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Bluebonnet 羽扇豆

藍色的小花 Bluebonnet,字典的翻譯叫做羽扇豆,是德州每年3-5月間,漫佈生長在德州的草原上,也是有名的州花. 走在其中,花的香氣淡而輕,非常高雅. 4月的第二個禮拜,是花朵盛開的高峰,公路沿線,牧場農莊籬笆的裡面和外面,牛群羊隻休息的樹蔭處,馬匹喝水的水槽旁,到處一片藍色的花海.

Dennis寄來的貓笑話 - The Pastor's Cat

From: Dennis Soggs
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 5:49 PM
To: B. Chiu ; J. Chen; M. Wong
Subject: The Pastors Cat

You guys love cats, so I though you might enjoy this.

The Pastor's Cat...

This particular story just made me laugh. Every time I think about it, the vision of that poor cat just amuses me. Hope the story leaves a bright spot in your day.

Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.

He did! All the while, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went "boing!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air -- out of sight.

The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?"

She replied! "You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."

She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her."

Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.......

Respectfully,

Dennis Soggs