<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	>

<channel>
	<title>4 All Pet Lovers</title>
	<atom:link href="http://4allpetlovers.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://4allpetlovers.com</link>
	<description>These furrykidz = our lifetime huggy, plushy, warmy, funny, faithful friends, or... babies. oink ;)</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Missing dog returns home - Miller shih tzu Penang, Kuala Lumpur</title>
		<link>http://4allpetlovers.com/dogs-canine/general-dog/missing-dog-returns-home-miller-shih-tzu-penang-kuala-lumpur/</link>
		<comments>http://4allpetlovers.com/dogs-canine/general-dog/missing-dog-returns-home-miller-shih-tzu-penang-kuala-lumpur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General (dog)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[found]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[missing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://4allpetlovers.com/?p=424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the bottom of my heart&#8230; I AM AMAZED!! How can the veterinarian recognize the dog? Amazing. Good story to be shared.  
Monday March 8, 2010
Missing dog returns home
By K. KASTURI DEWI
kasturidewi@thestar.com.my

GEORGE TOWN: The frantic search for Miller, a seven-year-old Shih-Tzu that went missing here on Feb 21, ended well when the dog was [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.5.1&#38;publisher=0ba0ec15-e7f5-45af-b974-2efb7a7e5126&#38;title=Missing+dog+returns+home+-+Miller+shih+tzu+Penang%2C+Kuala+Lumpur&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2F4allpetlovers.com%2Fdogs-canine%2Fgeneral-dog%2Fmissing-dog-returns-home-miller-shih-tzu-penang-kuala-lumpur%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>From the bottom of my heart&#8230; I AM AMAZED!! How can the veterinarian recognize the dog? Amazing. Good story to be shared. <img src='http://4allpetlovers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<div>Monday March 8, 2010<br />
Missing dog returns home<br />
By K. KASTURI DEWI</p>
<p><a href="mailto:kasturidewi@thestar.com.my">kasturidewi@thestar.com.my</a></div>
<div>
GEORGE TOWN: The frantic search for Miller, a seven-year-old Shih-Tzu that went missing here on Feb 21, ended well when the dog was found safe hundreds of kilometres away in Kuala Lumpur.<br />
The good news came on Saturday when a veterinarian called businessman Michael Khaw and told him that he recognised Miller from a postcard that Khaw and his wife May Chong had distributed at his clinic.<br />
Loving pooch: Alicia patting Miller as she plays with the dog in Penang yesterday. The Shih-Tzu went missing last month after wandering out of its owner’s home.<br />
Khaw said the veterinarian told them that a woman from Kuala Lumpur had brought Miller to his clinic on Feb 21 and asked for the dog to be kept overnight there as she was leaving for the city the next day. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446242286444784498" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 380px; cursor: hand; height: 303px; text-align: center;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S5TwgQxAq3I/AAAAAAAAAkQ/GBROQKWdJSo/s400/miller+missing+dog+found.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br />
“I was convinced that the dog he was talking about was Miller because he mentioned about the scar on Miller’s left hind leg,” said Khaw when met at his business outlet in Prangin Mall yesterday.<br />
He said he called the woman after obtaining her phone number from the veterinarian.<br />
The woman claimed she had found the dog at Burmah Road but had given Miller away to a friend.<br />
“I then told her that I had lodged a police report and after much coaxing, she finally admitted Miller was with her,” he added.</div>
<div>
He said he drove to Kuala Lumpur with his wife and three-year-old daughter Alicia on Saturday afternoon.<br />
The family was then reunited with Miller when the woman’s niece handed over the dog at a hypermarket in Cheras.<br />
They also gave the woman RM500 as a token of appreciation and planned to send a bouquet to the veterinarian for his help.<br />
Miller went missing after wandering out of its owner’s house at Irrawaddy Road.</div>
</div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://4allpetlovers.com/dogs-canine/general-dog/missing-dog-returns-home-miller-shih-tzu-penang-kuala-lumpur/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Saved by grace (how to nurse new born orphan kitten puppy)</title>
		<link>http://4allpetlovers.com/4allpets/saved-by-grace-how-to-nurse-new-born-orphan-kitten-puppy/</link>
