Psalm 4:1

I had a wonderful time out of the house this morning when I was dog sitting and kitty cat sitting. I took my Bibles and books with me so that I can spend my time in His Word this morning away from this computer. After I fed Macy, the kitty-cat, I went to sit down and got my Bible for daily Bible reading and before start reading His Word, I was praying. Then after praying, I opened to Psalm 4 and just right before reading His Word, Macy MEOW and MEOW so loud as if she was crying. I had to put down my Bible to go over to see what is the problem. She just wanted attention and love and rub. After that is done, I went back and to start reading Psalm 4.


Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! Psalm 4:1 ESV 


When I read that, I am reminded how we are like Macy crying for comfort and relief when we are in distress.


Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

My Beloved Jacob!

Jacob

Black Lab / German Shepherd

Full of Trick up into his fur!

Born 11-05-97

Died 11-14-09

I know that I will miss having him.

He is more like Linus Van-Pelt because I am his security blanket.

He got killed early this morning when he was on his way home and walking along the mail box and newspaper path.

Anselm's first mouse!

I was just remembering how funny Anselm was.

Not long after I had adopted Anselm on Feb 15th, 2006 from Tim and Carol. Anselm likes to keep me company by sitting on my lap, or on my computer chair watching the printer in action. See Anselm in the picture above she was watching the printer in action!

One night, I was at the computer working on my project that I needed to do. Anselm was under the computer and caught her first mouse. It was a mouse, but it was not the kind of mouse that I want her to catch. She had gotten the hold of the computer mouse cord and got the mouse down from my keyboard.

The other night as I was talking to Alie on the phone, Anselm got on my chair at the computer and playing with the computer mouse as a pendulum. Silly kitty-cat.

She does have a lot of others funny habits, and include hide 'n' go seek, and tagging me for fun.

I did miss her greeting me at the door when I came home from work this afternoon. It is a very strange feeling.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

My Special Kitty-Cat, Anselm

Anselm, my very special kitty-cat just passed away tonight (7-07-09) while I was at the wonderful Women's Grace Group at my friend's house. She isn't quite four years old yet. She was rescued on Oct 16th, 2005 by Tim and Carol when they were on their way home from the beach. They also named her from St. Anselm of Canterbury. I do thanks the Lord that they had rescued her.

I will miss her so much and her silly action too. She does loves Rooster, my beloved Golden Retriever who had passed away on November 12th '07. She loves to play with him especially at his tail.

Last year, I brought a stuff Webkinz Lion for early Christmas present for her. She did love to play with it and knock him down times to times. Sometime, she would run down the hall then knock the lion down. Until she learned that the lion doesn't do anything back to her. It was so funny to watch her do that.

I don't know when I will get another kitty-cat again (prefer black cat or tuxedo cat) or another Golden Retriever too. I do know that I can't get another one while I have this low paying job which is better than no job at all. Please do pray that I will recover from this soon.

I will bury her next to Rooster first thing in the morning before going to work.

I better eat His Word before going to bed for the night!

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

It is Winter time! according to Anselm!

On Tuesday night, 11-18-2008, Anselm (my special kitty-cat) "told" me, "It is winter time!" How do I know that it is winter time according to Anselm? Because that is the only time she will sleep on my bed with me and during the very cold weather. She is quite a comfort to have.

I do hope that you all are keeping warm and able to keep down the electric and gas bills.

I do remembered about living at the old place that is a trailer that is not fully insulated. During the bad ice storm and no power, I let all of my three dogs in the house. I only got a twin bed, and they all slept with me.

They aren't a little yap yap kind of dogs. They are a large dogs. One is a Golden Retriever (bigger than average), named Rooster who will sleep at the foot of the bed. He understand that I am a very hot nature. He will keep me warm but not too hot. The other dog is Black Lab / German Shepherd mix, named Jacob. He doesn't understand that I don't want to get too hot. He would sleep on my back side (I am his security blanket) and snored and kick at the same time. Sometime, I will have to kick him out of the bed because he does get me way too hot. Then other dog, mutt more of the Yellow Lab, German Shepherd and Husky mixed, named Blondie. She is not very well trained because she was a stray dog when I got her. She would sleep on top of my head. I don't like that one.

We all did stay warm during that ice storm and power outage. But I did smell doggie though. I had to go to someone's house to take a bath, so that I will smell clean before going to the ladies night special party.

I am looking forward to real winter with snow. I love snow especially dry cold weather. I don't want wet cold weather.

In Christ Alone,
'Guerite

Resting or Hibernating!

Anselm is resting during the hot summer day!

This picture was taken last summer and reminded me for this summer too!

