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| Chuck acting like a cat |
Whenever I get ice for my drink, open the refrigerator, or open a Ziploc bag I can count on Chuck charging up the stairs or through his dog door to sit at my feet. He's there most of the time when I fix dinner as well, especially when I am cutting meat. Chicken is his favorite beyond anything else.
As
you can see from the photo, Chuck has huge brown eyes that are very
expressive. When
I'm in the kitchen cutting meat, his eyes are demanding. I look down
and there he is eyeballing my every move, no matter how small. When we
eat dinner, Chuck is there under the table with his head on some one's
knee. His eyes become Oliver-like. You can almost hear him say, "Please,
sir, may I have some more?"
"I've already fed you, dog," I respond, but Chuck doesn't move. He sits there waiting.
The dog is no dummy in his pursuit of snacks. When our grandchild Ethan was a little squeaker, Chuck would follow him. If Ethan was holding something to eat Chuck was right there ready to pounce on whatever the little guy dropped. The dog has no shame. After all, he has learned that if he waits long enough, he'll get something. Sometimes he has to wait a while but he never gives up.
There was once a widow who wanted justice so she went to a judge to get it. The judge, however, was not a nice man so he told the woman to take a hike several times. Despite that the woman kept returning determined to get what she wanted.
Finally the judge said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’" Luke 18: 4 - 5.
Jesus told this story during his ministry to show his disciples that they should never give up in their prayers. The lesson still holds true today. Maybe Chuck proves it.
"I've already fed you, dog," I respond, but Chuck doesn't move. He sits there waiting.
The dog is no dummy in his pursuit of snacks. When our grandchild Ethan was a little squeaker, Chuck would follow him. If Ethan was holding something to eat Chuck was right there ready to pounce on whatever the little guy dropped. The dog has no shame. After all, he has learned that if he waits long enough, he'll get something. Sometimes he has to wait a while but he never gives up.
There was once a widow who wanted justice so she went to a judge to get it. The judge, however, was not a nice man so he told the woman to take a hike several times. Despite that the woman kept returning determined to get what she wanted.
Finally the judge said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’" Luke 18: 4 - 5.
Jesus told this story during his ministry to show his disciples that they should never give up in their prayers. The lesson still holds true today. Maybe Chuck proves it.
by Lisa Gossman-Steeves
This blog post was originally posted on Yahbut: Abundant Living! by Lisa Gossman-Steeves.
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