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Lincoln struggles with the idea of his mother remarrying and the loss of his first cat, Snowbunny, while learning to accept his new kitten, Whiskers.

Read: 1 Peter 5:5-11 Whiskers, Lincoln’s kitten, leaped into the air and batted the shoestring Lincoln was swinging back and forth. “I don’t care how nice Todd is, no one can ever take Dad’s place,” Lincoln told Uncle Shawn. “I don’t want a stepfather.” He sighed. His dad had died a few years before, and now his mom was getting remarried. “Todd isn’t trying to take your dad’s place, Lincoln,” said Uncle Shawn. “He’s a good man who loves your mom, and he wants to be there for you too.” “I don’t care,” Lincoln said. “He’s not Dad, so he might as well stop trying to make me like him.” When Whiskers got tired of the shoelace, he jumped up onto Lincoln’s lap and purred. Lincoln smiled and petted the kitten’s head. “How long ago did you lose your first cat?” Uncle Shawn asked. “Snowbunny? A few months ago,” Lincoln replied sadly. “That’s what I thought, so I’m really surprised to see you treating Whiskers the way you do,” Uncle Shawn said. “You’re just as nice to him as you were to Snowbunny.” Lincoln frowned. “So? What’s wrong with that?” “Don’t you miss Snowbunny?” Uncle Shawn asked. “Of course,” said Lincoln. “But Snowbunny is gone, and now I have Whiskers. He’s a different cat, but…

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