I have two cuter-than-average beagles. The eldest's name is Buck, and the younger one's Beulah (even their names herald their cuteness!).  And, as all beagle owners/admirers know, these dogs love food.
   A few days ago, we had brought home the leftover cookies from our Wednesday night program at church. They were the really good M&M kind that you get from the store. My favorites.
   The next day, my parents were working and my brother and I were still in bed. That left the dogs upstairs, all alone with the cookies. Keep in mind that these cookies were in a plastic box. And those plastic cookie boxes aren't that easy to open. So, one would think the cookies were safe. But apparantly, dog teeth make for a great box opener. When my brother came upstairs, he found Buck licking the crumbs from the bottom of the opened cookie box.  The dogs had eaten all of my beautiful M&M cookies. Well, I probably shouldn't say 'dogs'. I have a feeling most, if not all of the cookies were consumed by Beulah. Since she's a pig. And I think this because she gained close to six pounds that day, while Buck retained his normal figure. But I think it's safe to say that she learned her lesson. Eating over two dozen cookies does strange things to a dog...


Here's a picture of the victim:

And the culprits:

(I told you they were cute!:D)

Have a Happy Mother's Day!

              MR

The First Post on Traveling Home!! Yay! :D

  Well, it looks like I've finally done it! I've started a blog! Which is pretty amazing, when you consider that I am possibly the least tech savvy person in North America. And possibly the world. In fact, even now I feel lost in this maze of "Layouts", and "Design", and all that scary stuff. But, I am getting way off topic.
  First off, I'm a Christian young woman. So, I have created this blog to (hopefully) encourage people in their walk with Christ. To talk about things I've read in the Bible lately that have 'jumped out' at me, about things that I've been convicted about, to help people on their 'homeward journey'. You know. Stuff like that.
   But along with this, there will be plenty of book reviews, funny stuff, randomness, and all that jazz. And also, don't expect me to post every day, or even every week. I'm a slacker. You will learn this very soon.
   I hope you enjoy my thoughts on the things that come up on here, and that we can learn from each other while we are Traveling Home!
    Sincerely,
                The Homeward Bound Traveler