Dog Gone It

From Trauma to Tail–Wags, Seeing God in the Day–To-Day

My wife, Elaine, originally thought a puppy would be good therapy for me in the midst of my ongoing recovery from the traumatic brain injury I suffered several months earlier. But the reality was that she wanted to add a new member to our household, but didn’t recognize it the time she initiated the idea of getting a puppy. Her saying it was for my benefit ended up being somewhat of a smokescreen.

After clearing up the rationale for getting a puppy, I discovered several personal benefits once we got Sophie (our dog’s name), including getting to own such a cool and precious dog as well as having a ready and willing runner partner anytime I went for a run. But the most important and biggest value has been what Sophie has shown me about God.