Sister Karen from Sequim, Washington writes:
During our COVID confinement, I’ve given three little piano concerts at out retirement home to lift people’s spirits, with the help of my little rescue dog Luna. I’ve played everything from classical music to show tunes to some of my own compositions, including “Luna’s Song” and “A Tale of Two Dogs.” About 30 to 40 people have attended, spread out over two floors with social distancing and some looking down from the balcony.
Luna has her own ministry here. Six months after my old dog died, I prayed and asked God to bring me another little dog. A year ago November I found Luna online; her previous owner, a homeless person, had brought her to a shelter in southern California, a big truck drove her to Tacoma, WA, and my sister Gail and I picked her up at a gas station there and brought her home to Sequim. She was SO scared, she wouldn’t approach anybody or even go outside for the first two weeks. People here were so patient and gentle with her, and now she loves them all. One woman, Tia, who was dealing with a recent terminal diagnosis, was getting her hair done in our beauty salon; she saw Luna and said, “Oh, what a cute little dog!” Luna responded by running over and jumping in her lap! Tia burst out laughing and exclaimed, “Oh, you’ve made my day!” Another woman, Audrey, whose old dog had just died, was sitting alone outside last summer. Luna went over, jumped in her lap and stayed there for a long time, comforting her. People smile and stop to pet her when we meet in the halls or lobby; she has become our little mascot. As my sister Gail said, “Luna has brought so much joy into our lives!”