		<comments>http://4allpetlovers.com/4allpets/saved-by-grace-how-to-nurse-new-born-orphan-kitten-puppy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[4.all.pets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nurse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[save]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://4allpetlovers.com/?p=423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saved by grace (how to nurse new born orphan kitten puppy)
&#8220;You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.5.1&#38;publisher=0ba0ec15-e7f5-45af-b974-2efb7a7e5126&#38;title=Saved+by+grace+%28how+to+nurse+new+born+orphan+kitten+puppy%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2F4allpetlovers.com%2F4allpets%2Fsaved-by-grace-how-to-nurse-new-born-orphan-kitten-puppy%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Saved by grace (how to nurse new born orphan kitten puppy)</div>
<div>&#8220;You see, at just the right time, when <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>we were still powerless</em></span>, <strong><span style="color: #009900;">Christ died for the ungodly</span></strong>. <em>Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man</em>, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">While we were still sinners, Christ died for us</span></strong>. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God&#8217;s wrath through him!&#8221; ~Romans 5:6-9</p>
<p>The above verses from the holy bible explains what God&#8217;s grace is about. Men are doomed to eternal death, but by grace, God saved us. I heard of a news lately, it reminded me much about God&#8217;s grace.</p>
<p>A lady caught a pregnant stray cat on the street and brought her to a clinic to get her spayed and aborted (this is a common, commendable, charity practice done in many countries to help put an end to the overwhelming stray population. to find out more about stray cat or dog population, <a href="http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/1995_stray_animal_control.cfm">click here</a>.) During the neutering surgery, one of the technician saw that the fetuses within the uterus were moving. It seemed to him as though they were trying to breathe.</p>
<p>Should he rescue or leave the fetuses within the uterus to die slowly?<br />
<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444400230801339890" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; cursor: hand; height: 309px; text-align: center;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S45lKgv39fI/AAAAAAAAAj4/KXd4rXRqjC4/s400/helpless+newborn+kitten.JPG" border="0" alt="" /><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Let&#8217;s look at the present issue here. </span></p>
<p>1. The momma cat was a stray - nobody wanted her, and after the surgery, the &#8220;owner&#8221; will leave her back where she belonged.</p>
<p>2. The technician was instructed to leave the uterus alone and do not free the fetuses.<br />
3. The &#8220;owner&#8221; have asked for an abortion, not a caesarean.<br />
4. The technician lived in a shared, rented room where pets are prohibited.<br />
5. The technician is of low-income group - which means he&#8217;s only got enough to feed himself on a daily basis. If he were to nurse the kittens, where should he find the money to buy milk, etc.?<br />
6. The fetuses were &#8220;meant&#8221; to die.</p>
<p>What should he do?</p>
<p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444400283649218530" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; cursor: hand; height: 372px; text-align: center;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S45lNlnyl-I/AAAAAAAAAkA/qIhktj3e0xk/s400/nurse+orphan+kitten+pup+born.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></div>
<div>.</div>
<div>.</div>
<div>..</div>
<div>.</div>
<div>.</div>
<div>.</div>
<div>.</div>
<div>.</div>
<p>Against all odds, without the knowledge of the other staffs, he cut the uterus, allowed the kittens to breathe, and kept it in his room. He nursed them, and they survived as orphans, without a momma.</p>
<p>When I heard this, I couldn&#8217;t help but think&#8230; <em><span style="color: #cc9933;">&#8220;These kittens were doomed to die. Legally/juridically they must die. But what saved their lives?&#8221;</span></em></p>
<p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444400333009672450" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; cursor: hand; height: 294px; text-align: center;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S45lQdgPWQI/AAAAAAAAAkI/SBh13Jn2BdM/s400/rent+newborn+tiger+cub.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<div><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Love and grace.</span></strong></div>
<div><strong></strong></div>
