Leah’s Angels
« Life Lessons | Posted on 03/29/2009 03:39 pm by Tammy McConnell
This morning we had all settled into our daily routine when Julia wandered over to the cages to say “Good Morning!” Leah was gone!
Since we had owned a hamster before, the kids all kicked into the familiar procedure of searching…under the stove, behind the dresser, turning over furniture, etc. Surprisingly, no one seemed to be in panic mode…a welcome change of atmosphere around here. I started thinking that if we don’t find her, at least the smell will lead us to her later and she can be properly disposed of. Shhh! Don’t tell the kids. LOL!!
Julia meanwhile, was laying down little pieces of pancake from the morning’s breakfast for Leah to “sniff out” and go home. Little did she realize, our dog Gracey was right behind her eating them up as fast as they were being laid down. LOL!!
Finally, the office chair was turned over and…drum roll…a little more suspense…”There she is!” Pause briefly…”Is she alive?” I ran over to check. She was laying on her back, not moving. Trying to let the kids down easy I replied, “No…wait…maybe.” Leah raised one little paw. “Well…she’s alive, but probably not for long.”
As if to make a liar out of me, she turned her fat little body over in one movement and slowly walked away. A few more minutes of scattering all of the “stuff” that was “stored” under my desk…Leah was captured (with thickly gloved hands) and returned to her home.
Her “angels” are my daughters. They are there for her protection. God will not always protect us if we run headlong, recklessly into harms way, not heeding the warnings, but in Leah’s case, my daughters did their best to keep her out of trouble.
