Foster Friday: On loving Amelia

A post by the momma:

I know, Foster Friday's you expect to hear from our foster dogs, not about our foster dogs. But, Amelia has had many foster Fridays and I thought today I would take a moment and tell you a little about Miss Amelia from my perspective.

Many of you have fallen in love with Amelia as she's presented on the blog. I must confess to you, you'd be even more in love with her in person. I also know many of you are, not so secretly, hoping that we make the decision to adopt her. And, there are others that understand our fostering journey -but I'm sure, even those of you, are secretly hoping we adopt her. Some day I hope we'll make that decision, too... but I still believe Amelia's perfect forever home is out there. A home that can give her more than we can and one that will allow us to help others in need of saving. I haven't given up yet.

I've blogged about how entwined she is in our lives, how perfectly she fits in and how easy it would be to see her soulful honey eyes and feel her heart to heart snuggles every morning for the rest of her life. It's been such an amazing journey to watch her conquer the world in the 5 months that we've had her. She came to us scared, fearful and unsure of this big scary world. Since April, she has blossomed into this strong, confident, happy dog and it has filled my heart to watch it happen.
 

 
There's something just so amazing about Amelia. Something so comforting. The past few weeks have been emotionally difficult for a number of reasons. When I start to get overwhelmed and anxious, my energy feeds off onto Corbin, making him anxious and nervous -like most men who don't know how to react when a woman gets upset. I try my best to hide my anxiety, but some days... well, I'm just flat out overwhelmed and there's no hiding it. He either retreats to his crate or tries his best to fit his entire body on my chest and submerge my face in his slobber. Amelia, on the other hand, seems to sense that anxiety from me, and instead of feeding off of it, she comes to soothe it. She'll lay quietly by my side with her soft little head so gently on my lap. Imagine having your best girlfriend by your side all the time. I can tell her anything, she doesn't judge. She doesn't tell me what decision I should make. She won't look at me as if I'm being careless with the decisions I do make with my life. She just rests her head there and looks up at me with those big, beautiful eyes and says "it'll all be okay." And, I believe her.

It's easy to see that Amelia is a beautiful dog. But, to get to know her and see her inner beauty... that's when she takes on a glow like no other. She beams happiness and love, thankfulness and joy. And, I would love nothing more than to keep her all for myself. But, it would also fill my heart to see her complete someone else. To become the dog that someone else needs. I'm lucky enough to have Corbin, he completes me and fills my heart with joy more and more every day. I don't know where I'd be with out him, the lessons that would have went unlearned had he not entered my life. I would hate to take those life lessons and enrichment away from someone else. Amelia is quite the special dog... her personality is that of spunk and unconditional love. I just know she'll be the prefect piece for someone's life.

I'm so glad that Amelia came into our home and into our lives. She reminds me of trust and courage and how the two go hand in hand. I see her trust every time she comes to what she perceives as a scary situation... looking up to me as if to say "well, if you really think this is a good idea, I guess I'll give it a try." And, I see her courage when she takes those next few steps and watch the worry fade from her expression. Over the months, her courage has turned into confidence and her worry into strength. Though, she still has her moments of uncertainty, she is world's away from where she began.
 

 

I feel so lucky that we've had the privilege to know Amelia, to help her and to love her. And, whether her time with us is temporary or permanent... I'll enjoy every moment.