Shay Shay’s Two Today

Today I went to Dr. Joe Moylan’s funeral.  He was a great man, loved by many and will be missed by all.  Although he lived a totally full life with a loving wife, six children, twenty grandchildren, fulfilling career as a Doctor, great educator and founder of the Durham Nativity School he left the world too soon.

I came home from the service and was truly sad about the huge loss to his family and the greater community at large.  As I sat down to change out of my church clothes our sweet dog Shay Shay jumped up on the bed beside me and sensing my sadness snuggled up to me and rested her curly brown head on my shoulder tucking her nose under my chin.  It was just the comfort I needed at that moment.

As I was rubbing her belly in her favorite way to be thanked I remembered that today was her second birthday.  It is hard for me to imagine our family without our loving four-legged member.  She makes everyday a joy, except when she chews up my reading glasses.

She can leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Fly through the air.

Not just catch a ball, but throw one as well.

But mostly she can love us.   Now she loves Russ the most, but who can blame her.

Happy birthday Shay Shay.