Foster Puppies!

Knobs or Pulls?

I still need to put new knobs/pulls on this dresser. I was thinking of little chrome pulls, but I can't decide. Mom? What do you think?

Making Friends

Little John meeting our neighbor, ~~Chuy~~ Chewie (like Chewbacca, of course!):

Mountains

My husband took this with his phone. I love the look of the mountains at sunset.

Recovery

John is doing so well. He is still not 100%, but he is starting to come out of his shell a bit.

It's Not Easy...

...trying to find your place in this world.

Photo by Haley Heaslet

The pups are 8 weeks old this week. They should be getting spayed/neutered and off to their new homes, but because they were so sick, the vet wants to wait a couple more weeks before they have surgery.

Three of the pups went to a different foster home, so we can focus on getting John strong and healthy (without having breakdowns of our own!).

He has really blossomed in their absence and is growing strong and confident. As you can see from the photos above, he is also enjoying some quality time with foster sisters Jane and Nai-Nai.

It is so rewarding seeing John thrive, when there was a time when we were sure he wouldn't make it!

**We always get comments about the big dogs sleeping in the crate. We tryed letting them sleep out of the crate and they freaked out. They LOVE their crate. We are not torturing them with it! :)**

After the Bath

Sweet-smelling puppies.

Inspiration

“Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus loved the poor and Jesus loved the broken.” -Rich Mullins

"If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart." - Socrates

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller

"Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium.” - Henri Matisse

"What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts." - Ray Eames

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." - Matthew 6:19-21

"Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein

" I am not afraid... I was born to do this." - Joan of Arc

"People new to Ivey's world see a puzzle missing pieces. But, I am convinced, unwillingly convinced, Ivey is WHOLE. She is all of the things we all should be, minus the things that really are unimportant." - Gwen Sirmans