frozen dog

Hello. It's winter. You have to take better care of your pets. I saw a story on the news the other day http://www.wisn.com/cnn-news/18214694/detail.html about Jiffy, a border collie whose owner left him outside overnight in 6 degree weather. In the morning, the neighbor found the dog alive, but frozen to the sidewalk.

The dog was freed, the owner was jailed, and Jiffy is going to find a new home. Cold can be tough on pets.

Cold can also be tough on people. I don't mean the kind that you feel when you are walking from the back parking lot at church on Sunday. [see how I took the opportunity to include that in the story] I mean the kind of cold that people give you when they are angry with you. Instead of a smile, you get a snub. Instead of a hug, you get the cold shoulder.

Don't do it. I know you don't, you are great people, but don't you know that a cold heart can hurt both the person who is receiving the cold pricklys and the one who is giving them. Life is too short to misuse and love is too good to ignore.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good. Smile and hug someone today.