Theo

Meet my mom’s new dog. He unexpectedly became a part of our family a few months back. He was a little over a year old and my mom agreed to foster him for a few days. A few hours into his stay, I could already see my mom falling in love with him. 🙂

He’s one of the sweetest, well-trained dogs I’ve ever met. He starts falling asleep on the couch next to my mom around 8 pm each night and doesn’t usually wake up until 8 or 9 am the next morning. Theodore was the name his first family gave him and Mom decided to keep it as it means, “Gift of God,” and that is exactly how she views him.

If you’ve read my blog over the last year or two you know that my family has gone through a lot of loss. Three of these loses were our dogs. Two of the dogs were mine, but lived at my mom’s as I mainly worked in residential higher ed and pets weren’t allowed in housing. My parents always had dogs, so the last few months without a dog felt odd. So, I wasn’t surprised that Mom and Theo have become fast friends. 🙂

Theo loves snuggling, loves the blanket he sleeps with, loves running as fast as he can across the back yard, loves my mom to pieces, is joyful, and gets excited when he sees me. What more could you ask for in a cute little puppy? God knew what He was doing when He created Theo and gifted him to my mom.

Here’s a few of my favorite pictures of Theo and the joy he brings to our lives.