I'm sitting here thinking...

I'm sitting here thinking while it rains outside on this beautiful December 1st morning. My house is quiet and my pups are waiting patiently for their breakfast.

Do you ever sit and think what I can do for others? I do...

I have been lucky to be able to give unexpectedly to someone in need. I like to buy a stranger coffee 9r lunch once in awhile when I have the spare change or I see they are in need. I help at work for those that are barely making it from one month to the other, not always with money but with encouragement.

I feel gratitude everyday for the two pups I have. How lucky I am that Bella was taken to the local shelter and allowed to be adopted. How the giving hearts of the Chako Rescue group rescued my Boone Boy and helped him when surely because of his size he would have had a tough time in the shelter let alone his sweet soul being damaged by being in such a place. He never had to endure that space because someone cared to make a difference.

I am thinking it is time in my life to give back and foster (not keep) pups once in awhile to make a life better, to give them a chance to be taken care of and loved. I want to give to one in need to give back because I know how lucky my two pups are in this life...

Life is so very short not to give back if you are lucky enough to feel blessed in this life. The wonderful thing about getting older is that you realize you don't want so much or really need as much as you thought when you were younger. My life isn't easy by any means, nor is it I don't want... I just realize that my needs are met and feel the gratitude to give back so others even if for just minutes feel that they are blessed too.

I talked to my grandma last night for almost an hour, it was like a grandma marathon! She doesn't normally talk for long, she doesn't want to keep you. I know funny isn't it... You call her and she doesn't want to keep you! Anyways she has been bed ridden for around 6 years now and ya know what she is thankful for memories. Don't get me wrong she complains, but for the most part she is grateful for living with us for 7 years and grateful for the life she has liven. She amazes me because I don't know that I would be so gracious at 96 years old! She is ready to leave life and move on. When she does I will miss her laugh! We laughed last night :)

If I am so lucky enough to live to be 96 years old, I want to be grateful for life, for good memories of a life lived, grateful that I gave back because I was lucky enough too and memories of a non selfish life with a smile...

Happy Day Everyone,
Shann