Summer Routine

While summer has just started for me, I have settled into a early morning routine.  It consists of eating breakfast, drinking coffee and walking Skylar, drinking coffee .... And, that's about it so far.  I have a goal of losing some weight I have gained due to back problems.  Now walking Skylar is like walking a spastic animal who can't decide which side of the road she wants to sniff.

She stops ... Starts ... Sniffs ... Goes to the right ... Goes to the left ... Goes behind me ... Pushes ahead of me ( which is the only thing I like about our time together! ) ... Stops ... Sniffs ... Refuses to be hurried along in her sniffing ... You get the picture!

It ABSOLUTELY drive me NUTS!!  I get inpatient, occasionally yell ya her to "keep it moving" (like she really understands that).  I have a goal in mind, see the trail I need to be on, and see the end.  I also see some pitfalls for her.  Like the car coming, as she attempts to cross to the other side, AGAIN. Or the tall, wet grass where she could get ticks.  I also try to balance her need for sniffing and the euphoria she gets from this experience.  Scents are to dogs, like chocolate is to humans ... Or so they tell me.  But my word!  How many times do you have to smell the SAME pole, or tree, or bush!!?

Pause ... My other pup, Chloe, was the BEST exercise dog!  She stayed ahead of me, knew where we were going, and always pulled when we headed home ... Where undoubtedly, she felt safe.

It then occurred to me that Jesus must feel the same way with me sometimes.  He set me on a path, with a goal in mind.  He sees the end, He sees the pitfalls I should avoid.  I, however, go to the right, to the left, stay behind, forge ahead of my own doing, or sometimes just enjoy a season that is good and don't want to leave it.  I wondered if sometimes Jesus is just saying, " come ON Lori! "

So, maybe I should be more patient with Skylar!