Thursday, October 2, 2014

Gifts in the Wait

In today's world, so many of us want instant results... we are too busy and are accustomed to streamlining all aspects of our lives.  With smartphones, everything is at our fingertips, and we are used to being able to get want we want when we want it.  I am no different.  In fact, I've never felt more pressured and busy than I do right now; and I feel like I simply don't have any extra time.

But Hope is teaching me something...   love can't be rushed.  Love requires trust, and trust takes time. So in perhaps the busiest season of my life, I am learning to be still... to be quiet... to be patient.  I'm learning that things can wait, that some things just aren't as important as I thought they were, and that some things are very very important and worth spending time on.

I'm learning to wait.

And there are gifts in the wait...


Like the first time Hope let me touch her while she was lying down and vulnerable...


And the moment that she fell asleep while I was sitting next to her and petting her.

My definition of a gift is something that makes your heart feel happy...  and my heart feels so very happy.  I have been blessed with this beautiful, gentle creature; and I thank God for the lessons and the beautiful gifts He is revealing through her...  ♥
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  1. UnknownOctober 7, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    'Just give Hope a chance to float up and it will'
    -Steven Rogers screenplay from Hope Floats
    This is only part of the quote, but it's the part that popped in my head when I started reading Hope's story (cheesy right? :)
    As much as I feel you are such a blessing to the animals you've brought into your life and rescued from unspeakable situations, I realize that we are really the ones that are blessed by these sweet souls. You, for the privilege of regaining their trust and love after everything they've been through and us, for you devoting your life's work to sharing their stories with your readers.
    But wow! What a gift it must be..,.even after all they have endured, how horrific their fates could have been, the fear of man they must have developed....to still find it within their hearts to open up, to love, to trust again....and to bestow that honor on you.....that is the biggest blessing of all.
    So many people spend a better part of their life trying to find the path God has set out for them. This is obviously your true path. You touch lives Shana.
    So thank you for sharing your stories.
    They remind me in a time when so much is wrong in the world not to give up HOPE.
    Thank you for that.

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