Learning from Disappointments
The day after returning from a Michigan trip, Lily and I drove one very hot day, at least 3 hours from home, to help a librarian with her summer reading program. She had called me on the phone and begged me to come with a “Reader Dog.” She told me their summer funding had been cut, and how the community needed to hold the program together for all the kids who loved their summer reading camp at school. It was badly needed, she said, as the community offered nothing else for the kids. Lily made a trip to the groomers and I ironed her official “Reader Dog” neckerchief. We were off ....