Never give up; you never know until you try.

It's been completely crazy in my world the last few weeks.  I'm sure you can relate!  Honestly, I've shed a few tears of sheer frustration, but I've kept going, knowing that, as the title says, I think I can (and) I know God can.

Though things have occasionally been a little "hairy," God has been so good and faithful to send me encouragement when I've really needed it.  Wednesday night, I was watching "NCIS" and relaxing, when I remembered that I hadn't pre-scheduled a blog post for the week.  I was tired and didn't really feel like climbing the stairs to my home office, but I didn't want to miss my usual posting time by any more than I already had, so I dragged myself to the computer.  What I saw when I logged on made my day brighter and reminded me again that God sends just what we need, often in unexpected ways.

The Yahoo news page had an unspeakably tender photo of a man wading in the warm water of Lake Superior, gently cradling his arthritic dog in his arms.  I'm an animal lover and "melt" any time I see just about any animal, and I cry, angrily and unashamedly, when I learn of someone being cruel to one.  I also cry tears of joy when I learn of someone being especially kind to one. 

The photo went viral, and animal lovers from far and wide have donated money for the dog's treatment--above what the dog needs, so other animals will benefit from the generosity so freely given.  The picture says it all.  Check it out.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/dog-photo-schoep-arthritic-lake-180953849.html