1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind, love does not envy, does not boast......
A new love...
Mookie is 9 months old now, born in April 2022. We got her home to Sedona when she was a mere nine weeks old and 4 pounds. So tiny, fragile, cute, and energetic!
Mike and I have wanted another dog child since Cookie died in 2019. Another Westie...just like Biskit and Cookie my "love children". We are learning that is not reality. Dogs are similar, just as people are similar...but the differences are huge, especially in personality.
Once the decision was made to get another Westie, I began my search to find a breeder and puppy. Tina, Biskit's breeder led me to Bebe, a Westie breeder in south Texas. I discussed my Westie history with her and we were put on a waiting list. That was in March of 2021. We waited, and waited. Covid happened and we waited some more. Finally we got the call in May of 2022 that a girl pup was available. My adventure began ramping up. A new furry child on the way. Dog beds, treats, toys, food bowls, collars, leashes.....lots of shopping to do. What a frenzy of fun and joy. Yet.....
Mookie is a stubborn, smart, headstrong girl. Very alpha. Wanting to run the show. I was NOT ready for that. Biskit and Cookie had worshipped me, obeyed me, loved to be around me. Mookie wanted me to worship her!
I have gone thru so many emotions dealing with myself and her. I am not the young agile person I was 23 years ago when I got Biskit as a puppy. I don't have the patience, fortitude and drive to deal with a rebellious pup.
How many times have I just wished her gone so that I could be free of the daily drill of disciplining, training, and simply dealing with her rebellious nature. That is shameful.
The Lord is using Mookie to teach me about myself. My strengths and weaknesses. These lessons boil over to other areas of my life. I see my selfishness. My desire to have things my way, not wanting to put in all the effort to love her for the puppy she is. Maybe that is the way it is with other relationships in my life. Wanting Mike to meet my expectations. Getting frustrated when things don't go my way with my sister Debbie and friend Bobbi, my Mom and Dad. Do I really love them? I continue to lean on the Lord to guide me in these areas where I need His transforming power to give me the true love and patience I desire. I fall on my knees when I remember the rebel I was, yet He graciously pulled me to Himself, opened my eyes to His truth and saved me....from myself.
Little Mookie...a tool for my transformation...
