the Good Shepherd
Today is my dog's birthday. He's 12, doesn't eat much, barks at my other dog every single time she comes inside, and sleeps all the time. He always helped me study in high school- and by that, I mean he sat on my bed and dozed off to whatever One Direction or Hamilton or Worship music I was playing at the time while I tried desperately to stay on task. He's the ultimate companion. Happy birthday Rocco! A lot of others I know celebrate birthdays today, too. My self-appointed "vice-princess" at Kanakuk, Ellie, turned nineteen today. She's pretty cool. Just like every day, it is a day where lives are beginning and being celebrated and we are reminded that there is so so much joy to be experienced in this world. However, today also marks the seventeenth anniversary of one of the most horrific terror attacks the world has ever seen. For many people, it is a day of great mourning and internal reflection. Most adults can vividly remember exactly ...