<div><strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>So was how God saved us, only in much much more incredible, bigger ways - </strong></div>
<div><strong>He DIED, brutally tortured for us, in order to save us.</strong><br />
<strong>Would the technician die to save the kitten&#8217;s life? <img src='http://4allpetlovers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Would the technician bear whippings, spattings and crucifixion to save the kitten?</strong><br />
<strong>.</strong><br />
<strong>.</strong><br />
<strong>.</strong><br />
<strong>There is no God like Jesus.</strong></div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://4allpetlovers.com/4allpets/saved-by-grace-how-to-nurse-new-born-orphan-kitten-puppy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Disabled pet paralyse wheelchair suffer</title>
		<link>http://4allpetlovers.com/cats-dogs/disabled-pet-paralyse-wheelchair-suffer/</link>
		<comments>http://4allpetlovers.com/cats-dogs/disabled-pet-paralyse-wheelchair-suffer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cats &amp; Dogs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disabled pet paralyse wheelchair suffer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://4allpetlovers.com/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Love knows no bounds
########
A disabled pet presents unique challenges, but none deter these committed animal lovers, writes CHAI MEI LING


MARJAN Sipsma is a pet owner extraordinaire. She dotes on her five dogs, five cats and a kitten.
Not only that, she is totally committed to her paralysed terrier mix, Snoopy.

Several times a day, she has to [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.5.1&#38;publisher=0ba0ec15-e7f5-45af-b974-2efb7a7e5126&#38;title=Disabled+pet+paralyse+wheelchair+suffer&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2F4allpetlovers.com%2Fcats-dogs%2Fdisabled-pet-paralyse-wheelchair-suffer%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Love knows no bounds<br />
</span></strong>########<br />
A disabled pet presents unique challenges, but none deter these committed animal lovers, writes CHAI MEI LING
</div>
<div>
MARJAN Sipsma is a pet owner extraordinaire. She dotes on her five dogs, five cats and a kitten.<br />
Not only that, she is totally committed to her paralysed terrier mix, Snoopy.</div>
<div>
Several times a day, she has to carry all 12kg of Snoopy to the garden for exercises.<br />
She also cleans after the dog, plays with him and turns him over.<br />
When she walks the other dogs in the evening, Snoopy comes along in a wagon.<br />
Snoopy in the wagon which Marjan Sipsma uses to take him out for a walk.<br />
At night, Sipsma sets her alarm clock to ring every three hours so she can adjust his position to prevent sores.</div>
<div>
Sipsma, an expatriate from the Netherlands who has been in the country for more than a decade, acknowledges that caring for a disabled pet is hard work.<br />
&#8220;I am thankful to my maid for her help. There are only two options &#8212; you make the sacrifice, or you put the dog down &#8212; and I&#8217;m not very good with the last one.&#8221;<br />
Just a puppy when he got hit by a car eight years ago, Snoopy&#8217;s entire back was smashed to a pulp.</div>
<div>
Some children brought him to the veterinarian, where he was nursed back to health.<br />
Adopted by Sipsma three-and-a-half years ago, Snoopy was struck by tragedy another three times.<br />
&#8220;He became paralysed after collapsing, falling down and choking on a bone. At one point, his eyes were the only parts that could move.&#8221;</div>
<div>
Snoopy has had a vet acupuncturist and animal communicator-cum-masseuse work on him, and has just started going for a weekly swim as part of physiotherapy.<br />
While Sipsma believes Snoopy will never walk again because of the extent of his injuries, she hopes he will one day recover enough muscle mass to turn himself over or shift his weight.</div>
<p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437339943914509138" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 350px; cursor: hand; height: 282px; text-align: center;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S3VP3ugRE1I/AAAAAAAAAjw/xgXVSHg3HyA/s400/dog+wheelchair+cart+wagon.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br />
Klang Valley-based pet rescuers Joanne Low and Leigh Chen are also caring for disabled pets.<br />
Jumaat Oktober, which has feline leukaemia, has surpassed vets’ prediction of her life expectancy.<br />
Kiki, a stray, hurt himself when he was 3 weeks old, losing the function of his hind legs.<br />
