Healing and Helping

My son has found a way to give his time to a worthy cause while healing from one of the most difficult times in his life. Two weeks after losing our family pet, his dog, he is volunteering his time at the Humane Society. Make no bones about it (wow, that really was an unintended pun), he is not in need of anymore volunteer hours. He's been a Boy Scout since he was in 4th grade, and a Cub Scout before then. He has no shortage of volunteer experience.

No one asked him to do this. He has a couple of friends who were looking into it, and he had been talking about it before Lacey died. Jacob was pretty devastated having to say goodbye to her, but he has focused his love of dogs into caring for homeless pets and spending time at the Humane Society. He's taken an orientation class and a dog walking class, and now he can spend time at the shelter playing with the dogs, walking them, and helping out where and when he's needed. It's the perfect way to give back to the organization that introduced us to Lacey, and to honor her memory. At the same time, he gets to heal in a healthy and meaningful way.  She's smiling down on him.

Now I just have to keep him from bringing them all home!