The Little Things

[Krista, Angel, and Toby]

Yesterday, I bought Angel one toy: an over-sized squeaky tennis ball. It cost me less than two dollars, but you would thing I had just given Angel the best thing on the face of the planet. No joke, she played with that ball for FOUR hours straight, either by herself or with the occasional toss from me. And I am convinced the only reason she stopped is because she wore herself out.

She found her new best friend in that ball, and I think it even holds the importance to her as a blankie does to a small child. I took her to her non-walk potty area early this morning since she was whining to go out, but before she went down she had to grab that ball. She simply held it in her mouth while she pottied and came back smiling around this big ball.

It's amazing how much pets can teach us. Watching Angel play with this one ball, I was reminded to not only be grateful for what I have, but to delight in it, which is sometimes harder to do than it ought to be. But right now, watching Angel push the ball around, purposefully finding the tall places where she can place the ball and then knock it off so it will bounce brings me delight.

Here's hoping that delight is contagious! Happy Thanksgiving.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Great blog - thank you! It makes us all appreciate life's little blessings that go unnoticed so many times!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Beautiful thought, and so appropriate this time of year! Here's to looking at the world through a dog's eyes! Happy Thanksgiving!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Nice sentiment for Thanksgiving....and you're so right about what we can learn from our pets.