God intended. We are all knuckleheads and have been since Adam. Jeff shows us that through pursuing the second Adam, Jesus we don’t have to be. It is the time that we stand up against the enemy. Time to reclaim, rebuild the wall that God intended to […]

Jeremy Camp has The Answer (Review and Giveaway)

Jeremy Camp has a brand new album coming out on October 6th, titled The Answer and will be hitting the road on tour. I had the opportunity (excitedly I admit as I am a huge fan) to listen to the CD before its release. The CD did not disappoint that is for sure. After being in the industry 15 years, Jeremy has won many awards. He has had albums and songs top the charts and this one I am sure will be no exception. Multiple award-winning and GRAMMY® nominee artist JEREMY CAMP releases his new studio album, The Answer, on October 6.  Promoting his new album, Jeremy will be headlining The Answer Tour. The complete list of tour dates are listed, and tickets are on sale today at jeremycamp.com. I will say that after listening to his new album, repeatedly over that past few days. There are sure some songs that will be favorites of mine. Camp, like on many other albums of his shines through with his diverse talents. Ballads like The Answer and Never Stopped Loving Me, he is known for. His powerful vocals on songs like My Defender, Heaven’s Shore and his deep raspy vocals on Awake O Sleeper. Like many times before I am blessed to be able to offer the opportunity for one of my readers to win a copy of Jeremy Camp’s new album The Answer. Enter below and you might just be the proud owner of your own CD from Capitol Records to add to your collection.       a Rafflecopter giveaway   “Disclosure (in accordance […]