When I first adopted my dog Britney, she had heartworms as well as severe separation anxiety. When a dog is being treated for heartworms, the owner has to try to keep the dog’s activity to a minimum in order to not raise the dog’s heart rate because if the dog’s heart rate is too elevated, Read More…

The thing I love the most about my cat Nolan is her courage.   Her courage inspires me to leave behind my definition of safety and heads towards God’s great unknown. My co-worker Staci found Nolan, as well as her siblings, in some bushes when Nolan was only four weeks old. The poor tiny kittens were Read More…

My dog Scheyer is teaching me to not allow past experiences or fear of the future keep me from experiencing joy in the present moment. When Scheyer sees someone that he really loves, I refer to his reaction as “The Purest Expression of Joy.” He doesn’t just wag his tail back and forth – his Read More…

Who would have thought that a stray mutt would teach me a powerful lesson about not being ashamed of where I come from and finding my self-worth as a daughter of God? When I needed to have my wisdom teeth pulled, my neighbor, James, was kind enough to take me to the oral surgeon and Read More…

After I adopted my dog Scheyer, my home still didn’t feel quite complete. Since my mom is a canine lover and my dad had fallen under the spell of felines, we always had at least one dog and one cat in our family. I started praying for a cat – but not just any cat. Read More…

  I was doing a presentation at a client’s offices when a fierce thunderstorm broke out. It began to pour, the sky turned ash gray and the wind shook the building. Towards the end of my talk, the power went out in the conference room where we were gathered. The clients and I walked out Read More…