dogs

New and Exciting Things and A Little Injury

If you’ve read my blog for more than five years, you’ll remember me talking about therapy dog training a lot. We had the smartest little cocker spaniel, Mavis, and we worked so hard on training her for therapy work. While it didn’t work out in the way I wanted it to, I never let that dream go.

Puppy training classes at Petco with cocker spaniel and AKC Star Puppy Test

Out of that experience, I learned a lot about trusting God, training dogs, and I gained a lifelong friend who is now Mavis’ owner. (more…)

Dad Matching, Pottery, and Everything Else

We celebrated Jimmy’s birthday on Friday and Mordecai got him a matching shirt. The first of many matching outfits?! I hope so because it was adorable.

Father and son matching in Carhartt shirts

As a surprise date for Jimmy’s birthday, I booked a pottery lesson for us. When we painted ceramics for Mother’s Day, he mentioned wanting to try a pottery class. (more…)