{"id":3177,"date":"2013-01-29T09:42:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T15:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=3177"},"modified":"2019-06-12T16:38:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T21:38:19","slug":"do-any-of-you-have-john-walshs-phone-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=3177","title":{"rendered":"Do any of you have John Walsh’s phone number?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been trying to get a decent picture of Stormy for a week. Every time the phone or tablet comes out she averts her face and heads into the darkest part of the room. I’m thinking about calling John Walsh<\/a> and getting the low down on why my dog is a fugitive. I’m sure that there is an un-aired episode of America’s Most Wanted<\/em> that prominently features this creature. <\/p>\n

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the best I could do<\/p><\/div>\n

This picture is representative of my recent efforts. One sniff of a picture and she’s history.<\/p>\n

And that’s too bad. She’s a beautiful creature. And now, as of last night, she’s her own creature.<\/p>\n

It’s been 2 months to the day since my Maisie died. During the first month I mourned her heavily. The second month was spent learning to see Stormy as her own dog, not just a dog who had so much in common with Maisie. <\/p>\n

As I tried to fall asleep last night God reached down and lifted that burden from my heart. I understood that I needed time to heal from such a deep wound and that now that time was over. It was time to love this new girl with my whole heart.<\/p>\n

This morning when I came down the stairs there was a new outlook toward the little dog on the landing. It was Stormy. Not just a dog, not just a Sheltie, but my girlfriend. A unique and wonderful girl who is starting to open up her heart as well. Perhaps that’s why two months had to pass. She needed time to trust and I needed time to let go.<\/p>\n

Now if she’d just pose for a picture…<\/p>\n

Is there some hole in your heart that still needs mending? What are you doing to expedite the healing process? And do you have John Walsh’s phone number?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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