Not Giving Up So Easily....

Most of my facebook friends will know that a couple of weeks ago Travis and I adopted the sweetest little 2 year old retired  greyhound named Jedi.....

We were ecstatic to get him and be able to love on him and share our lives with him! After a couple of week however, though we have grown to love him soo much, he has an issue being  alone :( while we are away at work. We have been working with our adoption coordinator and the president of It's a Grey Area Greyhound Adoption to help us help Jedi as much as possible. Brittaney and Lesley have been WONDERFUL in providing support for us throughout the whole process and we could not have asked for a better experience working with them. 

We have prayed and talked about it and are determined to try a few more things to make him comfortable living with us as an only child...we all realize though that in the end it may not work out and we ultimately need to do what is best for this beautiful baby boy. 

I mean come on! Look at that face! As if we could give up that easily!

At the same time that we are dealing with Jedi and his issues it brought forth something in my mind and made me feel soo convicted in my soul. 

How many times I started off with good intentions for my relationship with God but failed to push through when things became hard?

Let's face it....we all do it...for instance...I had the great idea that I was going to read the entire Bible this year. Yeap...the whole thing...in 1 year. So I started a little nifty plan on my Bible app on my phone and for a whole week I nailed it! Until....things started to get rough...flooding....getting Jedi and dealing with his issues, housework, work in general....it;s gotten to the point where I've let all these things get in my way of my relationship with God...not that I shouldn't deal with or do these things...but that I shouldn't give up so easily. 

Same thing with my prayer life....I've gotten so busy and had my eyes and mind on the things of this world more and more that I am frequently missing that quiet time with my Savior.

My relationship with God should be the number one most important thing in my life...and in my mind...I'd like to think that's so but there are many times where my actions are not aligning with my thoughts. 

And then I also think...what if God had given up on ME that easily....where would I be? Probably still down that path of destruction, not married to an amazing guy with wonderful godly friends. Where would WE ALL be if He gave up on ALL of us so easily? Noah might not have been spared during the great flood..and for certain He would not have given up His only Son for us....

So I guess the whole point of this is DO NOT GIVE UP SO EASILY, especially if it's something good in your life...like going back to school, writing a book, raising your children, in your prayer life....or even dealing with a pup with separation issues like us :)

Basically anything that pleases God and is good for us isn't always going to be easy but it'll be so worth it in the end. So here's to keeping on keeping on...and I'm off to press that little "Catch Me Up" button on my Bible reading plan, give my pup a kiss and get some one on one time with my Lord :)

The Decision to Adopt.....

Travis and I have long loved the idea of adopting.....

Changing a life and giving them opportunities in life that would otherwise be unavailable to them given their lot in life. 

So that's when we decided....we would adopt. Even though we've only been married 3 full weeks and a couple of days we feel like we are ready to open our hearts to one who needs it! 

After researching and researching we have decided to................

Ok...Sorry to get you all curious and thinking in the wrong direction...but wasn't that fun?!?! 

No? Well it sure was for me! I wish I could capture everyone's reaction when they first start reading...priceless I'm sure!

We are so very excited to hopefully be welcoming our new furry friend soon!!! We have located a rescue in Louisiana and are in the process of completing an adoption application so that we can bring home one day our little 45 mph couch potato!!! 

First we have to fill out a three page application...whew! My hand is cramping just thinking about it! 

Then we have to have a home visit done by the rescue organization to make sure our home is suitable for a greyhound. 

Then we get matched with a furry friend!!!

The funny thing is Travis and I never considered adopting a long legged, lean greyhound before.....we're more into the herding group of dogs including corgis, border collies and aussies....but I had a dream last week that we went to PetCo where there was an adoption day and fell in love with a little greyhound lady! I tend to pay attention to my dreams and told Travis...after doing research on the breed who are very laid back we were hooked! 

Travis' thought...wow...a cool dog to chill and hang out with me....my thought...a running buddy!!! And the wonderful part? A greyhound fits BOTH of those thoughts!

So far we've seen the available hounds that the adoption agency has to offer but we aren't sure who the lucky pup will be! 

We do know that our new friends will be a retired racer whose track record was probably not the greatest seeing as how they aren't being used as breeding dogs...and after their careers are over many greyhounds are displaced to rescue and adoption programs which help to foster them and find them homes! 

Though I normally purchase puppies from a reputable breeder, I highly recommend breed rescues. Normally these dogs are amazing older pets whose owners couldn't take on the responsibility of the pet or breed or were no longer able to care for them properly. Most are already trained and live with foster families, the best part about that is you will know if your furry friend will react nicely to other pets and children. 

So over the next few weeks we'll keep you up to date with our adoption story :) Though we think it'll be after the holidays when we will welcome our new family member to let ourselves settle in more. 

Thanks for reading and remember sometimes adopted pets can be as good or better than puppies from a breeder and are way more mature...oh and most likely potty trained!