Looking for a dog? Please Read!

A note from one of our current ATS spouses. If you can help this family...let them know!....

Hello everyone! As you can see, we really do need your help!! As you all know, Cooper is our little Westie, and unfortunately, he has to go to a new home without children. We would love to be able to give him to someone we know and feel really comfortable with (it would be great, if we could still see him every once in awhile, too!, but not necessary)....I'm saying this all matter of fact like, but believe me I have shed many a tear since Wednesday. I feel like we are giving a part of our family away!! It breaks my heart terribly!! We already had a guy come over Friday night who is interested in taking Cooper, he's a nice guy and we can go with him, but just wanted to put feelers out to more people to see if there is an even better fit -- this guy is a friend of a friend of a friend, so it's quite a distant connection. Would love to give him to someone we know a little more, just for our peace of mind.

Do you know someone who would be interested in Cooper? Just to give you some info, Cooper is a West Highland Terrier, will be 6 on March 8. He's loveable, loves to be cuddled and his belly to be rubbed! He does love to bark, but what terrier doesn't! He is house trained, and we have trained him to stay in the house for hours at a time (so he will go good with those who work all day). He will be better being the center of a attention, ideally no other dogs and especially no cats. He is not a mean dog, just gets protective when he doesn't know others are playing, so this is the reason why he is better not to be in a home with children, because sadly little Stanley got bit by Cooper on Wednesday. He was a trooper, and mommy and daddy were more traumatized than him!! But, we just can't live in the tension and wondering if he will do it again, unfortunately he has nipped before. But, like I said, he really is not a mean dog, protective tho. I hate even typing these words, we thought Cooper would be with us through all our children, so this is so sad for us, but we have to do what is best for our family.

Do you know someone who would want a great dog for a Christmas present? We would be willing to make a road trip for the right home, so please if you know someone who is interested, please have them call 859-887-3095, 614-306-4112, and 419-674-6506 right away. Since we do have this guy who is interested, any recommendations brought to us by Monday morning, would be great! We can send a pic message by phone to someone who may want it!

Thanks everyone, sounds silly to ask for prayer for us, but we need it, it's just very sad! Please help Cooper find a good home!!

Love,
Kendra, Eric, Stanley, and Cooper

Recapping Couple's Connect

The last Couple's Connect, on Nov. 16th, opened an avenue of sharing with one another that we would like to continue to foster.



Here's a recap of the night ~
We began together under the premise of Galatians 6:2, "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." This night was about our individual wounds within the context of our marriage and community. We shared a moment of silence, to simply sit with one another and then we broke out into group of men and women. There, we entered into an invitation from James 5:16, "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." We listened to testimonies of God's work in people's life to help them face their wounds and receive healing. Each of us had the opportunity to then safely share our burden as we wrote it down and slipped it into a bag. That bag was passed around and we read each one, acknowledging and receiving them collectively. We were given the chance to draw what a symbol of freedom and reconciliation would look like in our lives as we ended that small group time together. We came back and sang in worship to the God who is mighty to save and read a number of Scriptures that speak of the truth we are trying to abide in. We capped off the night with delicious desserts and joyful fellowship. Each couple represented left with their choice of either book: Dr. Seamand's, Wounds that Heal or a redeemable gift certificate for Dan Allender's, The Healing Path to continue together what happened that night.


ps - Dan Allender's books are now available in the Spouse & Family office at the student center at community life. Just bring your gift certificate to redeem.