Cinnamon and Oreo

Now I am later still. I've spent the last couple of months in Northern California babysitting my grandchildren's guinea pigs! Now that is pretty easy duty. Guineas are responsive to people in easy, unobtrusive ways, UNLESS one opens the refrigerator door, that is. Then the squeaking demands of these small, small pets can be heard around the world.
The guineas liked being outdoors. I would carry the top of their cages out so they would be protected from potential predators. Cinnamon and Oreo (their names) would only complain when I brought them indoors. Once a day for a couple hours, they had the natural food of their environment, soft grass, to munch on. I would put the tops of the cages right next to each other, and they would cuddle up side by side.
When indoors, Cinney and Oreo would come out of their igloos to eat when I sat to eat. In the morning when I turned on the coffee, Oreo sang a greeting to me to begin my day.
If you can't guess already, these small creatures are my candidates in this post for unsung hero/ines. They are probably, in terms of the animal kingdom, the least of these. They sure look like rodents with those small front pointed teeth. And when I picked them up, their feet reacted in a rodent-like ways, kicking and reaching for ground. But, they were personable, friendly, and obviously wanted human companionship. Animals show their needs in many nonverbal ways. And show their love in the same ways. They always pay attention. They never fail to make PEOPLE feel important, noticed, and needed.
My verse to go with my little guineas unsung status today is Matt.18:10. We must not despise even one of God's creatures--for the hand of God is even in them. To Cinnamon and Oreo, "thanks for noticing me" as Eyeore would proclaim!