And the ones I have seen are very cute; so full of life too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Dachshunds dogs
> Doris,
>
> We have a collection and each one of the 5 dogs are totally different.
> They are all really tiny as pups; so small, it makes you think they will
> never get big enough to lift their head over the water bowl to get a drink
> but they all grow. Sammy, short for Samuel, has silky slick long hair
> than hangs to about 1 inch in length and he is the tallest of the
> miniatures. Cody is the smallest and he has short hair that lays flat and
> is smooth when you pet him. Sammy and Codey are half brothers. Zippy is
> the standard size dog at 16 to 17 pounds with short hair and is by far the
> largest of the whole group. Austin has short hair but longer than Cody's
> and it feels like straw, or hay, that is laying down when you pet him. He
> loves to get on your lap and bite your nose and ears. Tebow, named after
> the Christian football player here in the states, pronounced Tea Bow, is
> longer than the rest and has fuzzy hair. He and Austin are brothers.
> Tebow was so small and tiny when we got him, along with his brother
> Austin, we never dreamed he'd grow to be the second largest of the group
> but he out grew his brother. Tebow has a very unusual swirl to his various
> shades of brown and he cost more money than his brother because it is a
> rare pattern the not many miniature dachshunds ever have. Tebow is very
> easy going and very much a lap dog but he plays, too, mostly with his
> brother. To me, Tebow almost feels like a cat. I told Sandy, if his ears
> didn't hang down but stood up and were pointed, he'd be a cat instead of a
> dog, haha. They all our shades of brown from dark to light. We don't
> have to buy cars for our kids to drive any more, pay for car insurance, we
> don't go to movies, and we don't spend money on a lot of things we used to
> so the dogs are the enjoyment we have; watching them grow, play, and even
> taking naps on our lap when they get tired. When we went to a doctor's
> appointment the other day, we got out of the car and walked to the
> building. We heard several small dogs barking so I asked my son where and
> what they were, He said a car was parked near where we were walking, with
> the windows down a couple of inches, and there were 5 small dachshunds all
> in the car barking at people who went by. Our doctor likes dachshunds,
> too, and he told us to bring our little dogs in some day for him to see.
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Dachshunds dogs
>
>
>> That sounds like fairly sizable "miniatures". I was picturing something
>> more like wieners on legs. *g*
>>
>> What kind of Dachshound are they? My favorite is the short wiry-haired
>> kind that comes as "Rauhaarduckel" here that have a greyish-brown fairly
>> short coat and the bent legs and a mind of their oan. *g* Give them a
>> scratch in their favorite place each and a belly rub on top. *g* I'd be
>> in major break-out danger if we ever visited you for real as I love any
>> critter anyway and certainly love those Deckels! *g*
>>
>> Smiles across the miles!
>>
>> Doris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 01:52 PM 8/5/2013 -0600, you wrote:
>>>All of our dachshunds are call miniature but they way from 5 to 10
>>>pounds. The standard size dachshunds start at 16 pounds and we have one
>>>of those but he still isn't very big. I was sitting in a recliner when
>>>you called and all the dogs were in my lap playing; some trying to take a
>>>nap and some of them rolling around and wrestling with each other. Two
>>>are brothers but the rest, except for one, the biggest one, are all
>>>cousins.
>>>
>>>Phil.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 11:58 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Pray Without Ceasing
>>>
>>>
>>>>Miniature Dachhounds? Those must look something like sausages on legs
>>>>with floppy ears. *g* Actually, I am not really ridiculing them. *g* I
>>>>like anything dog, often not to my own good as I am alergic to just
>>>>about anything with fur or featheres. Those must be absolutely tiny if
>>>>you had a bunch of them playing in your hands. Do you have puppies there
>>>>at the moment, i.e. a litter of them? The smallest Dackel I have seen
>>>>are "Kanin Teckel", those used to hunt rabbits. What you have there must
>>>>be the Dackel equivalent to toy or Teacup poodles.
>>>>
>>>>I am praying that those wanting a "Sausage Teckel" will find a good and
>>>>healthy one. I wish I could see one. they must be cute and funny at the
>>>>same time.
>>>>
>>>>In his grip!
>>>>
>>>>Doris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>At 01:12 AM 8/5/2013 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>>You mean "Angelspeak"? God doesn't need words to know what we need and
>>>>>are trying to tell him and we don't need to babble to commune with him.
