Praying for a Puppy Miracle

Yesterday at 4:30p.m.I sent in a puppy adoption application for Neyland.

He is a 12 week old beagle mix puppy.

At 7:30 I got a phone call from Vickie, the head of Rescue Angels. She said she had been waiting for the perfect application for Neyland, and we were it. She and I talked for 30 minutes or so. I told her that because my husband has not had a dog before, we would like to meet Neyland before bringing him home. She told me to meet her at Woof & Whimsy this morning between 11 and 1. I said we would be there first thing. She said she would bring all of the papers down for us to sign. I said that would be perfect.

At 11 this morning we walked in and instantly fell in love. After cuddling Neyland for 10 minutes, we said "O.K. bring on the paper work." Vicki then informed us that there had been a mix up and that there was one other couple who had applied before us and was coming down to meet Neyland today. After meeting them, she would reassess and give us a call by tomorrow either way.

So, we are waiting and we can't stop thinking about him. He belongs with us. We just feel it in our hearts.

I know this isn't totally major in the big scheme of things, but it is major to us. If you could, please keep us in your thoughts and send good vibes our way we'd be forever grateful.

Many thanks! We will keep you posted. xoxo.

Beautiful Optimism

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Art"

Today was a gray and snowy day. More snow. More cold. Easy to get discouraged and disgruntled as a citizen of Massachusetts where we already have 20 more inches of snow this winter than we did last. It is also really easy to get moody, even depressed. The winter doldrums. A good time to look to the above quote which I have tacked to my inspiration board above my desk in my office.

Find the beauty.

More miracles.
Gazillions (ok, may be an exaggeration) of snowflakes falling from the sky each different from the next and any that came before.
An untouched world of sparkling white.
Trying to catch snowflakes on your tongue.
Reason to hold those you love a little tighter, keep them warm and close.
Rosy cheeks.
Snow becomes water to feed the roots of the flowers so they'll bloom in spring.
Quiet stillness.

Just like that, the beauty is found.

As Albert Camus said, "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer."

Miraculous NieNie

Another article on Nie and Christian's progress, love story, and how their incredible family is coping and hoping can be read here.

This quote from the doctor brought happy, hopeful, grateful tears to my eyes:

He looks at his patient, blinking and laughing, and is astonished, still.
Stephanie's strong, slender body has defied the complications that are expected with burns this severe: organ failure, infections. More than half the people who are burned as badly as Stephanie die, Foster says.
"I kept waiting and waiting for her to get sick," he says. "It never happened.
"I've been around long enough to know that something special is going on. I don't know what it is," Foster says, "but it's something."

Miraculous NieNie. Please keep sending prayers and positivity to Stephanie, Christian, their family, and their friends. It seems to be working <3 There is no arguing with miracles.