Low and Chen have tried almost everything under the sun to get Kiki cured &#8212; from conventional treatments, which involve X-rays and nerve tests, to alternative medicine and acupuncture &#8212; to no avail.<br />
Treatments have so far set the two friends and donors back by some RM10,000.<br />
Now 8 months old, Kiki scoots on his bottom to move around. His right hind leg was amputated three months ago after he developed a habit which saw him constantly chewing on it.<br />
The biggest challenge for Low, who houses Kiki, is to clean up after him because of his loss of bladder and bowel control.</p>
<div>&#8220;I do get annoyed at times. Caring for a handicapped pet is troublesome, but when you get to know him and his funny character, it&#8217;s worth it,&#8221; says Low, who has another dog which needs special care.<br />
Latte, a chihuahua, suffers from an incurable neurological problem which prevents her from standing straight and walking properly. Low bought the dog from a pet shop.<br />
Another person who takes in unwanted animals is property manager Kathy Revi.</div>
<p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437339667338216098" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 339px; cursor: hand; height: 400px; text-align: center;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S3VPnoLVwqI/AAAAAAAAAjo/BsoNQDYHSX0/s400/feline+leukemia+virus+leukaemia.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br />
She keeps 12 cats in her centre, one of which is Jumaat Oktober.<br />
The cat has feline leukaemia, an incurable viral disease.<br />
Because of her vulnerable immune system, Jumaat has to be kept indoors all the time.<br />
Kathy has been feeding her lingzhi tablets, made from medicinal mushrooms, for the last five years to boost her immunity.<br />
Found seven years ago at a construction site, Jumaat was stuck in mud up to the neck.<br />
Kathy also feeds and sterilises strays &#8212; both cats and dogs &#8212; which venture into the compound of the property she manages.<br />
The animated animal lover says her family has cared for animals, including chickens and goats, and nursed injured wild foxes for as long as she can recall.</p>
<p>Her parents had a three-legged cat called Tripod, and Kathy, a cat with renal failure which needed dialysis.<br />
Often, a pet&#8217;s quality of life can be improved with management, says a Dr Teoh from a veterinary clinic in Kuala Lumpur.<br />
Dr Teoh says his disabled dog Mei Mei has been happier since he bought a RM1,500 custom-made cart from the United States for her.<br />
Similarly, Sipsma has also got Snoopy a four-wheel cart, shoes and a cooling mat from the United States.</p>
<p>For these pet owners, euthanasia is the last resort.<br />
&#8220;Why put Kiki down when he&#8217;s strong, healthy and playful?&#8221; asks Chen.<br />
Kathy says she doesn&#8217;t always take suggestions from vets to put animals to sleep.<br />
&#8220;If a vet suggests it because taking care of the pet is going to cost me a lot of money and time, I&#8217;ll put my foot down. But if the injury is too severe and the animal is suffering, then there&#8217;s no choice.&#8221;<br />
Sipsma says she is not opposed to the idea of euthanasia, having put down sick pets before, but she believes that as long as an animal is healthy, it&#8217;s unfair to terminate its life.<br />
She recounts the time when she first saw a dog in a wheelchair on a television programme in the Netherlands years back.<br />
&#8220;When I saw the dog wearing nappies and being brought out in a cart, I said, &#8216;Oh c&#8217;mon! If it&#8217;s time to go, it&#8217;s time to go&#8217;.<br />
&#8220;But once you&#8217;re in that position, it changes your entire perception.<br />
&#8220;On the other hand, if my dog or cat is in pain and there&#8217;s no light at the end of the tunnel, I&#8217;ll be the first to put it down because it&#8217;s selfish to keep it alive for my sake. Loving an animal is knowing when to let go.&#8221;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://4allpetlovers.com/cats-dogs/disabled-pet-paralyse-wheelchair-suffer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>third day of the new lunar calendar - happy chinese new year</title>
		<link>http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/third-day-of-the-new-lunar-calendar-happy-chinese-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/third-day-of-the-new-lunar-calendar-happy-chinese-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[third day of the new lunar calendar - happy chinese new]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/third-day-of-the-new-lunar-calendar-happy-chinese-new-year/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Chinese New Year!!
