papa opens the door
mama peers out the window
not home yet?
This was us last night.
The weather has turned mild and our little Tuffy is discovering delights in the great outdoors. Intrepid adventurer, but does he understand the dangers? Is he wary of swooping owls? Prowling coyotes & foxes? Potential pitfalls in the woods?
I was preparing supper at the Villa when he went out in the afternoon. He hadn’t come back yet when I got home at 9pm. Nor at at 10pm, nor 11pm. I stayed up to read, checking the decks again at midnight. No sign. Checked again at 12:20 — and there he was at the front door, none the worse for the wear. I cuddled him a bit, then I could go to bed and rest in peace. 🙂
He’s off exploring again the morning. The world is such an intriguing place!
Tuffy’s just a kitten — actually almost grown, so about “teenager” stage now. But this episode gave me a tiny taste of the worries parents feel when their young know-it-all, “I can take care of myself” teens stay out until the wee hours. So many evil lurk! So many dangers we’ve sheltered them from, and they have not yet built secure defenses against these!
Last night I found rest in the knowledge that God knows, that He sees every one of his creatures. Even when the little sparrow falls, He sees it, the Bible says. With his help there will be a way through the consequences: this is “the peace that passeth all understanding” that can steady our hearts and minds.
You know you can’t hold teenagers under your wing all the time or they’ll rebel. But how hard must it be to shut the door, go to bed, and trust that whatever happens, you’ll make it through. To trust that if you can’t walk through it your Father will carry you.
Whatever the reason, if you’re stressed about the future and what all might happen, I hope you can find hope in this verse:
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
I Peter 5:6-7
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We had a chat to our vet once on this very subject He said he’d never known a cat attacked by a fox.
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Thanks for your comment. I don’t think the cat would live to tell the tale, but there are foxes in/near our local town and I haven’t heard, either that they attack cats. I wonder if a full-grown cat would put up too much fight for a fox?
Around here there’d be more danger from many coyotes — they make quite a chorus in the evening. Shouldn’t be a problem if the cat stays around our yards. My greatest night-time worry is the great-horned owl that lives in the woods beside us. In summer eagles and hawks would pose a daytime danger.
Our road never was busy, but thanks to COVID, there’s almost no traffic by our place these days. And Tuffy seems to fear vehicles and loud noises in general, good thing. Otherwise he’s almost too brave!
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coyotes I could certainly figure.
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