Our 4 month-old golden retriever puppy humbles me. Daily she points out, albeit inadvertently and unintentionally, how much more I need to grow. “Lucy,” as she’s affectionately been named, is the 4th dog I’ve trained. If you’ve raised and trained a puppy and then had children, you understand that dog training is a lot like …
“Is this my lot in life? To forever have sorrow and pain as my companions? Will I never have the joy and peace promised me because of my husband’s sin?” My friend wept and I honestly didn’t know what to say to her. The man she trusted her heart to so many years prior seemed …
Standing in the emergency vet lobby, nearly blinded by tears, I again dialed my husband’s cell phone and once more heard his voice mail. In my mind, I envisioned him sitting next to our middle son at the Red’s baseball game, his cell phone turned off in the pocket of his cargo shorts. For a …
Okay, so just when you think you might actually know what you are doing… (Pride comes before the fall, right? J Sometimes it’s just being human that can trip you up!) I had to apologize to my class – every single one of them. Normally, when the gals in The Respect Dare E-Course turn in …
A friend of mine recently received a vacuum for her birthday. It was a gift from her husband. She wasn’t quite as happy as this gal looks. He’s not stupid. He noticed her lack of enthusiasm. “I told him I was FINE,” my friend added, rolling her eyes. “But you weren’t fine,” I said. “No, …