Kittens @ 1 month

Here are some pictures of the new kittens at 1 Month old. They are starting to drink milk and come out in the open more. We have started socializing them and are trying to get them to use the litter box although that is hard with them outside. They should be ready for new homes at Christmas. 

A Cutie

A lot like her mother

All five

Four of them

Don't let their innocent looks fool you

Sometimes these cats drive me nuts.  I make my wishes known that they don’t stick their claws in my leg, don’t eat the plants, sharpen their claws on the cat tree not the furniture, stay off the table, etc. Yet when I turn my back what are they doing?  Exactly the things that they know I don’t want them to do.  When I make eye contact or raise my voice they are on the run because they know that they are in trouble.

We’re just like that sometimes aren’t we?  It all started with Adam and Eve. God told them what they could do, and what they could not do. What happened?  Even though they spent a lot of time with God, and they knew that He loved them, they did exactly what He told them not to do and then they hid because they knew they were in big trouble.

I carry those same traits.  Though I want to do what is right, holy and true to my Lord, my sinful nature jumps out there and I do or say something I should not.  I’m in good company because Paul wrote that he had the same problem (Roman 7:15) “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” (ESV).

When I mess up God is there waiting for me to recognize my sin and confess, His arms are open to welcome me back.  I’m glad that when I honestly say “I’m sorry” God responds “You’re forgiven my child, I love you”.

Kittens! Again...

Well, we fully intended to get Patches fixed so there would be no more kittens but alas it didn't happen for one reason or another. Either it was too soon or she was still nursing or we just could not catch her and get her delivered to the Vet. Maybe this time we will be successful.

We went on the camping trip knowing that she was close to having them and sure enough when we came home she was skinnier. She would eat and then disappear. When we finally found where she had them they were right in the yard by the shed.

 The top picture is where they were when we found them. They were all cuddled up in the grass next to the shed. We put some towels in a box and after Patches went inside and checked it out, she moved them and the bottom picture is her moving one of the kittens. I figure they were born on October 23rd and that puts less than 5 months between litters. We may be trying to give them away by Christmas so if you want one let us know.