Wednesday, September 30, 2009
I just feel compelled
I just want to start off by saying, some of you are going to think this post is CRAZY, stupid, absurd and all these other things that crazy animal lovers are...I don't care. If you know me, you know why I felt compelled to post this. Today as I was reading the paper I came upon a article that stated a 13 year old boy was killed by a dump truck while trying to save a dog's life. The dog was a stray that had been following the little boy around and when the dog went to run infront of the dump truck the little boy got in the way to save the dog. The little boy died to save the dog. This stirred all KINDS of emotions in me. I feel this way all the time. Animals mean SO much to me. It is more than a feeling for me, it's a love and way of life to me. Animals stir up emotions and feelings in me that I didn't know I had. I am a FIRM believer in adopting from shelters. Just thinking of those poor babies sitting in a shelter breaks my heart. They have done nothing wrong, why should they have to suffer? I understand that people buy from breeders for other reasons, but I can not state any clearer that these animals in shelters need to have homes. Breeders will get their money don't you worry, but these helpless animals? What about them? If you have different beliefs, please feel free to speak them, maybe I can change your mind =). My two cats, Andy and Taylor are the most wonderful children in the world. I so look forward to getting home just to see their faces when they see me. They light my whole world up. My Brutis did the same thing. There is not a single day that goes by that I don't think about him. He was Jacob and my first cat. He brought so much joy to our everyday life. Even throughout my life, just sitting here thinking about the animals that I have had and how much joy and peace they brought to me brings tears to my eyes. I KNOW that I have a gift for dealing with animals, I just wish I could figure out what I could do with it. I pray that God would lead me in the right direction to achieving my goals and helping me be with animals in the right way. Thank you for bearing with me and reading my post today. I just really felt compelled to let these feelings out after I had read that article. I hope everyone can be as passionate about something as I am animals. It really feels good to love something so much.
LOVELOVELOVE
RIP My Brutis
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
The Bourgeois'
About Me
- Ashlie Gremillion Bourgeois
- Louisiana, United States
- I am Ashlie and I am married to the man of my dreams! It is amazing to know God was thinking of me when he created Jacob. We have three cats together who are our babies! I love the Lord, my friends and family more than words can express. I am a happy woman who is extremely thankful for all she has.
4 comments:
Aw hunny, I KNOW exactly what you mean. I can't even get through the commercial featuring Sarah McClachlan on savings animals without crying. Animals are precious creatures that God created for a purpose. Some have many purposes, but I believe that many are like family members that just want to love and be loved in return. God knows your heart, he created you to be sensitive to this matter for a reason. I think you raising awareness for sheltered areas is great. :o) PS. - Brutis is in heaven! I believe that our sweet animals are there!
Amen Amber. I definitely believe that our animals are in heaven. And I so cry like a baby when that commercial comes on. Ashlie, I am so with ya. I wish I could have my own animal shelter. Even though, I want some little baby Zoeys one day, and I will probably breed her just to let her personality and bloodline go on, I have also really been praying over adopting from a shelter and having a big dog too. It truly breaks my heart to think about helpless animals who need a good home. I think its so good that you feel as strong as you do about animals. God wants us caring for His creatures. I wish more people were so sensitive and passionate about animals. They aren't "just animals". They were created to bring mankind friends and for us to look after.
Im the same way with animals i mean look i have 3 dogs 1 cat inside 1 cat outside and a bird our fourth dog lala died a couple months ago and all were from the shelter or just a lost dog on the street. My little brother is helping out at the denham springs animal shelter and i asked tony if he could watch the kids tomorrow so i could go and help out so maybe when you have the extra time you could come with me and i get to see kolby i miss him so much but he is happier with dogs then he was here. Animals are truly a blessing from god and he has truly blessed me to have our animals as part of our family.
I loved your post! I know exactly how you feel. I feel like I could have written this! I struggle with that so much-figuring out how I can help animals. I'm not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed so going back to school for that seems really unlikely for me, but volunteering is so good for the animals and your soul. I definitely see us having a no-kill shelter some day. We have to stay in touch about that for sure. God will make it happen in time. :0)
Post a Comment