myla moo

(...the best crazy there is)

i have this dog. her name is myla. she's almost two, and weighs less than 30 pounds. people ask what kind of dog she is, and i say 'boston terrier/blue heeler/crack addict mix'. she runs really fast and jumps really high and pees a little bit when she's excited. she is pretty mouthy and loves, loves, loves to cuddle and get attention. she likes to lick a lot, but not slobbery dog licks-little, barely-there licks to say hi. sometimes i catch her licking her reflection in the mirror, i think just to say hi cause no one else will.

myla loves to snuggle, equally as much as she likes to be crazy. she will curl up into the tiniest, cutest lil' fur ball and place her lil' head on you leg/foot/butt/arm/chest/whateverisclosest and then does a little sigh. she closes her eyes half way and enjoys life, close and comfortable and warm. she lays next to me every single night- she wiggles her way inbetween jola's heavy lab body and mine, so she can feel both of us on either side of her. safe.

myla reminds me of who i want to be, especially in my relationship with the Lord. myla never gives up on me, or jola. she is constantly wanting to play, explore, get close, and be right there in the mix with me. she trusts me, implicitly. she listens to me and my slighest whispers or loudest yells. she hears intonation in my voice, and knows when she has done something that wasn't smart.

myla knows the sound of the magic bullet or my jingling keys mean i'm leaving and she's not, so she runs into her little kennel house, and waits inside for me to close her door. when she's outside waiting to be let in, i open the door and she bolts in, not even looking at me- runs straight into another room like she is on a mission. this shows me that she is familiar with me, our dwelling space, and trusts me, intrinsically.

myla is crazy energy but myla is crazy love. that girl loves on me more than i've ever been loved on in my life- whether it's her laying close to me, trusting me, listening and responding to my voice or rules, or just plain licking my ears clean. that girl is mine, and i know it.

i believe this is how God wants us to be with Him. Listening to His slight whisperings, His intonations. Cuddling up with Him every chance we get, adjusting ourselves just to be near Him, to lean on Him, to feel Him against us, just being there. Being certain in what we do, knowing that He is the Ultimate, and will take care of us. Coming to Him to say hi, just to say hi, nothing more. Christ wants our crazy energy, our crazy love. He wants me to love on Him and with Him, trusting Him to lead me.

my goal is to be more like myla.

*not like kaci the cat lady.