A very long time ago, a wise man said
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”
Well, even as a young dog, I, too, have experienced plenty and need. I don’t remember much about the early times, but I do know a few things, so someone cared once I think. I was fed and trained, doctored, maybe loved. 
Then something went wrong. Who knows how I ended up wandering the desert?
That was a spare time, with hunger, sadness and sore paws. 
I was blessed to eventually find my way, through a person who didn’t want me around their place and accused me of attacking their dog [well, that Chihuahua was truly obnoxious!], to a kind lady who said I could be one of her foster dogs.
I didn’t know what that was, but she was nice and seemed to like me. 
I was fed there, usually plain kibble, but enough of it, and had fresh water. There were a few dogs I got to play with there, toys, and I got walks and attention.
After some months there, then abundance showered down on me!
Or maybe, I flew straight into it, since I took a flight up north. The saints at PilotsNPaws made my miracle happen; you can read about it here:
https://cowdogsadvice.com/2023/03/introducing-redhawk-rose-the-flying-heeler/
Now this is the season of harvest around here – a pretty good one, this year. There are plenty of places with drought, fires, floods –
We’ve had the smoke here –
but we have been blessed with plenty of rain at the right time, robust growth, good harvests.
A couple years ago I hear, it was dry and there was no hay within five hundred miles. Everyone worried about a tough winter, lean times. Of course, like always, things changed.
I have all I need here, and more. I have good food, often with savory bits of beef or chicken.
I look forward to getting special treats and homemade biscuits, and have my own toybox with an assortment of entertainment, all for me. 
I get fresh big bones all the time, too. 
There are wide meadows to explore, and a little work to do herding critters once in awhile.
And I have a pond and creek to play in, and little boys to play with there, too!
This is surely a time of abundance for this grateful dog!
I find it doesn’t take much to have enough.
But whether I have a little or a lot, I’m OK, because I know who is looking out for me. You, too!
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Phillipians 4:12-13
