RE: The Intriguing Growth of Texas Cowboy Churches!
yes sir they do and they can see, at least sometimes, into the spiritual realm.
Since we have gotten on this topic and I can tell that you won't be freaked out by it like some people
I'll share another belief that I have.
I'm sure you know that there have been many people who have died and gone to heaven and
then sent back for various reasons, obviously it wasn't their time yet. And I have heard some
very credible accounts of this happening where people got to heaven and saw their pets, mostly
dogs I think. The last man that I read about said to an angel "hey I didn't think dogs could be in heaven
because they don't have spirits" because his old dog had come running up to him.
The angel told him that they DO have spirits, they just have a different type of spirit.
plus the dog and he communicated, it wasn't verbal it was like ..what do you call it?
mind to mind or something...and he said the dog's mental ability was simple, seemed
to be similar to that of a young child.
I've read a lot of these and I believe them and say that it's just one more way that God
shows His love for us.
that's my controversial thought for the day!
There is no reason to question that. You have read about dogs that find their owners after being separated by hundreds or thousands of miles. They do not do that unless there is a Divine Hand helping them along. The Australian movie, Red Dog, is a true story and will make a believer out of anyone.
I agree with Mark Twain's statement that he wanted to go wherever the dogs go when they die.
howdy back finally @willymac! lol! I didn't know that Mark Twain quote but that's a great one.
boy that downtime really got me behind last night, sorry for the late reply. Where do I find that Red Dog movie? I've never heard of that one.
thank you sir, loved your post today, I'm doing one on the hero aspects but it's a short one, trying to make up time, will post it sometime today hopefully.
Made in Australia. I watched Red Dog on Netflix.
I just checked but it is not listed now. Amazon has used DVD copies for $3 or $4.
Well worth it, I think.It's a true story that will make you a believer in the dog spirit and connection to his chosen person.
howdy there @willymac and thanks for the information, I got the title written down and will get it with my next Amazon order, thank you sir!
Do you guys do anything on the 4th?
We usually try and stay out of the heat, and avoid cookouts where dead animal parts are being burned ... plus we need to be around to keep the dogs company in case anyone nearby starts with explosives. Mike is terrified of the noise from 'crackers and guns.
What about you? What are your traditional Fourth activities?
howdy back at ya sir @willymac! "avoid cookouts where dead animal parts are being burned " that's a very unusual way to describe a BBQ, are you guys vegetarians? yeah I hear ya with the explosives. our German Shepard Jack grew up hearing gunfire so that's okay but explosives and thunder freak him out so we stay home like you.
I have always worked on the 4th and the entire time we've been married,22 years, we've always worked so we don't have a traditional 4th activities like most people. Tomorrow, or today, it's 1am, my wife works and I work around the house and on Steemit. pretty boring but we're not leaving Jack by himself, here in our part of the country there is tremendous fireworks, gunfire and big explosions going off all week so we keep Jack company.
thank you sir!
Yeah, sorry. I know it was an indelicate way to put it, but I can't tolerate the smell of BBQ and have no appetite when around the aroma. I also think it is the only food consumed on weekends and holidays around here!
Yep, I've been a vegetarian since 1971. An event back during the Vietnam War caused me to change my eating habits. My SOIC is Buddhist and a non-meat eater also, so it works out for us. We are both healthy, so I have missed nothing.
The Fourth has been a family day for me for 30 years, at least until my Mom died and my siblings announced that they were not doing it any more. So, we just stopped the Fourth celebration at my house and that took the magic from the holiday for me. The nieces and nephew were adults and didn't relate to the old people sitting around on the deck while talking about the ancient past (as the kids saw it). Things change.
I still plan to empty a couple of 30 round mags just to keep the Spirit of '76 alive and salute the Liberty Tree.
Mike will seek refuge in the bathroom where I keep a fan on for him to help mask outside sounds. He will sleep through it in there.
howdy today @willymac! oh that's okay about the BBQ description I totally understand, I just wasn't sure if you were joking or not because you come up with such funny stuff at times and if that was joking it would be funny as well.
your siblings, where are they and what do they do, or did?
that sounds like a great way to keep Mike from being upset, good job!
hopefully it'll just mainly be tonight.