Every day I look at my Golden, Marshall and swear that he has grown overnight. He's sort of like Iowa corn... you can almost see him growing before your eyes. When he first came home he weight just under 15 pounds. When I weighed him on my home scale yesterday, he weighed 20 pounds! That means 5 pounds in 2.5 weeks! Or ... another way.... he gained 33% of his first weight in the next couple weeks. Geez! If I did that I'd be in big trouble. But he's a growing boy and very, very smart. He is already pretty much housebroken. He goes to the door and rings the bells to let me know he needs out... or in the night he barks to wake me up and let me know he needs outs.
It strange, but it's too bad we don't have more of a relationship like that with God. We are dependent upon God for everything and yet we think that we did it all on our own. Our whole being is because of God. And, like Marshall, I can choose to learn from my mistakes or continue to repeat them. I can find out that doing what is expected makes my life a whole lot easier, or I can buck the system (so to speak) and be on edge and wondering why. But also, like Marshall, we need to learn to let God know what we need and let God help (like when I open the door). God wants to open the doors for us, God wants to give us what we need (if not what we always want). God wants to love us and scratch us behind the ears and make us feel happy. OK... you know what I mean.
Oh... and Marshall was a big hit at Watermelon Day. He walked in the parade with Team Hope, our Relay for Life team. We all wore purple shirts for Relay so he had a new purple leash that said "American Cancer Society" and "Relay for Life" on it... and a purple bandana that had "ACS RFL" Everyone fell in love with him. And I didn't realize how many people have gotten to meet him, but all along the parade route we could hear, "There's Marshall! Hi, Marshall!" He's a town celebrity.
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