Today was cold! There as a thick sheet of ice over my car. We used to live in Alaska but I was not accustomed to seeing ice this thick. Yikes!
Although I tried warming the car up, the defrost wasn't doing too much in the way of getting the ice off. My poor husband, Chad, had to get out and scrape, even though he has a very painful ankle from a hairline stress fracture. He set aside the cane he's using and began scraping. My hero!
Here's me trying to stay warm. Maybe if I sit in the car, I'll help to warm it up faster (ha, ha).
After we got most of the ice off, we went and got a couple of donuts from a gas station and headed on over to the Southwest Missouri Humane society. I've been volunteering there for a few months. I did it after our dog George, died, from cancer this past July. It was truly one of the hardest things I ever had to deal with. We did our best to save him. We even had his leg amputated to help stop the spread of the cancer. Six months later, the cancer came back throughout his body and we had to make the painful decision to say goodbye to him. So in honor of his life, and the life of our other dog Katie, who died unexpectedly 2 1/2 years earlier, I began walking dogs at the humane society. It's been rewarding to help there. Not only do I walk dogs, but I bathe them, clean up after them, give them treats, tons of love, and help by writing little descriptor cards that I hang up outside their kennels to help give prospective owners better insight on the dog's personality. I also draw a cute little picture with it in hopes of catching everyone's attention. Although I've really enjoyed my time there, there are times that have been very sad for me as well. Sometimes, for various reasons, they have to euthanize some dogs. That is hard to deal with when it happens. Because of that, I'm planning to stop going there, that is, after my favorite dog who is currently residing there gets adopted. Here she is below. Her name is Bluebell and she is a pointer mix.
Bluebell was a former resident of the humane society here, but she got returned by her owners for "being too active." I don't know what that means because from the time I have spent with her, I think she could be the world's most professional couch potato. Although she likes to walk and get out, she really likes to sit down and relax too! They say she's gained lots of weight since her first visit there. She is rather chubby, but in a cute way. She's got patches like a Holstein cow- it really makes her stand out. I have been trying to help her get adopted. I wrote up a nice descriptor card for her and included a really cute homemade drawing. I asked for them to put her on television for the Pet of the Week segment- which they did. I was there when she was on television and she looked absolutely adorable. The only reason that I think she's not been adopted yet is because of her "unusual hobby" of climbing chain link fences. I guess no one wants a dog who can easily climb a 6 foot chain link fence. Just by looking at her you would never guess she could do that but apparently she scales them and jumps when she gets to the top. Anyway, besides praying for her often, I told the human society that if for any reason they have to euthanize her (she's been there too long, there's not enough room), to give me a call and me and my husband will adopt her. I'm really praying that someone else will though because the apartments we live in don't allow pets so I don't know how we'll manage that. We might be moving in August though, so if we do end up adopting her, hopefully it will be around that timeframe.
Here's a little Bible verse to encourage you for the day. It comes from Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
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