As the idiom goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words." This month, these pictures are worth the words of a lesson. [These two Labradors are littermates. The one to the left with the red collar is my Lab Adi. The one to the right with the purple collar is her sister and my brother's …
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This picture of our black Labrador Retriever was taken several years back. Adi and I had headed out into the cornfields for a walk one winter morning and had gotten caught in a snow squall. The image of her head bent, fighting the wind yet moving forward one steady step at a time resonates loudly …
A new mug was added to my collection this holiday season. The aesthetics of the mug, its texture and size, has made it my mug of choice for the past month. Plus, the truth of its message makes me chuckle. Yep, my Adi-girl without a doubt is the dog on the mug right down to …
A circus troupe lives in our house. Every morning and evening like clockwork they stage their act. The performers consist of an acrobatic tortoise shell kitty and a clownish yellow Labmaraner, with cameo appearances by our black Labrador. Our troupe’s performance usually begins when the acrobat perches herself just out of reach of the clown. …
Adi sat silently at the end of our porch, ears perked, intently watching the yellow Lab walk up the road. It wasn’t until Winston and his owner turned down their tree lined driveway that Adi finally emitted one lone bark. For several minutes, she sat in silence, waiting, hoping he had heard and would reappear …
Friendship. It seems to be a continual hot topic as I help my kids navigate the teenage years. One conversation that seems to pop up the most is the difference between acquaintances, friends, and the "kindred spirits" of Anne of Green Gables. My eldest once asked, "How do you know if a friend is a …
I blinked, and August came and went. Somewhere in there we squeezed in one last trip to see grandparents, celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary, kicked off cross-country season, visited the orthodontist for the last child to get her braces off, saw my husband embark on another year of teaching and coaching, celebrated my birthday, started one child …
"When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives my brothers, don't resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends." - James 1:2, Philips © 2024, Lessons from a Lab, Beth Alisan. All Rights Reserved.
The veteran and the newbie. Both our Labradors were hiking by five months of age. Our black Labrador Adi is the veteran with seven summers of hiking under her belt, while our yellow Labmaraner Summer is the newbie with only two summers under her belt. Adi took to hiking like a duck to water. She …
Gradually, the sky lightened into brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow as the sun rose over the shoreline. The beauty was breathtaking, yet something was missing from my morning walk- my canine walking partner. Adi, my black Labrador, was three states away staying with a friend. I figured the feeling would pass within a …
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