Nigel

Before I really new Jesus and how much he loved animals, I didn't really like animals. I guess there's the possibility that I thought they were an inferior race, that they only half counted as citizens. I'm not sure what exactly what was going through my mind, but it was absolutely nonsense. Jesus showed me about animals and I love them a lot; I love them more than I ever thought I would. I went to the zoo the other day and just felt taken over by love for animals.
Nigel is probably my favorite animal. He's so excited to see me when I get home, even if I've been gone for 5 minutes. One of my friends once said this about his dog, and I want to echo his statement: I hope that I can one day be the man that my dog already thinks I am.

Sometimes when I think about Nigel, I think about God. I think about that God loves me no matter what.  That I can come home from the worst day and he's gonna run up and hug me and not want to be away from me. That when I leave, he starts crying. That's what nigel does, and I think that's how God feels too. 

I love that nigel is so curious all the time. He doesn't understand the world, but he wants to know. At the same time, even though he doesn't know, he feels content to sleep and just relax all the time. I like that. A lot. He's curious but not mad. I think my curiosity could drive me insane when I don't understand.

The truth is, I've learned so much from having nigel. He's one of the best dogs anyone could have. I always thought people that were way over obssesed with their dogs were crazy, but I understand now. A friend with unconditional love. That's something we all want. Well, guess what? That's something we can all have!