Puppy Love

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Jax is my puppy (Japanese Chin and Shih-tzu mix) who we've had for about 2 months now. In this short amount of time, he understands that my husband and I love him and will do our best to take care of him. I love watching this little guy grow, and seeing how much he tries to communicate with us. But even when he is trying to tell us something that he wants, it's up to us to say yes or no. It's up to us to teach and train him to do what we want him to do. 

 It's amazing what he tries to get away with, and sometimes he'll look back sneakily to see if anyone is watching. It's also mind-blowing that when he does something wrong and gets a beating or gets yelled at, just seconds later he still wants to be near us, wants us to play with him, wants to receive our attention and love. No matter how hurt he was or how angry he was just a while ago, it seems like he strangely understands that we are his owners and that even if we have to correct him or punish him, we still love him and want to keep him safe. 

WOW
How much more should we trust God? That no matter what he allows us to go through, he has our best interest at heart, he loves us and is taking care of us, he is working things out for our good.


"You are perfect in all of your ways to us...you're a good good father..."

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