Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/z7rcwqCi77s?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Introduction: In this latest story, I took a risk. The human portion is mostly true; two dogs really were found and reunited with their owners. Noone really knows how they got so far from their home. I decided to add the dog's point of view to the story. In any of …
Continue reading Jo and Ella; a journey two dogs took to get back to their people.
Image courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/rX12B5uX7QM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Callie sat staring out at the gray skies, trying to digest everything she had been through the last 10 years of her life. The overcast, dark gray sky and the constant drizzle of the day matched her mood. Come to think of it, she didn’t really have a mood; she was …
Photo compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/RK2XU4WQ2KI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Charli hoped the meteorologist was correct about the snowfall. He indicated a possibility of 18” overnight, starting at midnight. If he was correct, she knew her employer would close. She loved her job, but she really wanted a stay-at-home-in-jammies kind of day. She had been at the Dental Clinic for 10 …
Continue reading I’ll take Midnight; a cat’s rescue and an epic winter storm.
Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/WJO1Me7laYw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Abigail loves animals; she has had a heart for them for as long as she can remember. She used to cry if she saw a baby bird that had fallen out of the nest only to hear her mother tell her not to touch it, or she’d get lice. She remembered, …
Continue reading A shelter trip to remember.
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/5-oJafU0GZM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Jane could barely believe how far she’d come, both literally and conceptually. As she sat at the top of a Colorado mountain with her dog Banjo, she contemplated all that she has experienced in her 31 years. Banjo, a Blue Healer/Border Collie mix has been her constant companion for 5 years …
Photo compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/oVz8XSYPgRc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Sylvie was 34 when it happened. Her life was about to change, and she was about to embark on a journey of receiving a gift from the most unlikely donor. It was a Spring Day when Sylvie went outside to assess her new yard. She had just moved into her condo …
Continue reading An unexpected gift: how a feline changed a life.
Every year, on New Year’s Day, I take down my old calendar, and transfer all the Birthdays to the New Year calendar. I love doing this because I get to revisit my notes from the prior year. Sometimes they are appointment reminders, others are notes about visitors coming, or trips we took. Some are sad …
Continue reading Out with the old, in with the new: who will you surround yourself with?
Thank you to the many who have subscribed to this blog and taken the time to comment. My posts have been a little slower during the Holiday season, but I am ready to ramp back up! I read every comment that is posted and look forward to the messages my subscribers leave. As we go …
Continue reading Thoughts for new content and information for subscribers
Image courtesy of: Hans from Pixabay I was in bed most of the day today, which is not a good thing except that it made me pause, in more ways than one. I started getting a fever Christmas night and continued through today. As I lay there, I thought of how nice it would be …
Continue reading Processing the past and headed for the future. A New Year’s wish.
Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/iEhFJJAMTK4?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Waiting can be rough; I get antsy in long lines, I get frustrated if food in a restaurant takes too long, I will drive another route to avoid a long line of cars on a freeway, I will reschedule an appointment if I’m told there is a really long wait time. …
Continue reading Lessons in the waiting: How to handle life’s unexpected events.
The Encouraged Woman 