Happiness Can Be Scary

3-10-24 Real talk. I’m scared to be happy. Today was a good day. I started to feel my bubbly enthusiasm I used to have. And it scared me. My reflex was, no, that’s too much, calm down. Don’t feel that. It won’t last. It’ll hurt. And the truth is, it won’t last forever, because happinessContinue reading “Happiness Can Be Scary”

Tale of a Twice-Washed Dog

4-2-17 Happy April! I hope you’re all enjoying spring. One of our two blueberry bushes has leaves, the baby creeping phlox is blooming, and we have a new dog. Or maybe he has us. The big brown eyes struck again in the form of a stray, so now we have Perrin. That’s him in theContinue reading “Tale of a Twice-Washed Dog”

Our Advocate

    3-26-17 Do you ever have one of those days when you wake up late, the dog refuses to do his business as you’re walking him, and you leave your lunch on the counter in a rush to make it to work on time? Then it seems like the world fights against you allContinue reading “Our Advocate”