The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw anelderly woman put the distinctive pink enve lope o n the plate. This went onfor weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her.

"Ma'am, I couldn't help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in thecollection plate," he stated.

"Why yes," she replied, "every week my son sends me money and I give some ofit to the church."

The pastor replied, "That's wonderful. But $1000 is a lot, are you sure youcan afford this? How much does he send you?"

The elderly woman answered, "$10,000 a week."

The pastor was amazed. "Your son is very successful; what does he do for aliving?"

"He is a veterinarian," she answered.

"That's an honorable profession, but I had no idea they made that muchmoney," the pastor said. "Where does he practice?"

The woman answered proudly, "In Nevada .. He has two cat houses, one in LasVegas , and one in Reno '