June 12

“So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart.”  Philippians 1:7  NLT

June is special for it is the month in which Famous and I first met. He was born on a farm in northern Virginia, and I can imagine it would have been an excellent place where he could have spent his years. He would have shared those years with other springers and their trainers as well as the horses and land that would have made him a right happy southern dog.

Someone asked me today if I had other dogs, and I admitted Famous was my one and only pet. This has always been the nature of our relationship. He would be my companion, and I would be his friend. Our devotion is not divided, and I am happy when our anniversary arrives and I can say we have made another good year of it together.

No one else knows him as well as I do. I know his routine, his expectations, his pleasures, and his irritants. But I could spend every second of the day with him, and I would still not understand him anywhere near as well as God understands me. Just as Paul had a special place in his heart for the church at Philippi, so Famous, because he encourages me to serve the Lord, has a special place in mine.

Lord, your constant reminders of your love for me only help me to love You and serve You more.