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. …
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 …
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 …
Jesus stood and cried out, " . . .Whoever believes in Me, as scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow streams of living water." John 7:38, ESV Today's scripture photo carries on the theme from this month's Lesson from a Lab- Hunger & Thirst-Food and Water. Over the Easter holiday, Adi and I …
The sound of barking jerked me awake. Groggily I glanced at my watch- 4:45am. The fact that Adi continued to sleep peacefully nearby told me that Summer was not issuing an alarm bark. “Hopefully she’ll go back to sleep,” I thought. Another round of barking had me out of bed and hurrying to my eldest …
My Labrador's love language is licking. Not that she expects you to lick her in return. Rather she expresses her affection to one and all, animal or human, with the lick of her long, pink, velvety tongue. A Labby Lick Our cat receiving some Labrador love The kids, our cat Reeses, and I accept this …
. . .You must pay close attention to what they [the prophets] wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19, NLT The nativity story overflows with fulfilled prophecies, which is one of the reasons I …
“Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. . .” - Henry Francis Lyte, hymnist* Some words seem so simple to spell yet so difficult to fully comprehend. Such is the case with the word “abide.” This advent season I am reading the book “Abide in Christ” written in …
Lessons from a Lab 