My mom loves to watch old cartoons, especially Bugs Bunny and friends.
One of her favorites is when the monster catches Daffy Duck and says, “I will love him and pet him and squeeze him and feed him and I will call him George!”
That’s the way I feel about my buddy Chip… he was already here when Mom brought me home, so I guess you could say he’s my big brother! We don’t look anything alike- he’s solid black and I’m a red brindle; he’s a boy and I’m a girl- and according to some folks, most importantly, he’s a kitten and I’m a puppy.
But it doesn’t matter to us because we love each other.
We eat each others food; we chase each other around the yard; we roll around in the grass together and chew and scratch each other- just like real brothers and sisters!
I can hardly wait to go outside in the mornings- as soon as Mom or Dad opens the door, I rush out and there’s Chip, waiting on me.
Some people might think it’s silly that we love each other so much, since dogs and cats aren’t supposed to get along. But we don’t pay them any attention – we just love one another and take care of each other, just like God says.
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A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:34-35

So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. Psalm 63:4
I love getting in my mom’s lap – no matter what she’s doing or working on, if she’s sitting down, I will come up and lift my paws to ask her to pick me up.
If I can’t get her attention, I’ll scratch her leg a little, just to let her know I need her. And sure enough, she looks down and picks me up into her lap – she’s even got a blanket wrapped on the arm so I won’t fall through, and it keeps me warm too.
I don’t always sit up there a long time, but I like knowing I can come to her any time I need to sit with her a little.
If you’re going through tough times, lift your hands and praise God! Give Him a sacrifice of praise- in those times when things are hard and you praise Him anyway, that’s when God’s heart is turned even more towards us. He knows what we’re going through, and when He sees that we know it’s worth it to praise Him through the storms, He listens even closer to what we say!
Lift your hands to Abba and tell Him you need Him!