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All About Our Therapy Dog and Handler Training

A Dream Come True

Niva and I are officially a therapy dog and handler team! This is truly a dream come true for me. It has taken quite a bit of time to achieve this goal and it has been worth every second of hard work. It’s a rewarding way to give back, that’s for sure!

Therapy dog and handler badge

Since I have blogged about this journey in bits and pieces, I thought it would be nice to have the whole experience of becoming certified in one cohesive post. (more…)

Unexpected, A Confusing Picture, and Snuggling

Do you ever read something and it hits you in just the right way? I was reading Life in His Presence this morning and came across this statement (of Jesus speaking to the reader):

The world’s way of pursuing riches is grasping and hoarding. You attain My riches by letting go and giving. The more you give yourself to Me and My ways, the more I fill you with inexpressible, heavenly Joy. 

Isn’t it so true, though! I am much more joyful when I’m focused on giving versus attaining. Just had to share that quote today ❤️

One of our local libraries was having a STEM kids club night for K-5th grade, so we brought Sadie to one of the meeting rooms in the library and she got to hear a story about the gingerbread man, build a boat for gingerbread cookies, and decorate her own cookie.

Five year old girl decorating a gingerbread man

Not sure what she was going for with three eyes on the gingerbread man’s stomach, but okay!

Imagine my surprise when we popped into the library and my book was on the shelf! That was unexpected and made me smile so hard 😬 (more…)