A Dog's Life

You ever think about the life of a dog?  A lot of people own them, and a lot of people saw the movie Marley.  As I am truly exhausted and wonder just how I will get through splicing together my niece's prom dress, I wonder about the thoughts of my dog - COCO.  

A week ago or so - perhaps two now she did act a bit peculiar for a few days leading up to the earthquake here.  Can animals predict these things because their senses are more sensitive?  Coco always looks like she has a smile on her face, accept when I am down - she's right beside me with sad eyes.  Do they really know how you feel and empathize with you?  But of course the best thing about my dog - and I think most dogs - when I come home even after being out for 5 minutes or less, she greats me like she's been missing me for a month of Sundays.  Do they really miss you like that or do they simply have no concept of time?  

Whatever it is about dogs -- and I still won't let my guard down out on that census bureau route, those dogs were no Cocos -- I think we can take a lesson in love, loyalty, compassion, and real friendship from them.

Let me know your dog stories.

Ciao Y'all

Who Loves You Baby?!

You better recognize before you get all caught up in the emotions.  Recognize that love come from within you, from the Spirit of God who lives in you as a christian.  Love your God.  Seek His kingdom first.  Find your joy in Him only.  Find your peace.  Find your treasure.  Where your treasure is there is your heart.

Ciao Y'all

Sex, Love, or Money?

What's in it for you?  In a relationship?  Are you in it for the heart stopping sex - the heartfelt love, or money that has nothing to do with the heart at all?  Should a relationship be a partnership, like a business -- you pay this much, I'll pay that much, or should that all be thrown to the wind for the devil may care lust of the flesh, or the loving June wedding?  

Together these three work well, and it seems separately they don't work at all. 

I know a man - a good friend - who lives with a woman and uses that as a reason not to have to commit to these young unsuspecting women who throw themselves at him because they believe he can take them to stardom.  "If I wasn't living with somebody" or he'd say "if my situation was different".  STOP!

Tell me something true -- when does life become too important to waste time on knuckle heads?  In the words of my wise Mother "do you".  Take care of you.  Guard your heart.  Without preaching, God is forever faithful and true.

Ciao Y'all.