An Answered Prayer: Finding Carrots
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The Lord works in mighty ways, doesn't he? As you've read from my previous posts I have been wanting rabbits. Well, God has a plan for everything! He knew exactly what, where, and if I would be able to get one and I did! So here is the story:
Eric was getting the weed-eater from the back of the house and stopped to look at something. It was a baby rabbit. He brought it to the porch, yelling for us to come see. I rushed over, holding Cabug, and saw this little furry thing. It looked kind of like a mouse, but it wasn't because the ears too long.
I set Cabug down, ran outside on the porch and kept telling him, "Give me the rabbit!". He did eventually. Afterward, we got a box and put some grass in it for the bunny. The Littles were so excited we had a bunny in a box in our living room. They all wanted to hold it, of course. Who wouldn't?
When I previously posted that I wanted rabbits, Chas told me the kinds of rabbits she has, and I also looked up info on them. The we have is, of course, wild and small. It is also scared, especially of all the faces hovering over it. Mom did some research online for taking care of wild rabbits and found that rabbit feed their babies in the middle of the night. We decided that we should put it back where we found it and go check on it in a couple hours, (it was 10:30 then) Eric and I put it right back where he found it, by a peony bush, and went back to the house.
Mom sent the Littles to bed right after because it was 10:40-something. Mom, Amanda, Jocelyn, and I were up 'til 12am, watching Mom on the computer. Amanda and Jocelyn went to bed, and I stayed up with Mom, holding Queen Lucy, the Valiant! (I like calling her that! and plus, she is!) Queen Lucy went to sleep and Mom was just about sleeping herself. Before she closed her eyes, I asked her,
"Mom, do you want me to go look and see if the rabbit is still there?"
MOM: "You don't want to go by yourself, do you?"
ME: "I will."
MOM: "Because I'm not going."
ME: "Eric will be mad at me if I don't check it."
MOM: "No, just leave it alone."
I helped Mom get the laptop upstairs and got a cup of water, changed Queen Lucy's diaper. Then off to bed I went!
I woke up the next morning, yesterday, and no one else was up. Dad had the day off from the PO, but was still in bed. I set my alarm for 8am the night before, hoping I'd be able to get up at that time. I did go to bed at 1am though. I went downstairs and got my shoes on and went back outside. I looked by the bush, and my heart sank. The bunny was gone. I thought to myself, "God knows best... I guess it wasn't He didn't want me to have a rabbit right now." I decided to go back in, but, I saw a pretty yellow flower. I bent down to pick a small flower, and there was the bunny! Just sitting there - under some weeds! I was so thrilled!
Mom said I could keep it and I named it Carrots. We don't know if it is a him or a her yet so Carrots will be perfect if its either.
I got up this morning and gave Carrots some warm goats' milk. Then let it walk around a bit on the floor and held it before I put it back into the box. i also gave it some carrot shreds and it ate a few. I want Carrots to be used to handling if it's going to be a pet.
I'll be taking more pictures! I'll keep you updated.
Rachel
I hope you have enjoyed reading the thoughts of a thirteen-year-old girl from the country."You can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens you!" Philippians 4:13
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