Oh, how would I love to escape from the summer heat and go to colder place. Otherwise, I would be hibernating during the summer time here and be wide awake in the winter time.

This morning I got up early to cut the grass to beat the summer heat. I got up before 5:30 in the morning and started cutting grass for 1 and half hour. By the way, I am not finish cutting the grass. I do a little bit at a time. I was so hot and sweating. At least, it is a lot better than to cut the grass in the hot summer afternoon. Really! To tell you the truth, I didn't want to cut the grass because I knew it was going to be very hot day!

(I am a very hot nature!)

But, yesterday, I was reading Proverb 6:6-11 NASB

6 Go to the ant, O sluggard,

Observe her ways and be wise,

7 Which, having no chief,

Officer or ruler,

8 Prepares her food in the summer

And gathers her provision in the harvest.

9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard?

When will you arise from your sleep?

10 "A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to rest"--

11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond

And your need like an armed man.

Please do pray for those who do have to work in the hot summer heat!

Hungry to eat His Word!

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Anselm and her MEOW!

Anselm is my wonderful lovable kitty-cat. She does have an expression of her own.

I was babysitting my wonderful church's family dogs that is a Miniature Schnauzer. Their dogs' names are Puddles and Jacques. They are very lovable too, and they too have two cats at home. So they are cat-friendly. I had babysat their dogs before, and Anselm had enjoy them too. I was looking forward to babysit them again and have fun with them with Anselm too.

Ever since I lost my beloved Golden Retriever, Rooster which was also Anselm's best friend, and I know that she does miss him as much as I do. You can read more about him in this blog (look under labels: furry children).

Before they came, I put the green old fashion flat top footlocker (Length 33 1/2", Width 18 3/4" and Height 21") in the doorway of the dinning room which is full of my Snoopy's collection, so that she can escape from the dogs. Puddles and Jacques can't get into the dinning room because of the footlocker is in their way. This way had work very well for her before.

Before I went shopping, I was talking to Anselm as I normally do that. I told her that I will be back while she was on top of the footlocker, and she did MEOW at me for leaving her. I had to talk to her and rub her to ensure her that she will be okay since Puddles and Jacques weren't bothering her, and she does have her area when she needed to escape from the dogs.

Before going telling her that I will be back, she did tagged them as she goes by them and rolling and stretching out in front of them. I know that she is fine with them but doesn't want me to think so. She doesn't want to admit that she like them. I know that she does. That is why she MEOW at me for leaving her for about less than an hour. When I came back she was in my bedroom and resting on my old classic Lazy Boy chair. Both of the dogs can get in my bedroom since I didn't close that off. They were all fine and happy when I got back from shopping.

By the way, when we all went to bed for the night, Puddles and Jacques slept with me part of the time, and Anselm was on my old classic Lazy Boy chair. We were all fine.

During the day, she does tagged them as she go by. On the other hand, she have to learn not to run because they like to chase her. If she doesn't run, she is fine. She is being mindful about them and like to tease them when she feel like to do so.

I was thinking about us, and how we are like Anselm when we cry or MEOW about someone leaving us for a while. Just like parents leaving their children in the nursery. Some do look forward to go to the nursery but not all children do. We all want security blanket or comfort. Also I was thinking about our God that will never leave and forsake us.

6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV

Hungry to eat His Word!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

My Family Picture of Rooster and Anselm

Rooster and Anselm

I thought that you would like to see a family picture of Rooster and Anselm. This is the last one of both of them together. I can't take a picture of Jacob, Blondie with Anselm because Anselm don't like them at all. I can show you the picture of Jacob and Blondie, but they are old picture of them.

Jacob

(Black Lab / German Shepherd)

Blondie

Stray dog and we think that she is Yellow Lab, German Shepherd, and Huskies.

I love my furry children, and they are special to have. I am sure that some of you do have a wonderful furry child(ren) too.

In Christ Alone,

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Rooster, my beloved Golden Retriever!

Rooster

My first AKC Golden Retriever

Born: May 7, 1995

Adopted: August 4, 1995

Breathed his last: November 12, 2007

Rooster was named after John Wayne in True Grits and Rooster Cogburn and the Lady. John Wayne was one of my favorite actor, and I am a John Wayne's fan too.

This picture was taken at Emerald Isle at the beach on December 9, 2004. We both had a lot fun and walked four miles on that day. He always loves to go to the beach whenever we can go. He got wet, and we did have fun. He was so happy in this picture.

If I can find some of the puppy pictures of him, I will try to have that posted. You can see some of the pictures of him with my kitty-cat, Anselm early on the blog that I had posted. You can see that they do love each other.

