One of the many lessons learned from owning a puppy.
Well, as I'm sure everyone knows by the millions of photos being posted, I brought home a beautiful 8 week old labradoodle on Wednesday. He has been such a bundle of joy to have around the house. Every minute of the day he adds excitement to my family. I must say though, when people say getting a puppy is training for having kids, they aren't joking!
The first night of him being home I was up at 11pm, 12pm, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, annnnd finally up at 6am. The second night was exactly the same schedule and I have to admit, the second night I had "new mom" syndrome. It was 3am and Hudson had woken me up whining yet again. Of course the two times before that he woke me up, he did not go pee and just wanted to play. This time was just like the last two but add in the equation a complete down pour of rain. Hudson thought it was the greatest thing at 3am to be playing in the yard with the puddles. That's when I had it....I just started crying right there in the rain with my moms winter jacket, flip flops worn on top of my bright pink fuzzy socks, and hair in an afro showing the restless night of sleep. (I'm giving you a mental picture here of how hilarious I would have been to someone if they walked in on this moment.) I sat down in the puddles as Hudson was playing and just started crying, "Hudson! Just go pee please! I don't mind waking up, but you HAVE to go pee!"
Now I laugh at myself, but at the moment it was not funny.
The first night of him being home I was up at 11pm, 12pm, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, annnnd finally up at 6am. The second night was exactly the same schedule and I have to admit, the second night I had "new mom" syndrome. It was 3am and Hudson had woken me up whining yet again. Of course the two times before that he woke me up, he did not go pee and just wanted to play. This time was just like the last two but add in the equation a complete down pour of rain. Hudson thought it was the greatest thing at 3am to be playing in the yard with the puddles. That's when I had it....I just started crying right there in the rain with my moms winter jacket, flip flops worn on top of my bright pink fuzzy socks, and hair in an afro showing the restless night of sleep. (I'm giving you a mental picture here of how hilarious I would have been to someone if they walked in on this moment.) I sat down in the puddles as Hudson was playing and just started crying, "Hudson! Just go pee please! I don't mind waking up, but you HAVE to go pee!"
Now I laugh at myself, but at the moment it was not funny.
That was just a funny story of my puppy training days.
To get to the main point of this post, I have been learning lately is one that God is teaching me in life and reinforcing through my puppy. It's the concept of always "being insight". Hudson is my baby boy; I love him to death. Something that I love about him is the fact that he follows me everywhere. If I go fold laundry, Hudson is folding laundry. If I am in my room, Hudson is in my room. My mom was even laughing on the couch last night as I walked by her a few times and of course every time I passed her, Hudson was right behind me. This morning I got back from a run and Hudson was chewing happily on his bone that I gave him. I decided this would be a perfect time to jump in the shower. Half way through the shower Hudson started to whimper and I heard him walking around my room. I had a feeling he didn't know where I went and began to get scared. I called out to him from the shower and immediately stopped whimpering at the comfort of knowing where I was. I smiled as I realized he just needed reassurance that I was there and he was going to be okay.
In the same way, my life has been crazy ever since graduation. Crazy in a sense of trusting God with my life. I have been stretched, pulled, and stretched even more in all different directions with my faith; constantly reminding myself that God's will is greater than mine. Even with all the reminding that I do, there are still many times I feel alone in this crazy battle of figuring out life. (Of I make myself feel alone thinking I have to do it all by myself) However, just when I begin to panic that I can't find God, he reminds me of His presence.
Honestly, yesterday was a really rough day for me. I sat down and cried that morning (not because Hudson wouldn't pee.) But because I was tired of "trying" with my future plans. I have worked so hard and non stop to find a job, but every time something promising comes up, it somehow falls right back through. So I started to feel alone yesterday, I started to panic just like Hudson and cried to God. That afternoon I had some events happen that lifted my spirits; nothing that big, just events like a song on the radio, a peaceful walk with Hudson, a car ride with my mom. Now, as I'm reflecting on them, I have to smile because I know that was God's way of calling out to me from the shower and reminding me that He is right here. He will never leave me and He has my life in His hands.
Next time you feel alone, you begin to panic, feel stressed, or overwhelmed, I encourage you to sit back for a moment and be still in His presence. I guarantee you will see how God is calling out to you to remind you that He will never leave you.
To get to the main point of this post, I have been learning lately is one that God is teaching me in life and reinforcing through my puppy. It's the concept of always "being insight". Hudson is my baby boy; I love him to death. Something that I love about him is the fact that he follows me everywhere. If I go fold laundry, Hudson is folding laundry. If I am in my room, Hudson is in my room. My mom was even laughing on the couch last night as I walked by her a few times and of course every time I passed her, Hudson was right behind me. This morning I got back from a run and Hudson was chewing happily on his bone that I gave him. I decided this would be a perfect time to jump in the shower. Half way through the shower Hudson started to whimper and I heard him walking around my room. I had a feeling he didn't know where I went and began to get scared. I called out to him from the shower and immediately stopped whimpering at the comfort of knowing where I was. I smiled as I realized he just needed reassurance that I was there and he was going to be okay.
In the same way, my life has been crazy ever since graduation. Crazy in a sense of trusting God with my life. I have been stretched, pulled, and stretched even more in all different directions with my faith; constantly reminding myself that God's will is greater than mine. Even with all the reminding that I do, there are still many times I feel alone in this crazy battle of figuring out life. (Of I make myself feel alone thinking I have to do it all by myself) However, just when I begin to panic that I can't find God, he reminds me of His presence.
Honestly, yesterday was a really rough day for me. I sat down and cried that morning (not because Hudson wouldn't pee.) But because I was tired of "trying" with my future plans. I have worked so hard and non stop to find a job, but every time something promising comes up, it somehow falls right back through. So I started to feel alone yesterday, I started to panic just like Hudson and cried to God. That afternoon I had some events happen that lifted my spirits; nothing that big, just events like a song on the radio, a peaceful walk with Hudson, a car ride with my mom. Now, as I'm reflecting on them, I have to smile because I know that was God's way of calling out to me from the shower and reminding me that He is right here. He will never leave me and He has my life in His hands.
Next time you feel alone, you begin to panic, feel stressed, or overwhelmed, I encourage you to sit back for a moment and be still in His presence. I guarantee you will see how God is calling out to you to remind you that He will never leave you.
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