My son has a dog named Roofis. Actually we all have the dog since JR lives with us for now. Jack and I always said that we would not get another pet. Does the term pooper scoop come to mind? Roofis sneaked into our lives and our hearts.
I often take Roofis for walks around the area in which we live. He never fails to remind me of joy. Pure unadulterated joy. He finds joy in sniffing out trash and bringing it to me. He finds joy in picking up tree branches (no kidding) and carrying them into the house to chew on. Joy in chasing the bunnies that lives under the hedges in our yard. He finds joy just in being outside.
As I watch him leaping and cavorting, it occurs to me that he is God's creature and that he finds joy just being what God created him to be. So simple. Joy in just being a dog.
God created us for joy also. We are created to find joy in the work that was given to us. To find joy in the beauty of this world that He created just for us. To find joy in relationship with Him. Most of us drag through the day, angry and defeated. Loaded down with the cares of this world. I wonder what would happen if we reconnected with that joy I see in Roofis. Joy in just breathing in the day and the promise that it holds for us as creations of the Most High God.
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A record of lessons learned, miracles witnessed and events noted along the way to the Broken D Ranch. Many people journal their experiences. This is my way of doing just that and acknowledging God as sovereign in the process.
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- Gin Dagger
- Christian life coach, volunteer, ministry leader, author and warrior for wounded women.
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