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Bissonnette family ~
Winter
2008
  
Fun
photos received by our families
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JUST A DOG~
From
time to time, people tell me, " lighten up,
it's just a dog." or " that's a lot of
money
for
just a dog."
They
don't understand the distance traveled, the time
spent, or the costs involved for " just
dog."
Some
of my proudest moments have come about with "
just a dog. "Many hours have passed
and
my only company was " just a dog," but I
did not once feel slighted.
Some
of my saddest moments have been brought about by
"just a dog," and in those
darkness,
the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me
comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If
you, too, think it's "just a dog," then
you will probably phases like "just a
friend," "just a sunrise," or
"just a promise." Just a dog" brings
into my life the very essence of friendship,
trust,
and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog"
brings out the compassion and patience that make
me
a better person.
Because
of "just a dog" I will rise early, take
long walks and look longingly to the future.
So
for me and folks like me, it's mot "just a
dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes
and
dreams
of the future, the fond memories of the past, and
the pure joy of the moment.
"Just
a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts
my thoughts away from myself and the
worries
of the day.
I
hope that someday they can understand that it's not
"just a dog" but the thing that gives
me
humanity and keeps me from being "just a man.
"So the next time you hear the phrase
"just
a dog," just smile, because they "just
don't understand."
Author
Unknown
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