{"id":1748,"date":"2015-03-05T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/blondes-really-do-have-more-furry-fun\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:02:33","slug":"blondes-really-do-have-more-furry-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=1748","title":{"rendered":"Blondes Really Do Have More Furry Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WallaceFamilywithDesi-1024x787.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WallaceFamilywithDesi-1024x787.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Day 63 of Photo Inspirations &#8212; Blondes Really Do Have Furry Fun<br \/>\n#TBT &nbsp;I was amused at the comments on my daughter&#8217;s FB post about her and Emma having the same color of hair. &nbsp;That reminded me of Staci&#8217;s Cocker Spaniel (also a blonde), Desi, that she had before she married, then on into her marriage and kids. &nbsp;This photo shows the all-grown-up, blonde, Desi with her blonde family.<\/p>\n<p>The story of Desi aka Desire is a sweet one. &nbsp;Staci had been begging for a dog, but because of her busy schedule, her Daddy said, &#8220;When you&#8217;re on your own, you can get a dog, but not while you&#8217;re still here.&#8221; &nbsp;We had had our share of pets: &nbsp;dogs, cats, cattle and horses as our two kids grew up. &nbsp;Now, it was NO MORE PETS! <\/p>\n<p>I was Staci&#8217;s travel companion back then as she would speak and sing at meetings, churches, youth conferences, etc. all over the world. &nbsp;This time, she was speaking and singing on 100 Huntley Street, a television program in Toronto, Canada. &nbsp; After the show, Staci went with me to get my hair cut. &nbsp;The hair stylist, Kelli, wanted to know Staci&#8217;s story and as she told it, Kelli began to cry. &nbsp;Then she told her story. &nbsp;It was a divine appointment as before our eyes, we saw Kelli have life transformation. &nbsp;To express her gratitude, Kelli wanted to give Staci one of her adorable Cocker Spaniel puppies. &nbsp;Staci was overjoyed&#8230;..BUT &#8220;Daddy said &#8220;No dogs!&#8221; &nbsp;She called him with the news, and he said, &#8220;Give your Mother the phone!&#8221; &nbsp;He said to me, &#8220;Donna, you&#8217;ve got to talk some sense into her. &nbsp;She cannot bring a dog home.&#8221; &nbsp;Staci took back the phone and said, &#8220;Daddy, I just want you to pray about it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>We were in Toronto a few more days, and it was time to head to Michigan for meetings. &nbsp;Staci made her last call for mercy to her Daddy. &nbsp;He answered the phone and said, &#8220;I prayed. &nbsp;And God said to me &#8216;Ron, I am your Father, and if I wouldn&#8217;t withhold any good thing from you, how could you withhold any good thing from your daughter?&#8221; Staci screamed and fell across the bed crying. &nbsp;I didn&#8217;t know they were tears of joy, until he shared the news with me. Oh happy day!<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/StaciandEmma-Cute.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/StaciandEmma-Cute.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Staci named her little puppy Desire &#8212; because God gave her &#8220;the desire of her heart&#8221; (Psalm 37:4). We brought Desi home with us and to our surprise, her Daddy had balloons and a cake waiting for us, AND a doggie door. &nbsp;The cake said &#8220;Welcome Home, Desi&#8221;! &nbsp;Desi became a member of the family. &nbsp;She was the sweetest, gentlest God-gift to us. &nbsp;She was a member of the Wallace family until she passed away five years ago. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AlexiaEmma.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AlexiaEmma.jpg\" width=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>But, Alexia&#8217;s prayers for a little dog were answered when friends gave her Emma. &nbsp;Emma is such a sweet Yorkie. And, as the story went for Staci &#8212; Emma was the desire of Alexia&#8217;s heart. <\/p>\n<p>And, I ask you&#8230;..What is the desire of your heart, today? &nbsp;Psalm 37:4 &#8212; &#8220;Delight yourself in Him&#8230;.and He will give YOU the desires of your heart!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 63 of Photo Inspirations &#8212; Blondes Really Do Have Furry Fun #TBT &nbsp;I was amused at the comments on my daughter&#8217;s FB post about her and Emma having the same color of hair. &nbsp;That reminded me of Staci&#8217;s Cocker Spaniel (also a blonde), Desi, that she had before she married, then on into her&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10574,6860,3125,20,10575,287,10576,10577,10578],"class_list":["post-1748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-100-huntley-street","tag-cocker-spaniel","tag-delight-yourself","tag-desire","tag-not-withhold-good","tag-psalm-374","tag-toronto","tag-travel-companion","tag-yorkie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3377,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/3377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}