Love is patient, Love is kind . . ." 1 Corinthians 13:4a © 2024, Lessons from a Lab, Beth Alisan. All Rights Reserved.
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A Lab’s Love Language
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 …
The Gift
On a typical morning in our household, Adi will leap from her resting place next to my chair the moment she hears my husband’s feet hit the stairs. On the way she’ll grab a shoe so she’s prepared for a proper greeting. When he reaches the foyer, he’ll slow down long enough to receive the …
A Longsuffering Labrador: A Lesson on Love
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 Our Labrador has interacted with people of all ages her entire life. It’s her interaction with children that always gives me pause to watch, wonder, and learn. From the moment Adi arrived in our home as a wee puppy she …
Social Distancing- My Lab- Unintended Consequences
Labs love. A simple, yet true alliteration. They love their family, the neighbors, kids (especially ones with traces of breakfast still on their face), and the random person walking at the park. In Adi’s mind, people are made to be greeted. Ignoring people is NOT in Adi’s DNA. So, it won’t come as a surprise …
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Unexpected: A Lesson on Love
365 days and counting. The number of days our wild kitty has lived the domestic life. The number of days since she has had to live by the code of the wild- self-preservation. The number of days she has received the care of human hands and the love of a Labrador Retriever. Reeses, our tortoise …
A Heart to . . .
This tortoise shell kitty was made with a heart to love dogs. How do I know? Her actions. With both Adi and Nova, . . . She allows them to lick her from head to tail with their long, pink tongues. I've even caught her licking a Lab ear in return. She crawls down from …
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