“And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.”  
Genesis 2:20

So, God goes to Adam one evening as they walk in the garden together and says,  “Tomorrow when you wake Adam, we are going to name all these creatures I’ve made and find a help meet for you.  You will name all the cattle, fowls of the air, and beast of the field.  I have already named the sea creatures because they live in the water they would not be a good help meet for you.  Sleep well son, tomorrow will be a busy day.”

How would you organize this task.  Just naming them would be a astronomical task, but looking for a help meet too.  Who could come up with names for all the creatures.  It would be a really hard task for me.

Did he start with two letter words? Then make them longer and longer?  Starting with an ox and working his way to hippopotamus? Or perhaps he started with hippopotamus and worked his way to shorter words.

Perhaps he started with the tallest mammal and ended with the shortest mammal?  The giraffe to the marmoset monkey.

What about looking for a help mate? 

Perhaps the sheep they are gentle, soft and trusting.
Maybe the unicorn for a help mate, for God knew that man would one day till the ground.
A hummingbird, colorful, tiny and quiet?
A horse, soft, silky and shy.
An elephant, big, strong and always remembering.

“…there was not found an help meet for him.  And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.” Genesis 2: 20b - 22.

There is still a deep love between man and the creatures, cattle and fowl. Although, I am glad that Adam didn’t find a help mate among them.  For if he had there would not have been a wo - man. 


Sincerely,
Canita M. Prough

Two velvet covered ossicorns for sparring, set beside two sizable, acute ears, with a dark tassel of hair in between.

All a top two keen, large, soft, brown eyes with outrageous eyelashes.

Followed by a long, soft muzzle matched with a long, blue-black tongue that trims trees and snaps thorns.

Attached to a really long neck covered with a coat of camouflage.

Built on a bulldog shaped torso.

To which is attached a short tufted tail.

Set on four fitfully, graceful legs with an elegant stride and a deadly kick.

From the inside out there is a powerful heart and twelve gallon lungs that issue; moos, hisses, grunts, snorts, roars, bellows and a flute-like sound.

All with a calm expression.

What am I?

All the photo in this slide show are from Google images via the internet.
Sincerely yours, Canita M. Prough

In 1998 I stayed with a young married couple while working at Camp Sonshine in Silver Spring, Maryland.  They had a sheet of paper that was well torn and taped on their refrigerator it was called Rules of Fighting.  I have told others about this list.  The following is my attempt at recreating the list.  

Conflict is normal 

Go after the problem - Not each other

Stay in the present - one issue at a time 

Stay on the topic of contention - state topic clearly - ask for specifics

NO degrading language - name calling
NO blaming - accusations
NO cussing
NO yelling - talk softly
NO use of force
NO talk of divorce 

 DO get curious - not defensive

 DO take turns talking - (no) interrupting - listen respectfully

 DO use time outs, when necessary (Limit fighting to 30 minutes)

 DO define yourself not your partner (use “I” not “you”) (forget the words “always” and “never”)

 DO agree to disagree

 DO brainstorm solutions

Chose the best solution

Make up a safe word when in public and the arguing is going too far (goofy word)

Never go to bed angry

Sincerely yours,

Canita