Rescued

it has been said that
when god closes a door
he always opens a window

our life as of lately
has been a "journey"
or at least that's what
my mom prefers to call it

she reminds me daily
that nothing is permanent
and so therefore this
is a journey

and because i always
value my mommy's advice
i agree full heartedly

it is a journey
never knowing where the
road will lead

so full of bumps
winding rodes
and potholes
or sinkholes
rather...

like the ones
where the earth
caves in and can
swallow a car
in an instant

i am amazed
i have made it
out alive

that may sound
a little dramatic
2 some

i know we all have
our times in life
when we hit a speed
bump at 110 mph

and this has been mine

i have crashed
and burned
and am just now
slowly starting
2 rebuild

yet through this process
i have seen miracles

big and small

and it seems they have
all happened just in
the nick of time

on top of the heartache
of this move and the
fact that life as i once
knew it is now the past

many of the people we love
have also been faced with
hard times and heartache
of their own

my heart has been breaking
this week 4 a dear friend
who just lost one of her
beloved dogs very suddenly

her dogs are her kids
they are her life
those who have dogs
as kids will understand
and some may not

13 years ago
i would have
fallen into the
"not" category

but as most of you know
there is this certain
black lab we most lovingly
refer to as "fatdog"

i proudly count him
as my 4th child
and he is by far
the best behaved

it was not by chance
that yesterday the cute
little german shepherd dog
we rescued off the streets...

has in return rescued us
along with many other
dear loved ones

there is so much more 2 this
story than i can put into words
SO MUCH
my heart is full

the last thing i wanted
was another dog

but please just believe me
when i say
everything happens for a reason

god is good

it made my heart happy when
the last words my tylie said
2 me just before her sweet
little head hit the pillow
were "mama i just can't stop smiling"

as the sleep aid i gave her
started 2 kick in
because really who has time
4 something so trivial
as a good nights sleep

when you have a humble puppy
by your side who knows
you just saved her life
yet has no idea that in return
she is helping save ours

and so after watching another
dear friend not to long ago
put her sweet lab julie down
due to old age and feeling
my own heart break along with
lilee's family this week

let me introduce you too
Jules Lilee Griffin