Beginning and end......

Today is the beginning of a new week.. and the end of a month. In rescue there are always many beginnings and ends. New beginnings of love and hope for dogs taken into rescue and turned over to a foster home.... endings.. when fosters turn their foster pups over to adoptive families.... and beginnings again for a dog and their new family... and with a sigh the foster goes home... ending a time of patience, determination and most of all love for the one that was in their care "for a time". LLP has seen lots of beginnings and endings in their 3 short years... each day brings new challenges, new demands on finances, the ever on-going search for more fosters for the "oh so many" dogs in need.. the hopefulness of "new beginnings". But there is also the underlying knowledge of endings.. endings that come because there are so many dogs, so much disease, and so much cruelty in a country that has so much compared to others. When will the human race learn that they were given this place in life and in time to do GOOD... to take care of the rest of God's creations... not exploit for money.. abuse an innocent - just because you can.... I believe it is way past time for us to wise up and realize what we've created - a nation filled with people that feel entitled because...??? Ill leave you readers to fill in the last of that sentence.
I leave you with this thought... the Golden Rule still applies today as it did when you were young.... "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - in simple plain ole English.. treat others the same way you want them to treat you... this applies to animals as well as humans.

Love like there is no tomorrow... sing like no one is listening... dance as if no one was watching.... and look after those less fortunate than you.

And for one of our sweet LLP girls... Lydia...she has decided it's time for the end of her pain and struggle... thoughts are with you Toolie.... just know you gave that girl all the love in the world and she is the happier for it.