Our stray cat and orphans

Have you ever taken in a stray cat? My dad used to say it was good luck when a cat comes to your house. ( He wasn't fond of cats so I don't know why he said that, but he believed it). Back in February a stray cat showed up on our deck. It was dark and had started snowing. I turned on the deck light so we could see the snow and that's when I spotted the skinny cat. I carried her around to our front porch and gave her the only thing I had ( dog food)she ate every bite. She seemed "normal looking" no visible signs of poor health other than needing food. I continued to feed her and we claimed her as our own. Olivia named her Pepper. Fast forward to this morning. I was out sitting on the back steps watching Pepper eat and thinking how she came to be our cat. She needed a home and we provided that for her. There was nothing wrong with her ... she just needed love. Now she is happy and has 5 sweet kittens who we are also caring for. We can't imagine not having Pepper. She has a wonderful personality and it's like she's always been apart of our family. I guess that's the good luck my dad was talking about :) a new part of our family.Switch gears with me and let's talk about orphans for a moment. Do you know that orphans are little children who haven't done anything wrong? They were born and have been harmed either by abuse or neglect by their parents; the very people who are suppose to care for them. Do you know how many orphans there are in South Carolina? thousands of them. Do you know what they look like? They look like my daughter and your child. Do you ever watch the news and hear a reporter say that the child was taken into protective custody. Do you ever think about what that really means? Do you visualize a huge building where all of these kids just stay and wait until their parents get their act together? Do you think about these kids at all??? well you should. Think of your own life and your own children if you have them. Can you imagine them not having you? Can you imagine what it would be like for a child to have their parent one moment then to be without them the next. When these children's parents do wrong and the children have to be taken out of their home they don't get to pack an overnight bag and get their things, they just go. How would you feel if someone came in and took you away from the only life you knew? Put yourself in the place of an orphan. The Bible tells us in James 1:27 (New Living Translation)"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you." We are told in the Bible to care for the widows and the orphans. Do we do that? Now is a good time to ask the Lord how he would have you help care for the orphans.I'll share more later ... I have a class to go to. Pray and seek.