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Hi Reader, β My wife and I adopted a dog on April 1. β She seems to melt hearts wherever we take her. β Here's the short version of the story: β My wife saw pictures of the dog on Instagram. She was found a few months ago and needed a new home. β Because we live on the third floor and we travel quite a lot, I didn't want a dog. Actually, I've always been firmly against it. β "The dog will pee on the floor and it will go into the neighbor's ceiling downstairs," I'd tell my wife, who had wanted a dog for a long time. β What I'd argued about the pee is true, as liquid can leak through the cracks in the wood floor. Thankfully, though, the three accidents our dog has had so far have been on our rugs, so nothing has leaked down below.π© β My wife and I both had a dog as a child--both black and white and similar to the one we adopted. β Despite what I'd always thought about (not) getting another dog, this one seemed like a good fit for us. After praying together about it, and my heart softening to the idea, we rented a car and took a 400-mile road trip to meet her. β We brought her back to Istanbul, where we live, three days later. β β We don't know exactly how old she is (maybe 10-11 months), or what kind of dog she is (maybe a mix with Irish setter), but we do know how much we love her--so much. β And we feel her love for us, too. β Actually, the love I have for her has been surprisingly transforming. β I never imagined Iβd feel such deep love for a dog againβor show it in the ways I now do. β β β I didn't expect it, but I talk to her like I talked to my dog as a child--you know, with a high-pitched "baby voice" similar to the way parents talk to their small children. β I've taught her how to sit and stay, and there's a game I play with her where I say a couple of words real fast and she gets excited. And then she whimpers like she's talking to me, too. β Just now as I'm writing this on Thursday morning, she came looking for me, as if she wanted to say "good morning." She wagged her tail as I spoke to her, then walked back to the bedroom to go back to sleep. β Even though my dog as a child was my best friend, 30 years ago, I didn't know this one would become an instant best friend, too. β Our dog has awakened an expansion and fresh sense of love in my life. β How is love expanding in your life?β And if it feels like love isn't growing in your life right now, whatβs one small step you can take to help with that? β Thanks for being part of my reader community. John Christopher Frame β p.s. Check out this ebook giveaway to see if there's anything you'd like to add to your ereader: βhttps://books.bookfunnel.com/transformationalbooks/eshlwpwmbo β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β If a friend or family member forwarded this email to you, and you'd like to receive my emails, too, just click this link and add your email address: https://www.johnchristopherframe.com/get-johns-emailsβ β_____________________________________________________________________ |
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Hi Reader, I wanted to give you a heads-up about the next book I'll be releasing + share a sneak peek with you. But first, I'll share this... A couple days ago, I opened the Bible app on my phone and this came up: Credit: Bible App Here's the text from the image above: "You were raised from death with Christ. So aim at what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God." Colossians 3:1 ICB You may want to reflect on this verse today and consider what it means to aim at what...
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