Today is already the third day of the new lunar calendar.. how time flies!
Still, I&#8217;m greeting everyone out there, have a blessed year ahead, and may our good Lord turn his face upon you and shine upon you. =)

God bless!! =)
<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.5.1&#38;publisher=0ba0ec15-e7f5-45af-b974-2efb7a7e5126&#38;title=third+day+of+the+new+lunar+calendar+-+happy+chinese+new+year&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2F4allpetlovers.com%2Funcategorized%2Fthird-day-of-the-new-lunar-calendar-happy-chinese-new-year%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Happy Chinese New Year!!</span></em></strong></p>
<p align="center">Today is already the third day of the new lunar calendar.. how time flies!</p>
<p align="center">Still, I&#8217;m greeting everyone out there, have a blessed year ahead, and may our good Lord turn his face upon you and shine upon you. =)</p>
<p align="center"><a title="Warm Wishes" href="http://www.crosscards.com/cards/holidays/new-year/warm-wishes.html"><img src="http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/ecards/holidays/cc_brownny.80.tn.jpg" alt="Warm Wishes" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">God bless!! =)</span></em></strong></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/third-day-of-the-new-lunar-calendar-happy-chinese-new-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Survivor shipwreck God help trouble pray</title>
		<link>http://4allpetlovers.com/general/survivor-shipwreck-god-help-trouble-pray/</link>
		<comments>http://4allpetlovers.com/general/survivor-shipwreck-god-help-trouble-pray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General.topics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[god]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[help!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shipwreck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trouble]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://4allpetlovers.com/general/survivor-shipwreck-god-help-trouble-pray/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, deserted island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none came. Exhausted, he eventually built a small hut out of driftwood as a shelter and a place to store his few remaining possessions.

One [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.5.1&#38;publisher=0ba0ec15-e7f5-45af-b974-2efb7a7e5126&#38;title=Survivor+shipwreck+God+help+trouble+pray&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2F4allpetlovers.com%2Fgeneral%2Fsurvivor-shipwreck-god-help-trouble-pray%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div> The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, deserted island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none came. Exhausted, he eventually built a small hut out of driftwood as a shelter and a place to store his few remaining possessions.</p>
<div>
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. Everything was lost. Stunned with grief and anger, he cried, &#8220;God, how you could do this to me!&#8221; Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island. It had come to rescue him! &#8220;How did you know I was here?&#8221; the weary man asked. &#8220;We saw your smoke signal,&#8221; they replied.</div>
<div>God is always at work in our lives, even during the most stress-filled moments. When we entrust everything we are and everything we have to God, when we depend upon his truth instead of our own understanding and choose to walk in obedience, God promises to &#8220;make our paths straight&#8221; (Proverbs 3:6 NLT). No matter how deep the valley, we can count on God for direction. In Proverbs 3:6, &#8220;make straight&#8221; means &#8220;to do right, to make smooth or to be evenly hammered&#8221;.</div>
<div>
I love that truth! I can almost see my Father going before me, the hammer of truth in his hand, flattening every fear-filled obstacle, hammering down every mountain of doubt before me so that, when he has made a way, I can cross over. He straightens out the crooked paths, improving my behavior and causing me to do the &#8220;right&#8221; things.</div>
<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434799304093066242" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; cursor: hand; height: 266px; text-align: center;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jjM4I03ry_M/S2xJLBoB5AI/AAAAAAAAAjg/J-YAJOsLzSA/s400/valley+mountain+scene+mist+adventure.JPG" border="0" alt="" />Valleys are best faced with a total abandonment to the Shepherd of the valley. How many times have we danced with joy on the mountain top then moaned and complained in the valley? God is Lord of the mountain and the valley. I suspect that the most powerful life is lived in the valley - not on the mountain top.</div>
