Some of you have read about my puppy love wars with Marley.  Bless her heart, she will turn seven months on July 7th...  and yes, she's still going to time out.

I want you to know that I've been wrong about something.  Many blogs ago, I posted photographs of my little flower bed.  Mar loves to dig in the yard; especially in that soft wet dirt.  She noses the rocks away and makes a place for her chubby little body and just settles in with her nose turned up to the sun.

It is good for Mar, but not so healthy for my plants.  I have replanted and replanted until I'm blue in the face.  A few days ago, the girls and I decided to outside and see what the squirrels were up to.  They ran out first and I followed behind.  The first thing I saw was that my entire flower bed looked like some  "puppy named Mar" had been dancing her heart out in it.

I looked at her and said, "Mar!!!!!! How could you?????  No!!!!"  And then I got the broom, swept the dirt back into the bed and replanted those poor babies once again.  I turned and looked at her and shook the broom at her.  She just tilted her head sideways at me.  hmmmph!

Later that evening, I gave the whole incident some thought.  I had been with the girls all day.  The bed had been fine when we'd come in earlier.  MY head tilted sideways.  Oh my...  it's the squirrels.  Those ratty squirrels have been playing in the flower bed.  Mar!!!!!!!!!   I accused her of doing something she didn't even do.

I picked that puppy up and cradled her in my arms.  Mar stared at me as I pushed her shaggy hair out of those black loving eyes.  I told her how sorry I was for getting on to her for something she didn't do. 

Talk about feeling terrible, and crummy.   I gave that much thought.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness
- 2 Timothy 3:16

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Exodus 20:16

You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
- Deuteronomy 11:19