>>>>>This is what the "Papa Prayer" is about that I will be posting
>>>>>separately.
>>>>>
>>>>>In his loving grip!
>>>>>
>>>>>Doris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>At 10:14 PM 8/4/2013 -0600, you wrote:
>>>>>>Vicki and others,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If a person is going to practice prayer like that, they can expect
>>>>>>unusual results. We first are aware of our surroundings. Then we
>>>>>>start enumerating our out of control and unbearable circumstances that
>>>>>>are ripping and tearing at us, and then other worries and concern take
>>>>>>their place in our thoughts, and eventually, the mind runs out of
>>>>>>things to think about or focus on. Then it becomes quiet inside which
>>>>>>gives way to the Holy Spirit. Sometimes there is just gentle
>>>>>>communication between God and the Holy Spirit in your behalf. You
>>>>>>can't hear them talking about you and your situations, but they are
>>>>>>communicating about you since that's the Holy Spirit's job; seeking
>>>>>>God's will for our lives. In other cases, as the quietness of the
>>>>>>mind deepens spiritually, there are simply no human words that can
>>>>>>describe your feelings and another language, which the Apostle Paul
>>>>>>called "another tongue," bubbles up and only God knows it's meaning.
>>>>>>This silent type of prayer I began using back in 1982 when I simply
>>>>>>could not think of anything else to say so with the help of the Holy
>>>>>>Spirit, it was said in my behalf audibly. We now are getting very
>>>>>>close to praying without ceasing when silent praying you, as you
>>>>>>described, becomes that real. When we can do it without trying, we
>>>>>>cross over into a different relationship with the Lord than we ever
>>>>>>thought possible. I use silent praying without even stopping what I
>>>>>>am doing. It is the mind multitasking, in a manner of speaking, and
>>>>>>also listening for His voice. Other voices, unfortunately, based upon
>>>>>>circumstances beyond our control, can also interfere with our prayers.
>>>>>>Patience, which is nothing more than thinking about the circumstances
>>>>>>and then persistently rejecting them until they begin to drift away
>>>>>>from your mind's focus, only to be replaced with the persona of the
>>>>>>Lord Jesus through the Holy Spirit, which is "the mind of Christ,"
>>>>>>begins to prevail effortlessly. It is this silent form of prayer the
>>>>>>causes us to become more and more spiritually intimate with the voice
>>>>>>of the Lord rather than false voices of the Enemy through
>>>>>>circumstances attempting to block this most natural of ways to pray.
>>>>>>Learning the Shepherd's voice allows us to not even hear the voice of
>>>>>>a stranger, John 10:4.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 8:19 PM
>>>>>>Subject: Re: Pray Without Ceasing
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What a cool experience Phil.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This is probably going to sound strange to you guys. But one
>>>>>>>experience I recently had was on a day I was feeling just exhausted.
>>>>>>>I knew I needed to pray and just spend time in God's word. I turned
>>>>>>>off all outside distraction including electronic devices and sat down
>>>>>>>to pray intending to talk to God. I never said a word. I just sat
>>>>>>>before God and he did whatever God does. I knew in my spirit that I
>>>>>>>had prayed and heard from God as I was refreshed. He knew the intent
>>>>>>>of my heart and state of mind. Later when I did give voice to my
>>>>>>>prayer I was praying in the spirit. It was a very unique experience.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Vicki
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell"
>>>>>>><[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 9:38 PM
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: Pray Without Ceasing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Rhonda,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>One time, probably in the past 3 or 4 years, lots of heavy things
>>>>>>>>were going on in the family. One day, as I sat in my recliner to
>>>>>>>>look for something on my bookshelves next to me, I said, "Lord? I'm
>>>>>>>>sure not feeling where you are right now." I heard this voice in my
>>>>>>>>thoughts say, and I could almost tangibly feel a presence near my
>>>>>>>>face, say, "I'm right here." I laughed and said, "Oh, sorry, Lord.
>>>>>>>>I forgot you were that close." My point? I was looking beyond
>>>>>>>>where the Lord truly was. I thought he had moved away to stand in
>>>>>>>>the distance because of the circumstances I was presently facing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Partain"
>>>>>>>><[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 5:03 PM
>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: Pray Without Ceasing
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Guess I've wondered where God was too!!!
>>>>>>>>>Rhonda
>>
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