When we got our first Dog, Sadie, I had quite the learning curve.  One thing I didn’t realize when she came into our home as a young pup is that she would not be able to go on long walks or to the dog park for the first couple of month.  This is because puppies have the strange unfortunate ability to absorb some of the worst diseases through their feet.  This is especially true of the worst of dog killers: Parvo.  So, we first made sure she had her first round of shots before we started taking her on walks.

On Tuesday this week I participated in “One Day Without Shoes” that was sponsored by Toms Shoes.  Basically, well, as the title suggests… you don’t wear shoes – anywhere!  So, to school and work and the store, ect… barefoot.  By the end of the day my feet were raw, dirty, and needed to be cleaned. [Read more...]

Failure.  I failed.  It was unintentionally, but nevertheless, I failed.  My goal for Lent has been to stay under $2 a day with my food and any extra expenses that may come up.  And yesterday when I hit the auto-sum button on my Excel spreadsheet, I realized I had topped the scales by $0.08.  I truly was bummed but then I began to think of the character of God.  If my goal is to appease God, then I am missing the point.  And if my goal is to prove that “I can do it” or some other ego driven piety, then I miss the point.  [Read more...]