By 5-5:30 p.m. she will head to the kitchen and if you are not there she will come get you so she can be fed again. If you are not home by 5:00 p.m. she will head to the back door upon your arrival so you can let her out and then she will return to the kitchen expecting to be fed.
By 9:30 p.m. she heads to her bed (on the floor at the foot of our bed) and if Teri isn't there she will come look for her. I really think she's got some OCD tendencies! We used to have a Pug that really wigged out if you deviated from his daily routine. Our gal is also in the habit of doing certain things at certain times.
Recently I thought about the habits God wants His followers to have and how we are so prone to neglect the ones that challenge us. Paul gave us some excellent habits in Romans 12:9ff:
9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.I think the world would look different if we (Christ-followers) really tried to cultivate these habits. Imagine a world where the people of God were obsessive and compulsive in their love for one another and others? The world is still waiting and longing to see what that looks like. It has to start with me.
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