persistence

        My dog Carlie, is the most persistent living thing I have ever come across. She is a beautiful black lab, who loves food, and she will NOT give up on you giving her a little bit of your breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack. And when she thinks it's time for her dinner, you better believe that she will find you and whine and whine and then walk you to her food bowl. She is PERSISTENT!! But here is the kicker, she usually gets what she wants. And I think the fact that she is always by your side, loyal, loving and cute helps her case a lot. But I think the bigger part is that people see how much she WANTS the food, how much she is WILLING TO WAIT. And even the people who are against feeding her "people food" the most give in ( AHEM- Andrew, Dad and Miller ).

     My point to this is Carlie's tactic WORKS. I noticed this morning with the drool coming out of her mouth and the way she walks me out the door ( because I pass by her box of treats ), she waits until the VERY LAST moment to say OKAY i'm going to give up until she is home again. I want to be like Carlie. I want to be PERSISTENT. I want it to be known what I strive for, what I want the most. I do not want to give up so easily. I want to stand BOLD in my stance and have people take me seriously and give me what I deserve ( or just want ). I want to have that presence.

     I have taken time to think about what I am WILLING TO WAIT for. And the list is pretty short, so I need to keep to that list and not give up on those things. And for the most part I have not, but the more time that passes the harder it will get, and I am praying I remain bold in my persistence. What are the things that YOU are willing to wait for?

Carlie on the day Miller proposed to Emily!