So teach us to number our days so that we can present to Thee a heart of wisdom. Psalms 90:12
East of Glenwood Springs, Colorado up in the Glenwood Canyon lies a rest stop off of I 70. It presents the Best of Colorado: Raging Colorado River, Grizzly Creek feeding into the River through the valley, boulders, rock path, crashed trees and those cerulean blue skies. And clean restrooms. It is also the place of my old … Continue reading Perfect Perfection Destroyed
Exhaustion from Hikes?
Once we are on a path that has either a fence or natural boundary along the edge of the path, I let Dusty off leash. He is feeling good and free and wants to walk fast, explore and then run. So I let him go, even though I am concerned that he will hit his … Continue reading Boundaries
Dusty runs with his master by his side until his master wears out. He can listen and feel me at the end of his leash and go very confidently and very quickly through his trail on the path of his life. My job is to look out for obstacles and holes in the path, but … Continue reading Running with Abandon
I stood very still in the dark. He was only five feet away from me and sniffing the air. He walked cautiously and looked around. Then he looked right at me, but did not see me. He was going blind, and I had not noticed. Dusty had adapted so well, I had not even noticed … Continue reading Dusty Memoir from my perspective
Dusty died September 14, 2010 I always had to have that thing around my neck in Chicago, but one time, I ran out the back door without any person with me. Mom had taught me that if I did not have that leash tugging on that thing around my neck, I could only go left. … Continue reading Dusty the Wonder Dog goes Blind
Dusty the Wonder Brittany Dog – Scared and Alone to Blind and at Home Died September 14, 2010 A memoir. She rescued me from harm, then brought me home in the floorboard of her car.She was patient with me and I was soooo scared. Food, water, safety – bark softly or not at all, look … Continue reading Dusty the Wonder Dog His Words
Luke 6: 22b “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.” NAS Laughter. Spontaneous, erupting belly laughs are good for the soul. My friend and I met to celebrate her decade birthday with a hike at Red Rocks in Colorado Springs. The anniversary of her husband’s death two years ago, losing her job, … Continue reading “Unleash the hounds”
“Test me now in this” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.” Malachi 3:10 NAS Run. Splash. Mud. Puddles. Babysitting for three dogs (my two foster kids) included a run in the rain through the mud … Continue reading Splash, Hike, Run in Mud
After five weeks the Brittany girls, Abby and Shiloh went to their forever home today. I cried. A lot. They have a wonderful place to live and yet, I forgot the memo that said – do not fall in love with your foster dogs. They learned how to get on my lap pretty early and … Continue reading Weeping in the nighttime but Joy must come in the morning