A Beautiful, Inspiring Song--Sung by Selah, on YouTube

The song is "Wonderful, Merciful Savior."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzrqmcwg8o

The Spiritual Arm of VEFM

As you know, from my last post, our mission for Servingers is being transformed into the spiritual, serving arm of the Veterinary Emergency Funding Mission (http://www.vefm.org/ or http://vefm.blogspot.com/ ). The reason for this is my realization that my time is limited, and if I spread myself too thin, I won't benefit anybody. God has placed in me a strong feeling for the needs of animals, along with a deep understanding of their importance in the lives of people. Because VEFM has been set up to be a secular organization, albeit founded on Christian principles, we want to separate the strictly spiritual portion from day-to-day operations. Servingers will now be the spiritual arm of VEFM. It will be a place where scripture passages and prayer requests can be shared and a place where the spiritual goals of VEFM can be expressed.

"You care for people and animals alike, O Lord."
Psalm 36:6b (NLT)

Time to Focus My Efforts on One Thing

When I started with Servingers, I knew I wanted to help as many people as I could, but I did not know the best way to do this. After a lot of thought and prayer, I began to develop an idea that had been brewing for several years , while I was practicing emergency medicine, as a veterinarian. I had been saddened and frustrated when owners came in with a pet that was in a serious crisis, but could not afford the cost of adequate treatment. The idea that is now coming to fruition is an organization whose mission is to locate funds to help financially strapped owners pay for emergency veterinary care. The organization is called the Veterinary Emergency Funding Mission, Ltd., or VEFM. We have a web site (http://www.vefm.org) and a blog (http://vefm.blogspot.com). Although I may periodically post topics relating to a "servant's heart," a subject that is near and dear to my heart, my practical efforts will be directed toward helping as many people and animals with VEFM as I can.
-Lucy L. Schroth DVM, founder of VEFM and publisher of the Servingers blog. (http://www.servingers.blogspot.com)

Quotations on Learning, Knowledge, and Wisdom

3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
-Proverbs 2:3-9 (NKJV)

It is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
-Epictetus, Discourses [For more information, go to : http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/epit.htm, or http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Epictetus/ ]

10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 Discretion will preserve you;
Understanding will keep you,
12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
-Proverbs 2:10-13 (NKJV)

Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
-Andre Gide [For more information, go to: http://www.andregide.org/

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;

The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes

-Psalm 19:7-8 (NKJV)

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

-George Bernard Shaw [For more information, go to: http://www.online-literature.com/george_bernard_shaw/]

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

-Henri Bergson [For more information go to: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/bergson/]

[For an on-line, searchable Bible, in different translations, go to: http://www.biblegateway.com/]
[For more quotations on the subject of wisdom, learning, and knowledge, go to: http://www.wisdomquotes.com/]

A Wonderful Story

If you ever wonderer about the power of love or whether animals can feel love, watch this incredible reunion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__UHSZHJ9LA&NR=1

~

Humor can be healing!

"Don't you wish you could do this to at least one person each day?"
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"When I get out, someone is going to die...."

I love this one!

'I'm proof that hope is never lost' - Josh Hamilton

The former record for most home runs in the first round of the Home Run Derby was 24. Josh Hamilton just hit 28, to a crowd of cheering fans in Yankee Stadium. This remarkable baseball player was forced to take 3 years off because he was addicted to heroine and crack cocaine. His return to make baseball history is unbelievable. As the final round is played by Justin Morneau and Josh, read Josh's own words of how he made it back:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2926447