Today is Millie’s eighth birthday. Does she know? Well, I keep telling her, but I wonder if dogs see time the way we do. They live in the moment. They are present in time in a way humans can only hope to be with all our worries and projections and plans. Millie is always experiencing that moment in all its fullness. It must be a very satisfying way of living. They don’t miss anything.
We took on a dawn hike up her favorite mountain trail which is still icy and snow covered. No problem for her but her Daddy fell on his duff a few times. She looked back at me like I was a fool to try this on just two legs. “Why don’t you just get down on all fours like the rest of us, dummy?” She probably has a point.
I am grateful for all God has blessed me with, and never more so than the dogs that have brought so much meaning and comfort and companionship to my life, who have always been there for me despite their occasional foibles and mischief.
They have loved me unconditionally and understood me in ways I didn’t always understand myself. They have made me smile when I was sad and play when I wanted to brood. They have made me a better human being and a better child of God. They have enriched my life as only a gift from heaven can do.
If you want to wish Millie a happy birthday, post below. Have a blessed Easter my friends.
