Magical Diet Ice Cream

So last night I broke all my rules. I ate past 8:00 and I even had a bowl of chocolate Ice Cream. It wasn't a Rob size portion ( 1 or 2 spoons ) it was a normal person size portion. I was totally expecting to see the scale tip the other direction this morning and to my surprise I had lost a pound. WOW that is some Ice Cream. If only Jared from the subway commercials had known about my magical ice cream he could have been doing Ben and Jerry's' commercials. Of course we all know that Ice Cream is not the best choice for those wanting to loose weight, but I just found it very humorous that the result I had expected was opposite from what I got.

And I will leave you with the following email that I received tonight. I really liked this email because it had a good message and I thought I would share it with you as well. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

A Dog's Purpose, (from a 6-year-old)Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life-- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."

Blessings till I post again.