With both June and I turning 80 this year, we don’t often do an adventure, but we made an exception last week…

I received an email invitation from the Lazy Dog Restaurant near us to bring our dog to lunch on the patio on July 2. I thought, “Why not?” and it would be the one-year anniversary of our moving into this house. You may recall that Paddy, the dog, born on St Patrick’s Day, would be only 15 weeks old. So we went with some trepidation: could he sit still, not bark or whine, and handle himself well in the presence of other dogs?

It turns out he did just fine, and he thoroughly enjoyed his grilled hamburger patty bowl. He rated the whole experience Four Paws! I won’t tell him that along with the bandana, they gave us a coupon for a free dog lunch on our next visit.

So for us, the lesson is:

Don’t be afraid to try something you haven’t done before!

Actually, getting a puppy in the first place is a bit more of an adventure than we had planned on!

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? (Isaiah 43.18, 19, ESV)