Nov
11
2010
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Winter Has Arrived in Denver - First Snow 11 NOV 2010
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Aug
2
2010
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ALONE This picture in all it’s aloneness (with moments of feeling you could fall into nothingness) is profoundly peaceful, scary, extraordinary, majestic, precarious, quiet, beautiful, unstable, delicate, empty and full all at once. This has been my experience in the life of being alone. I thought about sitting in front of a dictionary and thesaurus and raking in 100’s of more words. These actually only touch the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the heart of what aloneness feels like. I could share the victories and the mistakes I’ve made in the process of aloneness, but all one has to do is look around the world, in their neighborhood, go to a movie & get caught up in the storyline, strike up a conversation with a stranger or not a stranger and the experiences of a society of lifetimes all speak books about the abstruseness of being alone. An acquaintance recently shared this video How to be Alone on Facebook. She is still in the process of finalizing her divorce. I have not gotten the chance to really know her, but in the moments we have exchanged hi’s and how are you’s and also by her Facebook profile - she obviously is a young woman who loves to embrace life in all it’s fullness. I am always astounded by the commonality of humanity when it comes to matters of the heart.
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Jul
21
2010
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My name is Sadie and I was rescued from a shelter in La Junta, Colorado by an organization called, “New Hope Cattle Dog Rescue and Rehoming”. My foster mom, Shehla and her 2 sons were a great beginning in my rescue journey. Talk about a lady that loves heelers! She had just been stitched up in ER from getting in the middle of a cattle dog ruckus not long before she saw our sweet faces on the ‘Dogs Endangered’ website and felt we were worth saving! Thanks my lovely foster mom! I am forever grateful.
The first attempt at adopting me didn’t work out - no problem for this crazy lady adopted me that lives in a small condo with NO yard. But that’s ok, she has been amazing when it comes to creative ways to keep me active. We have had quite a journey together. We started out heading to all the local dog parks to play and run. Once I got to know her and got comfy with my new home I began to get a little touchy with the other dogs at the dog park. I just did NOT like it when they got close to my mom. Little protective perhaps, but that is one of the reasons she wanted me. I guess my new mom got tired of my snapping at the other dogs (the other dogs owners were getting a little tiffed too), so she decided to find a different way to give me my daily work outs.
We found this great dirt road in the foothills. I have no idea what got into my mom, but she has this brainy idea that I need at least a 2 mile run in the morning and a 2 mile run in the evening. Maybe it has something to do with insisting on using her sandals as chew toys? Or my sharp teeth when I wanted to rough house? Well for whatever reason I now feel like I’m being trained daily for the Doggy Olympics! The bright side is a cool bubbling creek with great sticks under the bridge at the end of each run. This video shows how much fun and how refreshing it is: Creek Splashing The little girl is Aeva - she loves playing around in the water as much as I do. Sadly she has gone home to TX and I really miss playing with her :-( When we got home today I heard children laughing at our pool and my ears perked up - I was hoping it was her.
Recently my mom got tired of always having to watch for the Burlington Railroad service trucks and the locals that lived up the foothills road. There aren’t many cars and I have some good stretches to run, but those darn birds that cause me to madly zig zag across the road at times began to wear ole’ mom out with concern. Today she brainstormed and came up with another idea for running off my legs! First off it has been a challenge for a cattle dog like me to refrain from herding bikes, and skate boards, and joggers. I managed to nip a lady jogger one day much to my mom’s horror and recently I got a nip in on the back of a dad’s leg who was innocently pushing his tyke on his tyke bike. OOPS! So this new brainy idea my mom got has a 2-fold purpose: 1) exercise 2) train me to leave the wheels alone!!!
My mom is now the owner of a set of rollerblades. She tells me she used to own a pair, but they got lost in somewhere between moves and lifestyle changes. Now these blue wheeled shoes looked like a lot of fun! We went to Sloan Lake to test them out. At first mom wasn’t sure it was going to work because I insisted that I need to herd her down the path……but I soon got the hang of it! This was like running along side the car, but not as dangerous for me, but I think it’s a little precarious for her - at least we get to do it together! We had a man on his bike riding behind us. He was checking to see how fast we were going. Mom loves meeting new people; I think she found a new way draw attention. Oh did I mention she has a different designed bandana for my neck; one for each day of the week? Aeva’s favorite is the red one. I don’t really care for them, but whatever to keeps the little lady happy. I guess it gives me a little color to my black and white coat (Merle), so I don’t mind. I’m outta here for now - I’m worn out from all this running, running, running!
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Apr
23
2010
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We know in our heart the Lord’s purpose and design for us in a family and in relationships. The brokenness of people around me and my own heartache could have been avoided, simply by our nurturing a relationship with God and leaning on HIS understanding to help us nurture those He has entrusted for us to love. He also created music and outward expression of the heart. This song is a prayer - the prayer of man’s need for God to lead him - but it is a prayer for us ALL to nurture those God has placed before us on the path of life. It moves me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGE6Davndh0&feature=related
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Apr
1
2010
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I went through a divorce in 2007. It was quite a reality wake up call for me. I spent my 30 year marriage sacrificing for one man. In that period I did very little for myself as far as developing my own skills or advancing my education. So, where did that leave me once the divorce was final? I ran across a youtube video that produced a chuckle. The demographics was geared towards a younger generation, but it held so true for me. It is sort of ironic that at 52 years old I’m in a similar position. I could very much relate to this video because I held a temp job, applied at a coffee shop, trained for customer service in the airline industry, and am currently enrolled in a medical field. I’m still not sure what I will do when I grow up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ5UVRWWO4I
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Mar
31
2010
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I’d like you to meet my new buddy. Her name is Sadie. They have her birthday down as May 19th at which time she’ll be turning 1. Sadie has been with me for almost 3 weeks. With her help I’m losing weight! We walked over 6 miles yesterday at the Westminster Dog Park. She loves chasing birds and playing with other dogs and pups. She is timid - not with me of course, so she always surprises me around strangers. She has a mind of her own but obeys when I get firm. She loves to play tug-of-war but I’m trying to teach her that the sleeve of my sweatshirt does not make a good rope. She loves my grandkids but only seems to want to herd Jonas. My daughter thinks perhaps it’s because he appears quiet and submissive to Sadie. She is afraid to play with Rainier because she has been reprimanded for being a little too rough with him and she avoids Kiran because he whines at her and when he cries she barks at him. She is a great friend and companion!
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