Dogs

Deep thought from Miss Ro:
Ice cream just fills in the cracks in your stomach - it fits even when stuffed.

Deeper thought from Miss Ro:
Dogs are like ice cream - their love fills in the cracks of all the other love in your life.

I'm a nerd, but this analogy came to my mind today and it was good for my soul, in a way. See, I love my dog, Bella. I love her so much. I know that non-dog-lovers, along with some so-called "dog-lovers" probably don't get this part of me, but, nonetheless, that's how I feel. And it tears me up, thinking of the possibility of her not being in heaven. But when I thought of this analogy today, coupled with the knowledge that God's love will leave no "cracks" when I'm in heaven, I realized that I'll be okay without my dog. (Disclaimer: God's love leaves no cracks right now, I'm just too imperfect to feel it as completely as I will be able to later.)

I'm a nerd, so just ignore my blabberings in this blog.

Blessings

I know it's not Thanksgiving, which merits thankfulness, but God's blessing of sending His Son to us makes me think of all of the ways He has blessed me. And you know, "Count your blessings, name them one by one," and all that jazz. So let me count.

1. God sending his Son so that we could be justified
2. My entire family
3. Time spent with my family
4. My loving dog
5. My amazing boyfriend
6. A job I love
7. All of my needs are provided for, along with many of my wants
8. Lots of great friends and some amazing best friends
9. And on
10. And on
11. And on

I'm incredibly blessed.