Rewired for the Journey

  Have you heard the old saying, "I am too old to change" when speaking with an older adult? Have you said it yourself? I find as I am growing older that I don't want my age to stop me from learning and growing as a person, in my faith, or in other areas of my life. Every day I wake up I am excited for another new adventure in living life. Now recently I learned another lesson on interaction with people. I sometimes come at people like a blunt instrument. Texting, emailing, and Messenger are great forms of communicating but not completely because you cannot see the person you are talking to and their facial expressions or body language. You also cannot hear the tone of voice so things can become misunderstood. The best communication is face to face. Now when that is not possible be very careful how you word what you are saying so as not to be misunderstood. If you pour new wine into an old wineskin the wineskin will swell and break. Fortunate that when new ideas and under

After seventeen years of no dog, we finally broke down and got a miniature Goldendoodle. She is a precious little puppy named Cali. We went with a Goldendoodle because I used to have two Golden Retrievers and they were the most loving dog I have ever experienced. Secondly, they are hypo-allergenic and they are absolute cuteness overload! Finally, we went with the miniature size because as we are getting older we did not want to deal with handling a big dog anymore. It was the right choice and checked all the boxes. We have had her now for four weeks and I realized Cali is teaching me and reminding me in tangible ways of the sovereign ways of God. And to add to that Cali reminds me of the great providential care of our Heavenly Father. When Cali is being a good puppy I am full of love and pride in my beloved pup. Now when she misbehaves and is creating messes I am disappointed in Cali and her behavior. But as I look at her I realize no matter the frustration she causes me I still love h