I’m excited to report that the drywall process will begin on Monday on my little cottage dubbed MySpace.calm!  I will be painting by next Saturday… Harmony Iris will be the color of my walls.

The deck is partially put back together.  John mentioned the idea of putting my Cassie bench in front of the half moon window.  Hmmm, I was not quite sure because I had other plans.  The bench was made by my Dad as a gift to us after Cassie (our chocolate lab) passed away.  I was so touched by his thought of a memorial bench in Cassie’s memory.

Then while walking with my lab, Kylie in the back yard this afternoon, it struck a tug in my heart.  John was right, that bench needs to be there as the entrance to MySpace.calm.

My journey is all because God sent Cassie to me to help guide me on a journey of self-discovery.  I do not believe I would be where I am today had that sweet, loving girl been in my life.  The bench is heavy, but I found the strength to get it to its proper resting place… I sat down as a tear ran down my cheek, looked up to heaven and thanked God once again for the revelation of life and what truly matters, shown to me through the soul of a dog.

My writing, my column, my blog, my Frankie book, MySpace.calm all began to unfold because of the life lessons Cassie taught me… it is a fitting tribute to my continued journey… and to the dog who continually gives me courage from the paw prints she has embedded on my heart.  I feel her so strongly at my side, my spiritual guide and I look forward to the day I can wrap my arms around her again…. Until then, I have much work to do in her honor and I am immensely proud to do so.

I have been praying for a new title to come to me for Frankie’s book for over two weeks now.  Something did not sit right with me.  First, the title was too long from what I have learned.  Second, this is her life story (her memoir) and the book starts out talking about her life as it was before she learned to use her tires and finishes with her life as it is now.  I felt the other title didn’t capture all of that.

So I thought and thought and thought…and prayed and prayed and prayed for guidance from the Divine… also sent out an email to my Women’s Writing Circle for ideas and to some family and friends… LOTS of ideas came back, though nothing made me gasp and say "Aha!  That is it!!"

Then while riding to an author event last night with a fellow writer we began tossing ideas around… and out it popped from MaryAnn… "Frankie, The Walk N’ Roll Dog."  My hand flew to my heart and I gasped and said, "That is it!" 

It feels so right!  Thank you, MaryAnn for your insight and gracious offering.