Our New Pet

Our exciting new news of the week is our new pet: we got a dog! When we first got him on Tuesday, he was very small and quiet. Now, it is Friday, and although he is still very quiet, he has grown quite a bit. He will be very cheap to feed, because he doesn't eat, and he will be very easy to clean up after, also because he doesn't eat. Apparently, he is supposed to grow to 400 times the size he was when we got him, but he seems to have stopped growing, at least for now. He doesn't take up a lot of room and doesn't require a lot of attention at all, so he should be all right being at home by himself when the two of us are off all day at work. We haven't named him yet but if you have any great suggestions, let us know.

On another note, here is our new fridge decoration:

I got this at work on Thursday when Walter Gretzky came to the store. What an exuberant man! He had brought a signed Gretzky Oilers jersey with him to give to an employee who was diagnosed with terminal cancer a few months ago - you may remember me posting about that quite a while ago. She is a big hockey fan, and she was really touched to know how much support and friendship she has among the staff at work. It really is a very supportive community with genuine concern for all the people holding the team together. It really has been a blessing in disguise to work for this company, for where I imagined it would be a job to "get by with", I have really enjoyed working with people who are not, shall we say, within the Bubble. I have learned a lot there, about other people, about the world, and about myself, and for the most part it has been a good experience to see what it is like working in a non-Christian environment. I know that at least a few people have noticed that there is something a little different about me, and it has been challenging to answer their questions in the best possible way. Explaining things from the ground up is not as easy as it may seem from a distance, especially when you're not so good at teaching. I know that I can rest in the assurance, though, that the Lord can still work through my bumbling attempts to accomplish His purposes.