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So it's been a while since I last blogged and the reason is that I have had nothing....yes nothing.

Until now when I remembered I recorded a video back in January on Saturday the 3rd, 2009 on our car ride to see Marly and Me.

And to many this video has no true meaning to you because they are not your kids for one, it's not one of those funny fall on the floor videos for two, and for three it's just one of those only a mom behind the camera understands because it's seen through her eyes,her experiences,her heart,her love.

What made me remember this particular video is today Keith took me and the kids to see a 3 week old chocolate lab puppy and he asks me "do you want him?" I mean...what kind of question is that? You take me to see a puppy and ask do I want him? Well...of course I do, who wouldn't want a cute cuddly adorable roly poly puppy??? That is besides the point...it is also exactly one month since Tucker my beloved chocolate lab passed away and I saw him again today in the eyes of this new puppy's daddy named Rocky. As the flood gates of tears opened and streamed down my face I finally felt the peace my heart has been longing for. And watching my children's faces light up with joy, excitement and giddy knowing we would bring this puppy home as soon as he was weaned from his mommy brought on even more tears of "oh no" that really means I get to be the one to do all the "dirty work" of a brand new lab puppy. No...really it means our family is getting to experience what love is...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it
is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

And my hope of this new found love is that I never forget how much room there is in one's heart to continue to add just one more and then some and... how it really is ok to let go, dance, sing and praise Him in everything.