Great Danes are one of several breeds know as “Velcro Dogs.” Acknowledging this fact while reading about the breed is very different from experiencing it firsthand! After I returned home from three days in the hospital last week, my normally clingy pups have been extremely jumpy and stick to me like glue. If I move …
Reach
How is your reach? Our 160 pound Great Dane, Jake, is so tall that he can reach pretty much anything he wants from the kitchen counter, yet when he’s alone with his sister, Ella, while we’re out, he’s never attempted to grab a snack. He’s eaten through several rugs and his bed, but he leaves …
Giver
My Beautiful Sister and Her Husband *The Gift Giver When God moves in our lives, answering prayers, healing, speaking over us in love...what must His face look like as He sees the lightbulb go on for us? Can you just imagine the smile of joy on His face when He gives good gifts to His …
Believe
My Sister, Cancer Survivor - - - - - - - - - ^ *“Because you have believed...” “Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.” — Matthew 8:13 NLT Because you have believed....those words are so important! When …
Preparation
My Children May 30, 2021 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever. He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful …
Satisfied
Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. I cooked him breakfast. He brought me roses and took me out for dinner. This may not seem momentous for our Pearl anniversary but considering the state of affairs in our country and in my own life, for us, it was the perfect celebration! The …
Acknowledge
Too often, I try to gather all the things in my head into one neat pile to sort them on my calendar, in my notes, in my home, my heart, my to do list. Trying to hold onto everything at once means juggling, tension, stress- stuff that keeps me from rest, but not only that! …
Kaleidoscope
I remember camping at the beach or in the mountains as a child during summer vacations, and being allowed to choose a souvenir from each family trip. Mad Libs, a yo-yo, wax bottle candies, a tomahawk, arrowheads, sand dollars or the hermit crab that lasted about the first hour of the trip home seemed like …
Come
tobyMac Break Open the Sky https://youtu.be/jrrTlKth8zI Calligraphy has been a hobby of mine since middle school where I learned the art during a study of colonial America. I’ve often copied the handwriting styles of others I’ve admired, but I’m not the perfectionist I am with many things. I simply enjoy it. I’ve addressed wedding invitations …
Quiet
My empty nest is not quite as I imagined it. I never dreamed I’d be a puppy parent to Great Danes once my own kids were grown! The house is rarely silent as I’m usually either talking aloud to the people or the puppies, or trying to be heard over the barking. Every breeze or …
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