For those of you who know me, you know that empty nesting has been hard. Coupled with the last two+ years of Covid, I hit a new loneliness low. So what did we do?

We did the very thing my dear hubby vowed would never ever happen again… we got a puppy.

Luna has only been with for 10 months and I can not imagine life without her. She lets me snuggle her and pat her head and kiss her in ways that my children have long since allowed.

She has been a light for me… thus her name, LUNA. She is de-light-ful!And even Brian will admit that this new addition has brought us great joy.

No one ever gets as excited to see me then Luna. For example, yesterday I went to take the garbage to the curb and when I returned 2 minutes later I was greeted with such exuberance. Luna ran towards me, rubbing against my leg with her tail going a mile a minute. She then dropped to the floor and rolled onto her back waiting for a belly rub. It was adorable. After the initial excitement subdued she ran to find her toy and began chewing at my feet. I read somewhere that “chewing a favourite chew brings dogs joy, and doing so on top of their humans makes it all the better.” Double delight!

And honestly, isn’t that joy? Being with someone who delights in being with you?

Throughout scripture we are told how God delights in us (Zephaniah 3:17; Psalm 147:11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; Romans 2:29), so much more than any pet or person.

God delighted in being with us from the beginning of time. After God finished creating everything, God declared it not just good, but VERY good. God was delighted. God delights in each of us and God desires to be with us. Even in those times when we may feel like no one could possibly delight in us… know that God does.

When we understand this, I mean really believe this, we can live with an unwavering sense of joy.

I receive such joy in Luna’s joy because joy is contagious. So let others know we delight in being with them. We may not wag our tail or chew at their feet (highly recommend not doing either) but we can be intentional about letting those we love know we delight in being with them!