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Date Posted: 12:28:02 11/18/02 Mon
Author: Cheri
Subject: Monday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts..." on 12:25:54 11/18/02 Mon



JUST LIKE DAD

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Ephesians 5:1-2 (NRSV)

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

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Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children.

- Ephesians 5:1 (NIV)

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AS toddlers, our sons clomped around the house in their dad's shoes. They followed him across the lawn with their toy mowers and pounded nails with plastic hammers. Because they adored their father, our sons wanted to be like him.

Children copy the people they spend time with. Not everyone has a godly, earthly father, but our heavenly Father provides a perfect example of how to live. The scripture tells us to imitate God. As we spend time in prayer and study, we begin to do this. We see Jesus -- God in the flesh -- loving others and giving up his life for them. As God's children, we also have God's Spirit, and that empowers us to follow Christ's example.

Imitating God certainly is not as easy as putting on a pair of shoes. But by spending time in God's loving presence and drawing upon the power of the Holy Spirit, we can follow in God's footsteps.


Prayer: Loving God, help us be more like you each day. Amen.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
We become like those we love and spend time with.

-- Gwen Waller (Washington, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: To imitate God
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[> Monday's horse fact .. -- Cheri, 12:45:51 11/18/02 Mon



Health Concerns of Mules and Donkeys..


Part 1 ..


The veteran mule breeder eyed me speculatively. I was there to pick up two mares that had been bred to his Mammoth jack.

"I hear you train horses," he said.

"Some."

"Ever train a mule?"

"No."

He inclined his head toward the two pregnant mares. "Plannin' to train those youngsters after they're born?"

"I guess. Any reason I shouldn't?"

He thought a moment and said, "Mules is different."

"Tell me how they're different."

But, in the fashion of the stoical neighbor in Robert Frost's "Mending Wall," he wouldn't go much beyond that saying, "Mules is different."

As I was leaving, he suggested that I consider getting assistance from a knowledgeable mule trainer when it was time to break the youngsters.

Some years and the ownership of a number of pack mules later, I now recognize the veracity of that simple statement: "Mules is different."

Mules and donkeys are a lot like horses, to be sure, but in many ways, including some health concerns, they are most definitely different. First, we should have a basic understanding about what constitutes these unique four-footed creatures. We provide the following nomenclature with the help of the American Donkey and Mule Society.

Tomorrows fact .. Common Mule terms.


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