When Everything Feels Hard and All the News Seems Heavy... A Five Minute Friday post

I made it!  I finally made it for most of a Thursday night Five Minute Friday Twitter party (aka #fmfparty).  It's been awhile and it's truly one of my favorite gatherings online! In a world seemingly spinning out of control, we chat about some of that stuff but we also hit on bloggy things (Hint - check out Fistpump Media... Dan King will hook you up!) books, movies, chocolate and other food groups, coffee shops, sports, kids, marriage, prayer requests, vacations, ...you name it, we will touch on it - all while waiting to get the One Word Prompt!  It was so good to be back!

This is Five Minute Friday (- a five minute timed free write) and our One Word Prompt for the day is: NEWS

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News... that is our prompt and at the risk of seeming head-in-the-sand-ish... I literally can't even.

I know it's an election year and I'm a grown up and I need to care.  I know that it matters... I mean, it matters a LOT! I know I need to jump on board somewhere, and vote for someone... and yet - it's still only March and honestly, I just don't have the bandwidth for it all quite yet!

So instead of the news... or the drama... or 'entertainment' of debates and campaigns... instead of the hard realities of growing and loving and nurturing, you know, humans... 

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program with this:

PUPPY NEWS!

Our girlie was never one to wish for a dog growing up. We are cat people. (I know.  But we are.)

But a couple of years ago, she fell in love with Corgi's.  I mean - right? They are adorable!

So while many of her friends are having babies, she bought a puppy!

(Insert Praise hands here.)

Through the whole process, we have bit our tongues and tried not to give advice.  After all = Cat people.

We have never owned a dog but we are well aware that having a brand new puppy is hard work and requires sacrifice and commitment... but she is well able and ready. And also (see above praise hands insert!) - he's a puppy!  We just kept thinking of the cost and the apartment and the neighbors... of all the potty training and early wake-up calls and late night accidents... the teething and chewing and, you know, all that dog shaming to come!

She is educating herself and is learning as she goes. As one does, I suppose. But the breeder began sending her photo's and updates right away, so we have been in love with little Mr. Bentley for months before his arrival here!

Then he arrived... and my phone blows up like this:

So in the midst of a hard week and lots of political news, health news, relational issues, tight budgets, hurt feelings, and the multitudes threatening (again) to move to Canada... well, we quickly learned that when everything feels hard and all the news seems heavy, puppy kisses help!

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I know I could have gone in so many directions with this prompt, but, honestly: new puppy love, y'all!  

He's so precious!

And there is this... I can promise you that this is true:

God help us, indeed!

Linking up with Kate Motaung and the #fmfparty Community today.  Five Minute Fridays gives us the chance to dive right in and share what He puts on our hearts! Click HERE to read what others have to say about: "NEWS"

The FMF lowdown: The gathering happens on Twitter on Thursday nights & then we write our hearts out & hit publish all over the interwebs on Thursday & Friday (& sometimes on Tuesdays!) It's where we encourage & uplift... where we share prayer requests & praise reports... where we talk food & friends & we find support & kindred hearts. It's where we are reminded that life is good & God is good & we're not alone... & then we all write for five minutes flat, a flash mob of wordsmiths letting our hearts & our fingers do the talking tapping & we hit publish before we can second guess it all away. We'd love to have you join us!