I do miss him so much. I wish that I can afford another one but my budget say, "No, way!" I do have another two wonderful big dogs (Jacob and Blondie), but they are not a Golden Retriever. Don't worry, they do stay outside. Plus, Anselm don't like Jacob and Blondie but loves Rooster. I am sure that she would love to have another Golden Retriever since they do like to play with cat gently.

One of these days when I can afford another one, I would get me another Golden Retriever.

Thank you my wonderful church family for helping me to buried him on Tuesday night. I know it is a hard job to do. I couldn't do it without your wonderful help. Thank you!

In Christ Alone,

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Refuge!

On March 2nd, I got up early in the morning and getting ready to leave the house for the day, I had to feed my furry children that is Rooster and Anselm. Rooster was in my bedroom and asleep, but I couldn't find Anselm anywhere in the house. I knew that she didn't get out of the house in the middle of the night because she is an house cat and not an outsdoor cat.

Rooster and I slept through the bad wind storm, but Anselm didn't sleep through the bad wind storm. I didn't know that we had a very bad wind storm. I was very concern for Anselm because I couldn't find her. Then later I put on my hearing aids so that I could call my wonderful friends to let them know that I can't find Anselm. I left a message on their answering machine. I was in my living room / den, and I realized that I didn't look under the overstuffed chair that I was sitting on. I found her, and she was so scary and afraid. I picked her up and took her to her feed area that is near the door. She got so upset. I didn't understand what had happened. I put her in my bedroom and close the door. When I took Rooster out for the day, I found out what was the problem. The storm door got torn and banging back and forth. Anselm didn't like that noise, so she took refuge under the overstuffed chair far away from that banging storm door.

I was thinking about this and refuge. Who do we go to for refuge? Where do we go for refuge? Anselm went under the overstuffed chair and felt secure and safe. That was her refuge.


I was looking online in biblegateway.com and seraching for refuge. I had learn a lot. There are 95 refuge in the Bible but 94 in the Old Testament (47 in Psalm) and just one in the New Testament. I will list some of them on this but here is the full search that you can click onto Refuge

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. 2 Samuel 22:3 ESV

This God--his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. 2 Samuel 22:31 ESV; Psalm 18:30 ESV

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. Psalm 5:11 ESV

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 ESV

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Psalm 34:8 ESV

The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. Psalm 34:22 ESV

The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. Psalm 37:40 ESV

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 ESV

On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Psalm 62:7 ESV

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah Psalm 62:8 ESV

Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult! Psalm 64:10 ESV

But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. Psalm 73:28 ESV

I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Psalm 91:2 ESV

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. Psalm 118:8 ESV

I want you to think about where or who you go to for refuge.

BoldLion

Anselm and Rooster

I want to share with you my favorite picture of Anselm with Rooster. I thought that you would like to see this.

The Lion and the Lamb

Rooster with Anselm playing with Rooster's tail

Yes! I am thinking about the Lion and the Lamb. Where would I find the passage that talk about the lamb lie down with the lion in the Bible? I know that I have heard about it and see the picture of the drawing of the Lion with the Lamb. I am sure that you have seen that picture that I am talking about. I have seen that at LifeWay bookstore and heard people talking about it.

But I did the search online with Biblegateway and couldn't find it. I found about the wolf but not the Lion. A wolf and a Lion are two different kinds of animals. This was on my mind, and I wanted to use it in my blog, but I had to find the passage first. That is when I found out that I couldn't find the passage in the Bible. I had search over 300 some passages with both Lion or Lamb in it. Nothing! The closest one was about the wolf with the lamb together in Isaiah 11:6 and Isaiah 65:25.

6The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 ESV

25The wolf and the lamb shall graze together; the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain," says the LORD. Isaiah 65:25 ESV

I have learned a lot that Lion and the Lamb is not in the Bible as people say. But the Bible did say that Jesus is the Lamb of God and the Lion of Judah.

I was thinking about Rooster and Anselm for this case. I was just thinking about a baby lamb playing with the big old lion's tail. Also, I was thinking about the tip of the lion’s tail like a pom-pom (Cheerleader thing) at the end of it. I can see that baby lamb would love to play the lion's tail in a way like the way Anselm loves to play with Rooster's tail. I was looking at Anselm as if she is a baby lamb and Rooster as a big old lion.

I thought this would be a good blog with His Word in it and including the picture of them together. But I couldn't find the passage in the Bible. I don't want to use a wolf since that didn't strike me compare to the Lion. But I can share what I have learned and discovered. I also can share my thinking about Anselm as a baby lamb and Rooster as big old lion. Can you see what I am thinking as I look at Anselm playing with Rooster's tail? You can look at that a baby lamb playing with the wolf's or Lion's tail.