by Debbie W. Wilson | Oct 18, 2022 | Pets and Faith
Let me introduce you to our standard poodles. We currently have two males. Max is 87 pounds of affection and stubbornness. His younger brother is 44 pounds of playfulness and sweetness. We lost our 53 pound female in 2020. While each one has varied in build and...
by Debbie W. Wilson | May 11, 2021 | Pets and Faith
I washed my dogs’ food and water bowls one morning and thought about how they never worry about whether they’ll have fresh food and clean water for the day. They don’t even know I wash their bowls. Our animals know where their food and water bowls are, and that is...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Mar 10, 2019 | Battles, Pets and Faith, Temptation
I asked my special friend Dottie Stam to share a story with you that she told at Bible study. Her comical retelling of what could have been a tragic incident with her standard poodle will entertain and challenge you. Now, here’s Dottie. I had plans to enter my senior... by Debbie W. Wilson | Oct 4, 2016 | Faith, Grief, Hope, Peace, Pets and Faith
My dear cousin recently lost Ketu, her Tibetan Mastiff. Ketu was a gentle giant. In memory of her sweet dog, I am sharing what I wrote when we lost Corrie, our yellow lab. Scripture says… To be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8... by Debbie W. Wilson | Jul 27, 2015 | Disappointment, Faith, Hope, Pets and Faith
“But my righteous one will live by faith” (Hebrews 10:38 NIV). I think standard poodles fall somewhere between people and pooches on the animal hierarchy—maybe slightly closer to people. Besides entertaining us, Max, our male standard, is like Nana, the canine nanny... by Debbie W. Wilson | Apr 6, 2015 | Easter, Eternal Perspective, Faith, Pain, Pets and Faith, Suffering
My son and I spent the evening before Easter in the pet emergency clinic. Our female standard poodle had woken up vomiting. Bloody diarrhea replaced her nausea as the day wore on. Four different pet emergencies arrived at the clinic about the same time we entered. The...