<div>
Every valley is surrounded by mountains and every valley has a shepherd, a shepherd who will walk with us through the valley, a shepherd who will go before us, leading us out of the valley. When the psalmist wrote these words, he wrote my life message, &#8220;I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.&#8221; (Psalm 40:1-2 NIV)</div>
<div>
As a young pastor&#8217;s wife, I desperately needed help. Grace Chavis, a gifted author and speaker, stepped into my life and was a friend and mentor to me for many years. I will never forget the day I heard she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. I picked up the phone to call this precious lady, expecting to offer words of comfort and faith. The person who answered the phone could not possibly be Grace! She sounded ecstatic! But it was Grace!</div>
<div>I sputtered, &#8220;Grace, I must have misunderstood a message I received today saying you had been diagnosed with terminal cancer!&#8221; A laugh of pure joy rang in my ears as she said, &#8220;Yes! That&#8217;s right! I am a little out of breath because I am here in my living room, dancing before Jesus and singing, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be with you soon!&#8221; I have to tell you that her response blew me away and to this day still challenges my faith. Talk about trust!</div>
<div>
No matter where you are today, your Father is there. No matter how deep or long the valley, he is with you, waiting for you to surrender all. Give him your valley, knowing that he will surely lead you out. God has ordained that valley as an altar of sacrifice, an opportunity for him to work through your broken heart and life. Keep your glance on the valley and your gaze on the Shepherd. Begin praising him for your deliverance. It will surely come.</div>
<div>
Let&#8217;s Pray</div>
<div>Father God, my Shepherd. I feel like a lost sheep, a broken lamb. I am desperate for You. I confess that I don&#8217;t always understand how You work, and tend to doubt You in those times. But I want to trust You as a sheep trusts its shepherd. By faith, I come to You, placing my life in Your hands in total surrender. Thank You for loving me just as I am.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>In Jesus&#8217; name, Amen.</div>
</div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://4allpetlovers.com/general/survivor-shipwreck-god-help-trouble-pray/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy Chinese New Year!! - greetings!</title>
		<link>http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/happy-chinese-new-year-greetings/</link>
		<comments>http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/happy-chinese-new-year-greetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Happy Chinese New Year!! - greetings!]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/happy-chinese-new-year-greetings/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Chinese New Year!!  
Warm wishes and greetings to all celebrating Chinese New Year around the globe and world! =)
This new year may you find the peace, hope, joy, wisdom and celebrate life in good health.
To all my Christian brothers and sisters out there.. this year&#8230;
may we walk closer to the Lord each day.

<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.5.1&#38;publisher=0ba0ec15-e7f5-45af-b974-2efb7a7e5126&#38;title=Happy+Chinese+New+Year%21%21+-+greetings%21&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2F4allpetlovers.com%2Funcategorized%2Fhappy-chinese-new-year-greetings%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Happy Chinese New Year!! <img src='http://4allpetlovers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></em></strong></div>
<div>Warm wishes and greetings to all celebrating Chinese New Year around the globe and world! =)</div>
<div>This new year may you find the peace, hope, joy, wisdom and celebrate life in good health.</div>
<div>To all my Christian brothers and sisters out there.. this year&#8230;</div>
<div>may we walk closer to the Lord each day.</div>
<div><a title="Joy, Peace, Health" href="http://www.crosscards.com/cards/holidays/new-year/joy-peace-health.html"><img src="http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/ecards/holidays/newyearpurple.80.tn.jpg" alt="Joy, Peace, Health" /></a></div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://4allpetlovers.com/uncategorized/happy-chinese-new-year-greetings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
