8/22/2022 I have been in a lot of pain and agony lately. Even when I sleep I feel the pain and my dreams are about the pain. During times like these I wonder if people think I am faking and that makes it worse. Last night Rebecca’s dog Rosie spent the night laying against my legs even when I jerked from the pain and when my muscles jerked. She has slept with me a lot over the last week. Rosie has been such a source of grace to me over the years and last night especially. Rosie seems to know when I hurt and will come in to comfort me. Hope and grace comes in many different ways and from many different sources and like Balaam’s donkey Rosie speaks grace and hope in the midst of my need.

This is a combination of my Hope and Grace Journals.