Because the smallest moments often bring the biggest joy.
Some days are heavy. Some days are messy. And some days, if I’m honest, feel like they’re held together with dog hair and chocolate.
But even on the hardest ones — especially on the hardest ones — there are these tiny, beautiful moments that feel like Forrest is pressing “paws” on the chaos, just to remind me: Hey, life is pretty heckin sweet.
So here are a few little things he does that completely turn my day around:
- The dramatic way he wakes up every morning. He wakes up with more flair than I do all week.
- The way he smiles when we make eye contact — like he’s been waiting for me to look at him just to say “hi.”
- Bringing me his favorite toy of the moment then turning around and running off with it, inviting me to play.
- The way he puts his head next to me or lays right on top of me when I need to get off my computer to be with him for the night. It’s his full time job to make sure I don’t overdo it!
- Sitting extra close (like, literally on top of me), when I need comfort and also when he needs it too… but acting like it’s no big deal. Just chillin’. Not emotionally supporting or anything.
- The zoomies he gets when I’m in the shower and he knows I can’t see him. No explanation needed!
It’s not about the big, planned moments — it’s the little ones. The daily ones. The quiet ones. The ones that wouldn’t seem like much to anyone else, but to us, they are everything.
So this weekend, I hope you slow down and soak up those little things too.
I hope you paws when your dog does something funny or sweet or weird or wonderful.
And I hope you let yourself laugh or smile or cry about how lucky we are to love them.
Now it’s your turn.
What’s one (or two) little thing your dog does that makes your whole day?
👇 Drop it in the comments — I’d love to hear!
From our lavender world of grace — we’re holding onto hope and walking by faith. 💜
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