Living With the Rescues: Life Lessons and Inspirations
Author
Sharon Langford
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group LLC
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Can your dog teach you a thing or two about life?
Sharon Langford thinks so. In a series of sixteen short stories, she shares the lessons she has learned from a lifetime of rescuing and caring for homeless and injured dogs. Each of the stories prove that as with their human sidekicks, it's not the pedigree that enables these abandoned and neglected individuals to become faithful and congenial companions, it's their souls.
Some of the instructions Langford has received from her canine friends include the importance of overcoming rigid beliefs; the necessity of approaching life with strength, will, and tenacity; ways to make the most of where you are; the importance of not comparing yourself to others; and the joy of finding the simple pleasures of life.
A treasure trove of memorable character studies, life instruction, and helpful "Rescue Tips," Living with the Rescues is a call to arms for readers to open their hearts and doors to the neediest.
Reviews
I'm one that lives with rescues as well so I felt I was certainly on the same page as Sharon Langford. We have two rescued Pomeranians, two rescued cockatiels, and a rescued cat and they adorn our lives. (In other words, they rule.)
I so enjoyed reading the stories of each dog that Langford rescued and gave a content and happy life to. But more so, it's the life lessons that the animals gave her that were most enjoyable to reflect on. As I read each story I was able to reflect on the lessons and parallel them to the lessons I've been receiving from our animals. It ceases to amaze me and angers me when I hear of stories of how some humans treat their animals; how could they be so cruel and inhumane? Thank goodness for people like Sharon Langford and so many others that do appreciate their own lives enough to accept that of an animal and give them the love and affection that all species of existence require. It's the quality of life that matters, and this book will affirm how much it does matter.
Reviewed on 11/20/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Irene Watson
