So, Jenny just blogged that our dog was missing. I just went to the humane society and sure enough he was there. So another saga has come to a happy conclusion, although paying $135 to bail him out of jail wasn't the most ideal scenario. But Bailey is home now so there is singing and rejoicing and making of much merriment.
Stay in your lane. Don't look at other people's papers. Those couple of lines jumped out at me as I read Maria Goff's book " Love Lives Here" It reminded me that we can't all live the same life. Comparisons hold us back and discourage us like nothing else. We have fears of being different when we are SUPPOSED to be different. I grew up trying to fit in and not doing a very good job at it. When I was in my teens I thought I'd try a new approach so I started trying to be the opposite of what I was because I thought that is what everyone else wanted me to be. I am chatty and energetic and I tried to be dainty and quiet. I didn't do a very good job of that either. Yikes. Trying to be someone we're not is exhausting and it doesn't work. We seldom fool anyone or achieve the goal we thought we wanted. What we all really want I think, is to connect with one another and to matter. As an adult I have had goals and held them up against other p...
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Having chased Bailey on several occasions round and round our neighbourhood - I think that the "quick dog" part is pretty accurate too. :)
Glad you got him back - and to hear that things are going well. We are praying for you guys (individually and as a church last Sunday).