I always said God knew we needed Benny, but I don’t think Carl, or I realized how much we would appreciate his unique character traits. He is the most interesting Shih tzu we have ever owned and has a fascinating personality that keeps us on our toes every day. Today I wanted to share one of what we are now calling “Bennyisms”
I am not a morning person, but our Benny certainly is! If we all could share the excitement of a Benny
in the morning it would be an interesting world! When the alarm goes off, Benny comes running
and he excitedly jumps onto our bed to wake everyone up.
If Benny could speak, he would shout –
‘IT’S MORNING TIME!’ ‘IT’S MORNING TIME!’ ‘EVERYONE GET UP!!’
He is so excited that he immediately rushes to Dad first and
licks his face over and over to wake him up.
He knows Dad needs to be up first because Dad takes Benny out to do his business. Once Dad rolls over and turns the alarm off
Benny then then scoots over and quietly
looks at me.
He sits about two inches from my face and waits for me to
open my eyes. I am awake but I keep my eyes
closed. I can feel his breath on my face
as he waits patiently for me to open my eyes.
Every once in a while, he gently licks my forehead to get my attention
and attempts to wake me. He knows that the
‘Dad approach’ doesn’t work with the Mom.
When I finally open my eyes, he excitedly works his way across the bed to
our other puppy Rocco who is sleeping under the covers. Rocco is also not as excited as Benny about
waking up in the morning and returns Benny’s nudges with a growl each time. Benny doesn’t care and keeps nudging him until
he comes out from the covers. The
routine is not complete until Rocco is up too.
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Once everyone is awake and Dad has taken the pups outside,
Benny comes rushing back to bed so he can bring a toy to play with as he waits
for his morning treat. After the puppies receive their morning
treats, Benny settles down into the blankets and takes a small nap until the
next event. His job for the morning is
done. Everyone in the house is awake and
up.
To be Benny. To have
that level of excitement.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am grateful to wake up each morning. However, I don’t share the enthusiasm that Benny does. It comes from his toes. He is so excited to be up that if he could, I believe he would wake up the entire neighborhood!
He LOVES morning time.
I honestly think it is his one of his top favorite times of the day next
to dinner time and when the bark box arrives.
Morning time for Benny is a new day to discover new adventures, play
with his toys, eat, bug Rocco, then nap, and run around some more, and then repeat.
Benny’s day isn’t any different than the day before. He doesn’t have something new to look forward
to. However, he is always excited each
morning to see ‘his people’ and be awake!
We could learn a lot from my Benny.
Excitement and anticipation instead of dreading getting up.
We are given a specific number of days. We should look at each of them with awe. I get caught up in the daily grind so easily
and forget the awe of life. I needed
Benny in my life to remind me that each day is filled with awe and can be an adventure,
even if it is the same thing each day.
It can be an amazing day.
Make it an amazing day today 😊
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Psalm 118:24
This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice
and be glad in it.
Psalms 30:5
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a
lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Philippians 4:4 NIV
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
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