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Rudy and Peanut are ready for adoption! Meet Rudy & Peanut! The tiniest bonded brothers with the biggest hearts… and a love story you can actually watch unfold every single day. Rudy (6 yrs, 9 lb imperial Shih Tzu) and Peanut (5 yrs, 5 lb imperial Shih Tzu) are completely inseparable. This isn’t just a “they like each other” situation — this is full-on soulmates. Where Rudy goes, Peanut follows. Where Peanut settles, Rudy is already curling up beside him. They nap cuddled together, wander the house side-by-side, and check in with each other constantly. If one disappears from view, the other will search the house until they’re reunited. They even soothe each other by gently licking faces and sucking on each other’s ears — it’s equal parts adorable and heart-melting. These boys came from a backyard breeder/hoarding situation and were severely matted when they entered rescue. Since then, they’ve been shaved down, cleaned up, and have truly blossomed in foster care. You can tell they feel safe now — and their personalities are shining more each day. #adopt #adoption #adoptdontshop #adoptdontbuy #adoptapet #adopadog #adoptthisdog #adoptme #rescueme #rescueadog #saveadog #saveme #euthanasia #foster #fosteradog #fosterthisdog #fosterananimal #euthlisted #share #sharethispost #urgent #savingHokeAnimals #HokeCountyNC #Volunteer #ambassadorsofhokecountyanimals #communitysupport #DonationDrive #Nonprofit #NorthCarolina #WishlistWednesday 🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘

Psalm 42:11 “As the hart pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for You, O God. My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God”. Our Psalmist doesn’t hide his vulnerability, the condition of his soul. He’s cast down, disquieted, burdened…believing himself to be forgotten. Our psalmist is surrounded by enemies taunting him, asking him, ‘Where is your God?’ Perhaps, for even just a moment, he wondered the same thing. ‘Can He hear me’? ‘Does He see me’?’…does He care’? ‘How long…Lord’? In between how he feels…how we feel when we’re suffering or afflicted, if we’re listening, is God’s still, small voice planting Truth in our hearts. He’s the God Who Sees and Hears. The God Who holds our Hope, the God Who’s ‘right here’, the God Who’s name is Help. “Yet the Lord will command His loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me”. Instead of our Psalmist questioning God, he begins to question his own soul as he grabs hold of the Truth, knowing the One Who is his Help, knowing the One Who is able to lift his countenance…and he’s willing to wait expectantly for Him. He lays his petition out to God, but he doesn’t ‘stay there’. He doesn’t get comfortable in his suffering and fall as prey to a spirit of Self-Pity. He takes hold of the Truth, he’s attentive to the reality of God‘s presence in himself, of Who He is in all His power and glory. We take note, we choose to listen, to wait expectantly, knowing Who He is, Who He is in us. Lord, we bring our petitions before You, we lay them at Your feet. Thank You for taking our face in Your hands, adjusting our focus to rest on Your promises. Help us to wait patiently and expectantly, knowing our Hope, our Help is in You. We want to go deeper, we want more of You…

Heavenly Father, I come before You today, seeking Your strength and peace. Please bless me with the comfort I need and help me express my gratitude for all You've done. Let my words and thoughts be acceptable in Your sight. Amen. May this prayer bring peace to you. If you know someone who needs strength today, feel free to pass this blessing along.

God's love chose you before you could ever choose Him. We need a Gospel that leads us to a place that we hate sin. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 16. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. 18. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. 3. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.

U.S. National Debt Tops $39 Trillion — China Holds About $693 Billion Story by Donnell Ballard The United States now owes a total of roughly $39 trillion in gross national debt, a record high that crossed the milestone in mid-March 2026. Of that massive total, China holds about $693 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, according to the latest official Treasury data through February 2026. That makes China one of the largest foreign creditors, but far from the biggest holder overall. Beijing has been steadily reducing its exposure to U.S. debt. China’s holdings have fallen by roughly 50% from their peak of more than $1.3 trillion in 2013, dropping to a 17-year low. In 2025, China fell to third place among foreign holders, behind Japan and the United Kingdom. Despite China’s sales, total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries reached a record $9.36 trillion, as Japan and the UK increased their positions. The $39 trillion national debt includes all federal borrowing, not just what foreign countries like China hold. For Fort Worth and households across the country, that $39 trillion works out to about $289,000 per household or $114,000 per person. At the same time, China’s share of U.S. debt has shrunk to about 7.3% of total foreign-held Treasuries—the smallest share since 2001. This shift reflects a long-term strategic move by China to diversify away from the dollar and into assets like gold, while the U.S. continues to borrow at a pace of about $5 billion per day.

"BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER OF oUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. WHICH ACCORDING TO HIS ABUNDANT MERCY HATH BEGOTTEN US AGAIN UNTO A LIVELY HOPE BY THE RESURRECTION oF OF JESUS CHRIST FROM THE DEAD TO AN INHERITANCE INCORRUPTIBLE AND UNDEFILED, AND THAT FADETH NOT AWAY. RESERVED IN HEAVEN FOR YOU, WHO ARE KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD THROUGH FAITH UNTO SALVATION READY TO BE REVEALED IN THE LAST TIME. WHEREIN YE GREATLY REJOICE, THOUGH NOW FOR A SEASON IF NEED BE. YE ARE IN HEAVINESS THrOuGH MANIFOLD TEMPTATIONS: THAT THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH. BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS THAN OF GOLD THAT PERISHETH. THoUGH IT BE TRIED WITH FIRE. MIGHT BE FOUND UNTO PRAISE AND HONOR AND GLORY AT THE APPEARING OF JESUS CHRIST: WHOM HAVING NOT SEEN. YE LOVE: IN WHOM THOUGH NOW YE SEE HIM NOT. YET BELIEVING. YE REJOICE WITH JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY: RECEIVING THE END OF YOUR FAITH EVEN THE SALVATION OF YOUR SOULS"! 1 Peter 1:3-9)! Can anyone ever imagine such a greeting to the people, that would offer such assurance and wonder? The unutterable efficacy of the God of Heaven addressing His Elect, and expressing to them His Limitless Love for them. leaves the heart and mind in total amazement! How do we respond to this? But, to fall on our faces, and offer such feeble attempts of praise and worship.Even though at times, we are hard pressed on all sides, Our Heavenly Father Inhabits The Praise of His People! (Psalm 22:3)! "HE THAT DWELLETH IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH SHALL aBIdE uNdEr the shadow of the ALMIGHTY. I WILL SAY OF THE LORD, HE S MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS: MY GOD; IN HIM WILL I TRUST"! (Psalm 91: 1-2)!

We have been blessed to see another day, what we, walked through this month, was and is a blessing from God for, we did not get here on our own, but through his grace and mercy with an everlasting love, that knows, no bounds, for nothing else can proclaim that , so walk in assurance with the knowledge that the Lord keeps his promises, Amen #Numbers_6_24

Celebrities Beloved 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' Actor and Musician Dead at 99 By Emy LaCroix, Joe Negri, famous for his role as Handyman Negri on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood over four decades, died on Saturday, May 30, at 99 years old, according to Trib Live. The actor and musician was just days away from his 100th birthday, which would have been on June 10. Negri's oldest daughter, Lisa Negri, shared the news with the outlet, saying that her father died of natural causes as they were preparing for a centennial birthday celebration with friends and family. Fred Rogers Productions confirmed the news to KDKA-TV on May 31. Negri, who owned Negri’s Music Shop in Rogers' "real" neighborhood, also voiced several other characters in the Land of Make-Believe in the beloved children's TV show from 1968 to 2001, including Father Elephant, Joe Bull, Papa Bear, Storyteller, The Wind, and W.I. Norton Donovan. He appeared in 332 episodes. Negri's career in TV was mostly limited to Mr. Rogers, save for a few gigs in the music department as a musician or arranger. That's because his first love was music and jazz guitar. The Pittsburgh native began playing music at just 8 years old, and he became a nationally touring swing musician as a teenager. In Pennsylvania, Negri was a musician, educator, and TV performer. He also served as an adjunct professor of Jazz Guitar at Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh: Negri nearly skipped out on the role that made him famous, reflecting on how Fred Rogersoriginally convinced him to do the show in a previous interview.

I’m at a low time but God is still with me.im grateful for that.

I woke up thinking about my kids, please help me to navigate my feelings and emotions. I need you to guide me i and then I know I will find peace again. #Proverbs_3_5