INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES | GUIDE DOG LIFE | SIGHT LOSS | ENCOURAGEMENT
No Healing Prayers Please — Rather, Be Like The Child
A wish for myself and on behalf of individuals living with a disability
It’s not every day you see a dog in church and on that particular day, one lady could not resist him…
First, let me back up a bit, here’s the scene:
Occasionally Mr. Dale and I, with Cooper, my guide dog, will accompany my mom who is 90, to church. She misses my dad who passed away some time ago, and claims now she’s lonely in church.
I say claims because, from the moment she steps through the doors, she’s got people commenting. For example, a young couple tells her that her tan has been fading since their trip to the Holy Land. She waves it off and asks about their new baby.
Then there’s Ned, whose name I changed, on the off chance Ned’s wife reads Medium stories.
Ned reminds my mom that he would have dated her back in ‘52 if my dad hadn’t snapped her up first — I’m seriously glad my dad snapped her up.
Anyway, I appreciate the friendliness of the people in my mom’s church, but I did not expect the greeting…
