Goodnight friends and family. We are half way to our weekend and the weather is cooling off a bit. It’s still hot out there though, especially for our four legged companions. Be careful. Always keep in mind that they are wearing “fur coats,” at all times. Keep them hydrated and keep them cool.
I’ve been in NY now for a while. The kids and I started out in a hotel in NYC and we are now pretty far out on Long Island at another hotel. We’ve been looking for a place to call home but it hasn’t been as easy as I thought. It’s been hard living in such a small space with the kids and not having our belongings or a place to plant roots.
It’s physically and emotionally taxing on my own with the kids, especially now that we are living out of suitcases. I have to say though that in the time that we’ve been here, I have seen and encountered random acts of kindness toward myself and my children, even from some people that we’ve never even met before. It’s always comforting to know that there is still kindness in this world. Most people can see a person struggling and just pass them by without even a second thought. It’s easy to become cynical when you experience the latter. This is why acts of kindness mean so much.
It is at the hardest times in your life that you find out who really cares about you in this world. Those that open their arms to you when you have nothing to offer in return are the people who are worth keeping in your life when you do have something to offer in return.
No matter what the behavior of those around you always remain true to what you know is right. Never let the behavior of others change your behavior. You cannot be responsible for the choices and the actions of another. You can only be responsible for yourself. Always do the right thing no matter what. Always act with compassion and gentleness of heart. You can never know how much that kindness means to another in need.
Prayers are going out tonight for one of our dearest friends, Venus and her little Pomeranian, Toby Tom. Venus only recently lost her little Pom, Milo. She has been suffering a great deal without him and has been nursing a very badly broken heart. Venus adored Milo, and she feels the same way about her Toby Tom. Just recently, Toby stopped eating and is sleeping a lot. Naturally Venus is extremely concerned and took Toby to the Veterinary hospital today for a full check up. The Vet told Venus that Toby is in Renal failure and has to stay overnight to have IV fluids etc. They told her that her Toby may not make it.
Venus feels destroyed tonight . It took all of her strength, just to walk out of the office without her Toby, but she knows that this is what must be done, to try and save her little boy. Tonight Little Toby needs our strongest prayers. Please heal this little angel, Dear God. Please bring Toby and Venus a miracle and restore Toby to his optimal health. Dear God comfort Venus, as she has suffered too much already. These dogs are her children, and she just lost one of them, only very recently. Please spare Toby and let him live and come home to Venus again. Dear God, please send loving energy and healing to our very special friends.
Please remember friends that small changes in our own lifestyles can save the lives of millions of innocent animals. Small sacrifices in our diet and our wardrobe can mean the difference of life or death to so many angels. Lets do our best to save as many animals as we can.
No lives will go in vain. No pain will go unnoticed. Amen.
Love from,
Jessica Lee Smith,
For Sammy & Family
