It was a quiet Labor Day. I had no intention of laboring. I took a morning walk, did some Reading, writing and relaxing. It was about 5:00 when the tornado Warning sounded and the rain Began to pour. At the same moment a car pulled into My drive. Out jumped my daughter, her two Big boys and a puppy. A puppy! "On no!" I cried. They had driven to Knoxville, Picked up a friend and drove together To Texas to purchase Lumi, a Yakutian Laika. "What? How? Why?" My daughter knows me well. She surprised me because she Knew I would have tried to dissuade her. Her family has a parrot, 2 cats, and now Two dogs. I, the ever conservative mom, and Rachel, my ever adventuresome child. I believe God knew we needed each other, For balance. |