Blessed is the man who listens to Me, Watching daily at My doors, Waiting at My doorway. Proverbs 8:34 Nothing exemplifies the posture of listening better than my Labrador Retriever during that early morning hour when she and I are the only ones awake. She is still, quiet, and alert as she lies on her …
Our black Labrador's first outdoor excursion of the day always involves casing our property with her nose. I wish she could give me a bulletin of all the animals that have passed through during the night. Fox, bear, skunk, cat, rabbit, deer, racoon, dog. . . Adi’s nose is her tool for understanding the world. …
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” -Psalm 27:14 How much of my dog’s life is spent waiting for me? Waiting . . . To go on a walk To go outside to play For my return home For her dinner The other day we ran into one …
The amount of daylight is diminishing with each passing day. This weekend the clock will fall back plunging our evening hours into darkness. You don’t realize how dark the night is until you have a black dog. All our Labrador Adi has to do is go beyond the glow of the house and she is enveloped …
Time and again our black Lab Adi has brought me the same pair of shoes. One day as I accepted my Croc flip flop from her again, I took a moment to give it a good look over. Yes, it had the wear and tear of frequent use, but it lacked a single tooth mark. …
Our black Labrador Adi was eight-weeks-old when we took her to visit our veterinarian for the first time. As we were entering the office, an older gentleman with a cat carrier was leaving. He took one look at the 12-pound bundle of happiness in my arms and chuckled. “Hope you have a lot of energy. …
"Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?" -Job 2:10c, NLT When we got our black Labrador Adi, our family grew to include her family. Over these last five years we’ve watched as her mother Lady and older sister Diamond aged with grace. We’ve also watched her littermates …
"How sweet the taste of Your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.: -Psalm 119:103 Open the lid of a peanut butter jar in our household and a black Lab with irresistible chocolate brown eyes will instantly appear at your feet. She knows if she waits patiently and just long enough, she’ll get a lick …
Adi is a licker. So, I wasn’t alarmed when I noticed her licking her front leg. When she persisted in licking this area again the next morning, I took notice. I examined the skin- no bumps, redness, or swelling. I observed her gait and saw no limp. A bit perplexed I decided I would just …
. . . Be content with what you have. . . Hebrews 13:5 “Mom, we’re headed outside.” The words are punctuated by a slamming door. A glance out the dining room window shows my children and our black Labrador traipsing into the backyard. Adi quickly locates a stick and engages our oldest in a game …
Lessons from a Lab 