So I have had such a spiritually filling summer! I am so excited! I have been doing everything that I know the Lord would be pleased with, and it is, in turn, making me happy. I love my life, and I am so grateful for the blessing of friends and family who love me. I am grateful for my talents and I am so grateful for the talents that I am able to develop. I am grateful to have the ability to help others, as well as myself. I am grateful for music!
GAHH MUSIC! I FLIPPING LOVE MUSIC! I was actually just in front of my keyboard composing a song in the memory of my dog, Woofy, who really meant a lot to me.
It's kind of weird how sometimes things happen and they make you step back and reevaluate what you have been doing with your life.
Now, I know that to some of you it may seem kind of overly dramatic to say that the passing of my dog made me do that, but it isn't to me. Woofy was the most amazing dog ever, and I loved him so much. He was basically my best friend when I was little, because we lived out in the middle of nowhere and so I didn't have many friends to play with all the time, except the neighbor girls, Chelsea and Sarah, who, by the way, were and still are total sweethearts.
But Woofy was really important to me. I remember several nights where I would fall asleep on the floor and he would come and lay down next to me. He was the funniest dog ever, and used to do the cutest things. If you can't tell that he was important to me, then I'm going to be deeply saddened. Home isn't the same without him here. There is a spirit that is missing and I feel the loss daily. When I heard that Woofy had been put down I burst into tears. I don't know if you can quite understand the mix of emotion I felt at that point, and the thought of that day is bringing me to tears now.
This year has been the most challenging, yet most spiritually filling and uplifting year I have ever experienced. I have felt many trials this year, as I am sure you have also, and I have had many moments that I would not trade for the world. My testimony this year has grown from the size of an olive to the size of a watermelon. I hope to be able to continue to nourish it and cause it to grow so that I can help others feel the spirit too.
That's one of my main goals.
Okay, I hope you don't think it creepy and stalkerish if I follow your blog, but I so totally heart you! I loved reading your post, and understand entirely what you mean about your dog.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to see what things the Lord has in store for you, because you are one amazing young woman. (and I am not officially old, because I refer to people your age as 'young women'.)