We are dog-sitting this week.
It was my man’s idea.
This is exciting.
Her name is Gracie and she’s wonderful. Well trained. Obedient. Cuddly.
She followed Dan yesterday, then hopped up in his lap. He looked at me and goes, “Okay, maybe we need a dog.”
Don’t ever be fooled about my man. He would do anything for his family.
I think a dog could be great. Notice I didn’t say a puppy. I seriously don’t want to potty train one more living thing.
But a nice, trained dog from the Humane Society? I think we could all get on board.
I’m not a big fan of responsibility, but waking up to that furry face this morning was delightful. It may be worth it.
It made me think of the one mommy-type book Beth Moore wrote. She was talking about a stray one of their children talked her into letting stay. It made me smile today:
“I don’t want to brag, so I’ll just try to stay with the facts. Sunny became the perfect dog…Even people who hate dogs love Sunny. She’s never demanding. She’s always attentive. She sits on my feet while I do dishes. If I dig in the garden, she digs in the garden too…
These days Sunny is my best friend…She’s right beside me to relate no matter what mood happens to have overtaken me…If I’m sick, she lies on the end of the bed like she’s nearly dead. If I’m sad, she sits beside me and sighs until I’m over it. If I keep crying, she finally turns to me abruptly and licks me right on the face. It gets a laugh out of me every time. If I’m mad, she barks like the dickens. If I’m anxious, she’ll leave a path in the carpet from pacing back and forth. If I’m happy, she wags everything from her shoulders back.
Say what you want, but that kind of friend works for me every time. A cynic can make fun of me…but I’m going to tell you what I think. I think God planted that silly dog on our front porch eight or so years ago…
Like most of you, I have a complicated life. Lots of demands. Unimaginable stresses at times. People share things with me that could make a person unable to sleep at night. Life can take a lot out of a soul. Every once in a while God grants you something that just gives.
That’s my Sunny.”