Amen to that JB.

Ahh Good to be home.

feralcatlady, explain your name to me?

"feralcatlady, explain your name to me?"

A feral cat is a stray feline, a domesticated cat that has no human house or out building to call home. You might refer to a feral cat as a stray. Now you will only need “Lady" explained to you.
A feral cat lady is a female, of good standing who would even care for a stray cat. That is the picture I get from the title.

Hi Kalamazoo guy good to see you here. That is one of the points of this thread to make it feel like home - that soft place to land so to speak.

JB - I believe you described feralcatlady very well.

I am sure Debs will be dropping in later and she can tell us how she came to use the name.

Have a great day guys.

Heartprints

Whatever our hands touch-
We leave fingerprints!
On walls, on furniture
On doorknobs, dishes, books.
There's no escape.
As we touch we leave our identity.

Oh God, wherever I go today
Help me leave heartprints!
Heartprints of compassion
Of understanding and love.
Heartprints of kindness
And genuine concern.
May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter
Or an anxious mother
Or perhaps an aged grandfather.

Lord, send me out today
To leave heartprints.
And if someone should say
"I felt your touch,"
May that one sense YOUR LOVE
Touching through ME.

A wonderful evening to all who drop in today. Some of the snow has melted but there may be more to follow over the weekend. Time to bundle up!

It is hard
To forget
To apologize
To save money
To be unselfish
To avoid mistakes
To keep out of a rut
To begin all over again
To make the best of all things
To keep your temper at all times
To think first and act afterwards
To maintain a high standard
To keep on keeping on
To shoulder blame
To be charitable
To admit error
To take advice
To forgive
But it pays!

(author; unknown)


- based on Matthew 7:1-2

Actually.....

A feral cat is a cat who cannot be domesticated and considered wild and un-tame. A stray is a cat that is tame and domesticated but has no home.

This is what volunteering at animal shelters gives you...if only there was a job that needed this kind of knowledge lol

I guess now we have a female of good standing who can tame an un-tameable feline. That would fit for our feral cat lady.

Cloudy, you are right. There is deference between a stray cat, one without a home and the feral cat, a cat born to a wild cat that has never known domestication.

Good morning guys, great to see you here.

Hope you have a super day.

Good evening folks.

I posted a recipe for Coq au Vin Nouveau in the Recipes and Cooking section if anyone cares to try it. I love Coq au Vin, one of my favorite french recipes. This one is a little less complicated. I also like it with the shallots and bacon - The one I posted is a lighter version.

Enjoy

I can picture myself looking around for the plates and silverware as Britty works in the kitchen to create this masterpiece. Wouldn’t it be heaven to be there waiting for her culinary delight to come to the table.

hello all! thought i would share some good news of God's blessings. i was really worried about getting fuel oil....then the other day, there was a paper in the teacher's lounge about getting 100 gallons free for anyone making under a certain amount. i called that nite and am waiting on the application so please pray i get approved. when the lady asked what my hardship is, i told her im broke! then explained being a single parent. while i was talking about this, one of the teacher's told me she switched to gas heat and has about 150-200 gallons of fuel oil left from last year and if i can figure out a way to get it, i can have it for free! well, i said that i will find a way even if it means using a straw. (actually my dad has a way to do it.) and i was able to get my son a few presents today. including a docking station for the ipod my parents bought him. i was going to head into a certain store but i was tired of fighting the crowds. i had a strong feeling that i should go in anyway. so i said, "ok, if i can find a close parking spot, i will go in." of course a parking spot opened right away and it was the very first spot! i went in and found the docking station for $5!!!! thank you God! when i got to my parents house, my brother had bought most of my son's santa presents so that i wouldn't have to worry! and then when i got home, i had a $25 gift card for Borders in my mailbox from some union work i had done last month. God is good!!!!

Praise God, Winnie, I am so happy for you.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful news.

"What we call adversity God calls opportunity" - psalm 71.14



The famous blind songwriter Fanny Crosby wrote more than 8,000 songs. When Fanny was 6 weeks old a minor eye inflammation developed. After receiving treatment from a doctor, she became totally and permanently blind.

Fanny Crosby harbored no bitterness against the physician. She has been quoted as saying of him, "If I could meet him now, I would say thank you, over and over again for making me blind." She felt that her blindness was a gift from God to help her write the hymns that flowed from her pen. She allowed her tragedy to make her better instead of bitter.”

Anyone heard this song?

He Is
(Song written and performed by Aaron Jeoffrey)

In Genesis, He's the breath of life
In Exodus, the Passover Lamb
In Leviticus He's our high priest
Numbers, the fire by night
Deuteronomy, He's Moses' voice
In Joshua, He is Salvation's choice

Judges, law giver
In Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer
First and Second Samuel,
Our trusted prophet
In Kings and Chronicles, He's sovereign
Ezra, true and faithful scribe
Nehemiah, He's the rebuilder of
Broken walls and lives

In Esther, He's Mordecai's courage
In Job, the timeless redeemer
In Psalms, He is our morning song
In Proverbs, wisdom's cry
Ecclesiastes, the time and season
In the Song of Solomon,
He is the lover's dream

He is, He is

In Isaiah, He's prince of peace Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
In Lamentations, the cry for Israel
Ezekiel, He's the call from sin
In Daniel, the stranger in the fire
In Hosea, He is forever faithful

In Joel, He's the spirit's power
In Amos, the Arms that carry us
In Obadiah, He's the Lord our Savior
In Jonah, He's the great missionary
In Micah, the promise of peace
In Nahum, He is our strength and our shield

In Habakkuk and Zephaniah
He's pleading for revival
In Haggai, He restores a lost heritage
In Zachariah, our fountain
In Malachi, He is the sun of righteousness
Rising with healing in His wings.

He is, He is

In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
He is God, Man, Messiah
In the book of Acts, He is fire from Heaven
In Romans, He's the grace of God
In Corinthians, the power of love
In Galatians, He is freedom from
The curse of sin
Ephesians, our glorious treasure
Philippians, the servant's heart
In Colossians, He's the Godhead Trinity
Thessalonians, our coming King
In Timothy, Titus, Philemon
He's our mediator and our faithful pastor

In Hebrews, the everlasting covenant
In James, the one who heals the sick
In First and Second Peter,
He is our shepherd
In John and in Jude, He's the lover
Coming for His bride
In the Revelation, He is King of Kings, and Lord of lords

He is, He is

The Prince of peace
The Son of Man
The Lamb of God
The Great I Am

He's the Alpha and Omega
Our God and our Savior
He is Jesus Christ the Lord
And when time is no more

He is
He is

The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at the outward appearance,
but the LORD looks at the heart." (1Samuel 16:7)

that's wonderful news ,Wendy

God is so good

no offense to debbie...feral cat lady

but real feral cats also kill songbirds
and there are way too many at the river
where i ride my bike.

feral cats and skunks
living and eating together
being fed by some cat person
it is very funny