Puppy love...

Puppies...they are cute stuff. But lets face it...they pee, poo, chew, bark, slobber, pant, clean themselves (ugh...), and that's just the beginning! You may hate this, but we all have a little puppy in us. I know, and you thought I was nuts for calling us ducks, but hear me out:

When puppies are scared of storms and they hide, they don't want yelled at...they want safe hands to pull them out from under the bed...to be petted and reassured. I think we all need a little puppy love.

...puppies can be partners if we can learn a little puppy love. Puppy love being that love that is all understanding and compassionate. We are quick to get frustrated and throw our hands up in the air at difficult relationships. When sweet marshmallowy love turns into a stick with a blazing fire on the end of it we scream and stomp it out. In my case, tossing them out the door. Jason is out there waving his hands saying, "She did! She did!"

It's true, I'm guilty of it.

Jesus had puppy love for us. I mean really! So God the Father sends him down here, perfect as he was, and he walks and lives among us. He sees that we have flaw after flaw and most of us are perfectly content "peen' on the floor" so to speak. He loves us so much anyway. Drug that cross and died on it...for us.

To model that kind of love takes strength beyond our own. I'm not a professional, but I am starting to see a few things. A sign of a great match when it comes to man and his companion is when they walk side-by-side. One never leads the other, they are in perfect timing and it is so true in relationships. To have that there is a great amount of trust and faith in one another. It can happen, but it takes time, and since none of us are equipped with all the knowledge...it also requires a trainer. What better trainer for us than the one with perfect puppy love... Last I checked, he's only a prayer away!