It was “getting out of school” time today as I was going from one place to another. So, of course, I got behind a school bus full of young folks, really young, coming home after a long day of school.
At the first stop, a woman was waiting at the end of the driveway to walk with the little boy to the house. It made me kind of sad, though, as she continued to talk on her cell from the time the bus arrived until they continued up the drive. At the next stop, a little girl got off all by herself and had no one waiting, although she went up the driveway twirling her arms and skipping along. Then, before the last stop while I was following, there was a hill running alongside the road. At the top of the hill was a little dog, much like the one in the picture. As the bus went by, his ears perked up and he started off in the direction it was going, running faster the further it went. By the time it almost stopped, he was in a full run with his ears laid back, and his tail and tongue competing for the most vigorous wag. Before the door opened, the little dog had caught up. Off came three young girls and the dog went crazy. He was running around them, wrapping himself around their legs - so excited to see them.
It made me smile. Someone once wrote something like: no wonder “dog” was named as it was - after all, backwards it spells God. The giver of unconditional love. The giver of unconditional welcome home.
Now, doesn’t that just make you smile, too?!
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