Duke can do it, I can too!!

I have the perfect dog. Some of you may think that you found that perfect dog, but the truth is, I did. I am an animal lover to the max, everyone who knows me is highly aware of this fact. If I had my way I would buy thousands of acres of land and take every unwanted animal in. So this blog is actually about our love for Jesus, but if little doggies dont just tickle your heart, you may not relate. What inspired this particular blog? Well about 3 minutes ago my foot got a cramp. And why did it get a cramp? Because my golden retriever was happily snoozing away in his favorite spot….right on top of my feet. Annoyed at the cramp, I decided to shake Duke off and hope he would find a better spot to sleep, that would allow me just a tad more foot space. But before I woke my male version of Sleeping Beauty, I decided to look down at his cute little face before sending him on his way. What do I see when I look down? 50lbs of golden dog, with his head planted right on top of one of my feet….and he was smiling!! Really, smiling. Lips turned up and everything. Well of course my little animal lover heart gets all warm and fuzzy, as the thought runs through my mind “awwww, Duke just loves to lay at my feet”. Lay at my feet….Can you see where I am going with this? Maybe not yet. I’ll continue. Anywhere I go, Duke is right there with me. Even while Im in the bathroom taking a shower, or brushing my teeth, or…..Duke is right there laying on the floor. Ok, now this next part might sound weird, and at times I have even voiced to Travis how weird I think this is. But many times throughout the day I will catch Duke just staring at me. Im laughing right now because this is so true but its so weird. He just stares for the longest time, and if I look back he stares right into my eyes, like he is searching. Then like a flash, he goes back to being a dog, scratching his ears or something. You have to be here to fully understand how weird this dog looks while he is staring. Sometimes I think he is just going to speak to me or something (hey, the animals in Narnia can do it). Today, Duke went to the vet, where they had to draw blood as well as give some other shots. And when they drew blood it was intense. Poor Duke had two people on top of him holding him down while he whimpered out in pain, looking at me with huge, pleading eyes. “Help mom, this hurts!!”. And after the blood was taken he was allowed to come sit in my arms again, where he received the rest of his shots without a whimper or a flinch. AND FINALLY!!! The point of this blog!!! Drum roll please! I want to be like Duke….ok no, I want to be like Jesus. But I want in a sense, to do what Duke does. I want to lay at the feet of Jesus, and I want to be more happy there than anywhere else. I want to always long to be in his presence, luckily He cant shut the bathroom door on me. I dont even know what this looks ike, but I want to stare into the eyes of Jesus, and see right into His heart. I want to know His heart. When I am in trouble, or sad, or hurt, or even angry, I want to look to the Lord, because just being in his presence will be more than enough to comfort me. I am striving for true faithfulness. And if Duke can do it, I can too.